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Hardware Forum / PC Hardware / Homebuilt PC / August 2007new harddrive wont format
Hey all, I have a new internal WD Caviar 80gb ide hd. It is in a Vantec Nextstar 3 inclosure connected via usb 2.0. I have tried to format the drive a few times and I keep getting " the drive is not formatted" everytime I try to open it. I used the WD software and Windows (XP) disk management same answer. Do the jumpers setting have anything to do with the format and partition set up? They are set on default from the factory (cable select I think). When I view the drive in disk management it says the drive is healthy. I think that I may be over looking something small. I could sure use some help to right this problem so that my daughter can use it as a portable drive for university. Any inputs would be welcomed. Thank you all in advance-J > Hey all, I have a new internal WD Caviar 80gb ide hd. It is in a > Vantec Nextstar 3 inclosure connected via usb 2.0. I have tried to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > university. Any inputs would be welcomed. > Thank you all in advance-J Set the drive as Master in a USB enclosure. > > Vantec Nextstar 3 inclosure connected via usb 2.0. I have tried to > > format the drive a few times and I keep getting " the drive is not [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Set the drive as Master in a USB enclosure. Tried setting the drive to master ,no luck same message. What about slave setting? >> have a new internal WD Caviar 80gb ide hd. It is in a >> > Vantec Nextstar 3 inclosure connected via usb 2.0. I have tried to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Tried setting the drive to master ,no luck same message. What about > slave setting? All the info I`ve read on externals says set to master. If I were you, I`d whip the drive out of the case, and plug it into your desktop as a second drive (ie Slave) and see if it`s recognised there. This will determine if the error is in the drive, or the external unit. bw.. have you partitioned it? >> internal WD Caviar 80gb ide hd. It is in a >> > Vantec Nextstar 3 inclosure connected via usb 2.0. I have tried to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Tried setting the drive to master ,no luck same message. What about > slave setting? On Aug 25, 4:39 pm, "JAD" <john d...@harvesting.addys.for.porn.spam> wrote: > have you partitioned it? > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I wanted it to be a full drive one partition of 75.35gb. Am I correct ? > On Aug 25, 4:39 pm, "JAD" <john d...@harvesting.addys.for.porn.spam> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > I wanted it to be a full drive one partition of 75.35gb. Am I > correct ? But you have to create a partition on it first, even if that partition takes the whole disk...  SignatureTumppi ================================= A lot learned from these newsgroups Helsinki, FINLAND (translations from/to FI not always accurate ================================= > On Aug 25, 4:39 pm, "JAD" <john d...@harvesting.addys.for.porn.spam> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > I wanted it to be a full drive one partition of 75.35gb. Am I > correct ? no problem that's fine but did you do it? Start from the beginning in your attempt to 'partitioning'(creating the 73.35 partition) and then 'formatting.(so windows can use it)\ Are you using only the WD software? jinxy <willandsue@rogers.com> wrote: > Hey all, I have a new internal WD Caviar 80gb ide hd. It is in a > Vantec Nextstar 3 Spelled "Nexstar". > inclosure connected via usb 2.0. I have tried to > format the drive a few times and I keep getting " the drive is not > formatted" everytime I try to open it. What are you trying to open it with? > I used the ... Windows (XP) disk management Did it complete? > same answer. Where are you trying to open the drive? > Do the jumpers setting have anything to do with the format and > partition set up? That might depend on what your drive enclosure manual says. Have you read the manual? > They are set on default from the factory (cable select I think). > When I view the drive in disk management it says the drive is > healthy. I think that I may be over looking something small. Does the drive letter show in Windows Explorer? Have you tried right clicking on the drive and selecting "format drive"? > I could sure use some help to right this problem so that my daughter > can use it as a portable drive for university. Are you talking about two different computers? Does it work on either? > Any inputs would be welcomed. I would ask in the storage group too. > Thank you all in advance-J > > Hey all, I have a new internal WD Caviar 80gb ide hd. It is in a > > Vantec Nextstar 3 [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I managed to get the drive to format. As I mentioned in my original post, it was a usb connection. It turns out that the problem lay with a faulty usb controller card. All said. card has been replaced problem solved. First card was a cheap special,new card has an NEC chip (recommened) and works seamlessly. You only get what you pay for I guess. Thanks again to all for your positive input in answering my post. -J |
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