Hard Drive

**Tormentor** · 11-16-2003, 08:51 PM

no i have never used linux

**imported_QuietSilence!** · 11-16-2003, 08:56 PM

sry i edited that last post try what i said there now

**Tormentor** · 11-16-2003, 09:02 PM

alright im really pissed it still wont let me format it. when i try and format a partion it goes to 100% then it says it is corrupt or damaged! can i just low format it and start all over. ANYTHING!

**Kunal** · 11-16-2003, 09:07 PM

just low level it.... looks like nothing else is gonna work....

**imported_QuietSilence!** · 11-16-2003, 09:12 PM

ya try to low level
but i doubt it will work it sounds like u had a HC crash thats when the heads acualy touch the platter if this has happend in the mbr ur screwd and will need a new hd
if it happened in any other place the low level format will block out the bad sectors and it will still work but it will not be as big as it was before will lose all the area that was damaged

also if it has crashed once it will probly do it again so this will probly happen again

sry to be the barer of bad newws

but try the low level format and see if it works

**Virtualbody1234** · 11-16-2003, 09:17 PM

Is the drive still under warranty?

**Tormentor** · 11-16-2003, 09:27 PM

How do you low level format??

**imported_QuietSilence!** · 11-16-2003, 09:30 PM

use a low level format program from the manufacture

BTW if it is still under warinty dont do the low level format it will negate the warinty in most cases