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    toshiba notebook formatting issue

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by xp_usr, May 18, 2005.

  1. xp_usr

    xp_usr Newbie

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    I started formatting my hard drive using the original cd came with my notebook.
    But whenever I format it, it goes to the point where it says formatting and shows the percentage progress, but just hangs there for ever.
    Any suggestion, why it is doing this[?]
     
    xp_usr, May 18, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Do you let it go for a while? Sometimes it can take a very long time.

    Brian

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    xp_usr Newbie

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    yes I did leave for few hours, but no progress.
     
    xp_usr, May 18, 2005
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  4. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    There's a couple possibilities:

    1. The HDD is defective
    2. The unit is defective

    To test, you cam try to boot off a different OS CD (not the Toshiba CD's) and try formatting the drive manually (Win98, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, etc...) and see if it works.

    If that doesn't work, you know it has nothing to do with the CD's from Toshiba. If possibly, try popping another HDD into the unit and see if it works (or put the drive into a USB drive case and connect to a different system and try to format. If it works, it means it's your system, not the drive.

    All you need to do is send the unit in for repair.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, May 21, 2005
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