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New hard Drive problems

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  • 19-02-2004 10:57pm
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    f1refox
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭


    I installed a new 120Gig serial ata hard drive I partioned the drive in three sections c/d/e I installed win 2000 on c but I can't format d&e they start to format and then stop and says windows is not able to complet format.


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    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    do a scandisk. It sounds like a dodgy drive.


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    joePC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,637 ✭✭✭joePC


    Are you installing the same file system on the drive,
    C,D&E,

    The best thing to do, do a clean install on the hdd (win 2K) then when its finished, Partition the drive into the different sizes, use Patition Magic 8 to do this.

    Thanks joePC


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    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Or try creating just your c: partition in fdisk leaving room for d & e.

    Once 2k is installed create the other 2 partition within windows.


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