Having trouble formatting 3rd hard drive

[Newtechie]

I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer. I
first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving me the
error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete successfully".
Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I believe it got up
to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the error in the attached
pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it didn't bulge at all and
gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.

The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with all
updates. I can provide additional info if needed.

Anyone know what could be the problem?

Thanks,
Newtechie

[DL]

You might look on your pci card site and check whether there are any
driver/firmware updates.
You might even try the seagate tools checking utility
If you managed to create a partition in Disk Management you might in any
case be advised to first delete this partition.

"Newtechie" > wrote in message
...
> I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
> controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer. I
> first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving me
the
> error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete successfully".
> Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I believe it got
up
> to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the error in the attached
> pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it didn't bulge at all
and
> gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.
>
> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with all
> updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>
> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Newtechie
>
>
>

[Newtechie]

Hi DL - yes I have the latest drivers and BIOS for the card. I tried the
Seagate program and it just sits there when I try to format and partition.
I have no problem deleting the partition I created within Windows. It's a
brand new drive so I don't see what the problem could be.

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
...
> You might look on your pci card site and check whether there are any
> driver/firmware updates.
> You might even try the seagate tools checking utility
> If you managed to create a partition in Disk Management you might in any
> case be advised to first delete this partition.
>
> "Newtechie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
>> controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer. I
>> first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving me
> the
>> error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete successfully".
>> Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I believe it got
> up
>> to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the error in the
>> attached
>> pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it didn't bulge at all
> and
>> gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.
>>
>> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with all
>> updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>>
>> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Newtechie
>>
>>
>>
>
>

[DL]

I mean the Seagate Disk checking utility, not the setup utility.
Even brand new drives can be DOA

"Newtechie" > wrote in message
...
> Hi DL - yes I have the latest drivers and BIOS for the card. I tried the
> Seagate program and it just sits there when I try to format and partition.
> I have no problem deleting the partition I created within Windows. It's a
> brand new drive so I don't see what the problem could be.
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> ...
> > You might look on your pci card site and check whether there are any
> > driver/firmware updates.
> > You might even try the seagate tools checking utility
> > If you managed to create a partition in Disk Management you might in any
> > case be advised to first delete this partition.
> >
> > "Newtechie" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
> >> controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer.
I
> >> first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving me
> > the
> >> error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete
successfully".
> >> Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I believe it
got
> > up
> >> to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the error in the
> >> attached
> >> pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it didn't bulge at all
> > and
> >> gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.
> >>
> >> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with
all
> >> updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
> >>
> >> Anyone know what could be the problem?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Newtechie
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

[JS]

You might also try the Quick Format option, sometimes this works on large
drive when Full format fails (typically near the completion of the
formatting).

JS

"Newtechie" > wrote in message
...
>I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
>controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer. I
>first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving me the
>error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete successfully".
>Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I believe it got up
>to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the error in the attached
>pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it didn't bulge at all and
>gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.
>
> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with all
> updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>
> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Newtechie
>
>
>

[Newtechie]

Tried the quick format too :-(

"JS" <@> wrote in message ...
> You might also try the Quick Format option, sometimes this works on large
> drive when Full format fails (typically near the completion of the
> formatting).
>
> JS
>
> "Newtechie" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
>>controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer. I
>>first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving me
>>the error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete
>>successfully". Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I
>>believe it got up to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the
>>error in the attached pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it
>>didn't bulge at all and gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.
>>
>> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with all
>> updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>>
>> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Newtechie
>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Bill Blanton]

Try setting the drive to to master-single, or master w/ slave, whichever is
applicable. If that doesn't help, and you're currently trying to configure
the disk as one big 300GB partition, then try creating a slightly smaller
partition. There's a possibilty that the partition is spanning past the end of
the disk.



