| Windows 7: Cannot format, MBR, and more errors |
22 Sep 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
Cannot format, MBR, and more errors So, I have spent the better part of the day trying to figure this out, at least the last 4 hours. My computer just went down two days ago and no reason as to why, yesterday, it spent all day trying to "starting windows" with no success. Today, I decided to look into this error and after clicking "details" I am unsure of the error code, but I do know it said the MBR was corrupt so I google'd MBR corrupt which brought me to this site's tutorial (unsuccessful due to The subsystem needed to support the image type is not present) when I try to run the bootsect off of the DVD file and I also get, Could not open the volume root directory: The parameter is incorrect when trying to do bootrec /fixmbr. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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When I type "list volume", it only gives me "F:" as the DVD-ROM and nothing else. Could this be my major malfunction? When I try to type just "C:" it gives me the error of, "The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error." and I am really not wanting to play operation with my laptop.
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Last edited by Pushyfurball; 22 Sep 2011 at 04:12 PM..
Reason: Updating Errors
| My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit CPU Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Memory 3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Monitor(s) Displays 15.6-inch glossy 16:9 display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 250GB Western Digital 5400RPM HDD |
22 Sep 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Fill out your system specs. Don't just post it, click the "My System Specs" link and enter your information. System Info - See Your System Specs
Post the actual error code. That will greatly help the troubleshooting process. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 15 L502x OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Core i7-2670QM Memory 8GB DDR3 PC3-10600 Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000 + GeForce GT 540M Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Hard Drives 1TB 5400RPM Seagate |
22 Sep 2011
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#3 | | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Build 7600 / Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Mexico |
Hem... does your lap is still on warranty time? if not, you can see if your HDD is connected properly, check on the bios setup if it detects the HDD, if not, try to recconect it... maybe the cabe can be damaged too, but I'm almost sure it is not...
See ya!!! | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Assembled Desktop PC OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Build 7600 / Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core CPU @ 2.7 Ghz (Brisbane) Motherboard PCChips A13G+ v3.0 Memory 2x2 GB DDR2 PC-5300 (667 Mhz) Kingston ValueRAM Graphics Card XFX ATI Radeon HD 4350 GPU (512 MB + 512 MB HM) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Driver ALC660 @ MCP61S Monitor(s) Displays HP S2031 20" LED HD Widescreen Display Monitor Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 px Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard Silent Key Feature Mouse Microsoft USB Lasser Pointing Device PSU Pixxo Transformer 850W 80+ Certification PSU Case Compaq 5BW353 Case Cooling Many solutions, see other info... Hard Drives Maxtor Diamond Max 10 (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II Hard Disk)
Western Digital Scorpion Blue (250 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II External Hard Disk) Internet Speed 2 MB Other Info Windows Experience Index Result: 3.8 of 7.9.
Cooling solutions:
- AVC @ 2000/5000 RPM Copper Heatpipes (For Athlon 64 X2 6000+ CPU used in an Athlon 64 X2 5200+)
- Rear Fan 80 mm @ 2700 RPM for heat extraction
- Manhatan Chipset Cooler @ 4700/7200 RPM (For nVidia Chipset in MoBo)
- Foxconn @ 2500 RPM (Old Pentium III heatsink fan) in XFX ATI Radeon HD 4350 |
24 Sep 2011
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#4 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
No, my laptop is no longer in warranty. And the error is as follows:
Title - Install Windows
Error - Failed to format the selected partition. [Error: 0x80070057] I put up my specs as well. Also, it does detect the HDD as well as the other partitions, it will not start at all, safe mode or anything and I can only get into my CMD in the Recovery Console. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit CPU Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Memory 3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Monitor(s) Displays 15.6-inch glossy 16:9 display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 250GB Western Digital 5400RPM HDD |
24 Sep 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86 |
Have you tried to run startup repair? Startup Repair | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to describe... OS Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86 |
24 Sep 2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
Yes, it says that there is nothing to be fixed. I have spent many many hours trying to figure this out, but have no luck. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit CPU Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Memory 3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Monitor(s) Displays 15.6-inch glossy 16:9 display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 250GB Western Digital 5400RPM HDD |
24 Sep 2011
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#7 | | Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86 |
Locate the western digital hard disk diagnostic and run it. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to describe... OS Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86 |
26 Sep 2011
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#8 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
Now, I have taken my hard drive out of my laptop, connected it via SATA to USB to another computer, right clicked and tried to click format and it just keeps giving me "Unable to format..." and I have tried to run the Quick Test and it stops with like 3 bars left to load (30+ minutes so far when estimated at 5 minutes), and when running the Extended Test to check for bad sectors, I get "Too many bad sectors" so with that being said, I am just going to assume I am completely %#@$ed and buy a new HDD unless there is another suggestion besides taking my hammer to it and screaming obscenities. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit CPU Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Memory 3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Monitor(s) Displays 15.6-inch glossy 16:9 display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 250GB Western Digital 5400RPM HDD |
26 Sep 2011
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#9 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 Doncaster, UK |
I just rescued a 4GB USB flash memory stick that was giving me the message about being unable to complete the format. The method is actually taken from USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create. Follow OPTION TWO steps 1 to 9, omit step 10, continue from step 11 finishing at step 16. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz) Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB) Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz) Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898) Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA) Screen Resolution 1440x900 Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB) Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB) PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular Case Gigabyte IF233 Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0 Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2) Antivirus Avast! 8.0.1483 Browser IE 9 Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter) |
26 Sep 2011
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#10 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
Maybe I should post in that section, but the error I got when I did typed "clean all" was as follows: DiskPart has encountered an error: The drive cannot find the sector requested. See the System Event Log for more information. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit CPU Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Memory 3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Monitor(s) Displays 15.6-inch glossy 16:9 display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 250GB Western Digital 5400RPM HDD Cannot format, MBR, and more errors problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:33 AM. | |