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    New hard drive installation error when try formmatting

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by icehell, Oct 8, 2008.

  1. icehell

    icehell Notebook Evangelist

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    just received my barebone laptop trying to format using partition magic give me this message (erro #105)
    also by dos format c:>format c:/q give ntfs partiton unreachable...
    what is the solution?
    note:i do not have support warranty
     
    icehell, Oct 8, 2008
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    Try using disk management instead of partition magic. My entire hard drive had to be reformatted when I used partition magic. I will never use that software again.
     
    bamboodragon, Oct 8, 2008
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    YEs or just let xp or vista format you disk when you install you os

    no need to use 3party disk formating utils
     
    andyasselin, Oct 8, 2008
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    i use disk management with slow format (never quick) so that error checking takes place. works great! Initialize>create 1 partition only >1 logical drive for the whole available space of the HD (in XP)
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    you will need to install the proper SATA drivers from a bootable USB floppy drive if you are installing XP. You can also slipstream the SATA drivers on the XP cd with nlite.
    If you are using Vista, than please disregard, because Sata drivers are already integrated into the Vista operating system.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 9, 2008
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    This is what happens when I use partition magic.

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    bamboodragon, Oct 9, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    have you created a bootable ms-dos floppy with the correct drivers installed?

    You also need a bootable usb floppy drive.
    Not all will work.
    For external usb drives, the only bootable ones are Teac or Mitsumi based floppy drives.
    The other floppy manufacturers are not supported by Windows, and thus are not bootable.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 9, 2008
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