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WD- 2TB Caviar Green won't initialize
Ok so first time posting here but i'm very hopeful for assistance in this. I have a 2tbWD Caviar Green hard drive SATA connection in a brand new system new install of windows etc. Also have a 500g WD hard drive with windows on it that works perfectly. So the problem is the bios sees the 2TB HD device manager has it listed as fine and it shows up in Disk Management however, when i try to initialize it i get "The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error." I have tried multiple ports and multiple cables ensuring that they are connected tight. I have ensured that my motherboard drivers are fully updated etc. I have tried running the diagnostic tools from WD and it passes everything only because the program reads it as 0.00 size due to the fact its not initialized. It also makes an intersting kind of beeping sound when i turn the system on bare with me but it goes (don dooon doon) for a bit and stops hard to describe it but whatever. I find it hard to believe that the drive is bad considering its read by windows and bios as fine just cannot initialize it. Any assistance is greatly appreciated due to the fact that it is driving me insane.
Thank you