"Newtechie" > wrote in message ...
> Tried the quick format too :-(
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message ...
>> You might also try the Quick Format option, sometimes this works on large drive when Full format fails (typically near the
>> completion of the formatting).
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Newtechie" > wrote in message ...
>>>I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My
>>>computer. I first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving me the error "Logical Disk Manager: The format
>>>did not complete successfully". Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I believe it got up to 94%. Next, I tried
>>>Partition Magic 8 and got the error in the attached pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it didn't bulge at all and
>>>gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.
>>>
>>> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with all updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>>>
>>> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Newtechie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Newtechie]

Hi Bill,

I've run into another problem now. I changed to drive to master like you
suggested. When I boot up, it just stays at the WinXP screen with the
progress bar and doesn't go any further. If I remove the power from the
300g drive, then all is fine and I can boot normally. I didn't have this
problem last night. What could have gone wrong now? Please help.

Thanks,
newtechie

"Bill Blanton" > wrote in message
...
> Try setting the drive to to master-single, or master w/ slave, whichever
> is
> applicable. If that doesn't help, and you're currently trying to configure
> the disk as one big 300GB partition, then try creating a slightly smaller
> partition. There's a possibilty that the partition is spanning past the
> end of
> the disk.
>
>
>
> "Newtechie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Tried the quick format too :-(
>>
>> "JS" <@> wrote in message ...
>>> You might also try the Quick Format option, sometimes this works on
>>> large drive when Full format fails (typically near the completion of the
>>> formatting).
>>>
>>> JS
>>>
>>> "Newtechie" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
>>>>controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer.
>>>>I first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving
>>>>me the error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete
>>>>successfully". Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I
>>>>believe it got up to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the
>>>>error in the attached pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but
>>>>it didn't bulge at all and gave me a not responding when I hit
>>>>cancelled.
>>>>
>>>> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with
>>>> all updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Newtechie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Newtechie]

Disregard last post. All is ok now. I did something different. I just
took out drive 2, put in the 300gb and formatted it as NTFS using the
Seagate software. Then switched the drives again. I also think I had the
jumpers on the 300gb set wrong and maybe that was causing it not to boot
correctly. All is well, I can sleep now :-) LOL

Thanks everyone for your help.
Newtechie

"Newtechie" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Bill,
>
> I've run into another problem now. I changed to drive to master like you
> suggested. When I boot up, it just stays at the WinXP screen with the
> progress bar and doesn't go any further. If I remove the power from the
> 300g drive, then all is fine and I can boot normally. I didn't have this
> problem last night. What could have gone wrong now? Please help.
>
> Thanks,
> newtechie
>
> "Bill Blanton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Try setting the drive to to master-single, or master w/ slave, whichever
>> is
>> applicable. If that doesn't help, and you're currently trying to
>> configure
>> the disk as one big 300GB partition, then try creating a slightly smaller
>> partition. There's a possibilty that the partition is spanning past the
>> end of
>> the disk.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Newtechie" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Tried the quick format too :-(
>>>
>>> "JS" <@> wrote in message ...
>>>> You might also try the Quick Format option, sometimes this works on
>>>> large drive when Full format fails (typically near the completion of
>>>> the formatting).
>>>>
>>>> JS
>>>>
>>>> "Newtechie" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
>>>>>controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer.
>>>>>I first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving
>>>>>me the error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete
>>>>>successfully". Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I
>>>>>believe it got up to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the
>>>>>error in the attached pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but
>>>>>it didn't bulge at all and gave me a not responding when I hit
>>>>>cancelled.
>>>>>
>>>>> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with
>>>>> all updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Newtechie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Frank]

"Newtechie" > wrote in message
...
>I have a Seagate Barracuda(PATA) 300gb hard drive attached to a PCI
> controller card. Windows recognize it in the BIOS and in My computer.
> I
> first went to format it through Disk management but it failed giving
> me the
> error "Logical Disk Manager: The format did not complete
> successfully".
> Ok - so I tried a second time and did the same thing. I believe it
> got up
> to 94%. Next, I tried Partition Magic 8 and got the error in the
> attached
> pic. Finally I tried using the Seagate disc but it didn't bulge at
> all and
> gave me a not responding when I hit cancelled.
>
> The drive is set to cable select. My system is WinXP MCE w/SP2 with
> all
> updates. I can provide additional info if needed.
>
> Anyone know what could be the problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Newtechie

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