W7 will not start, various errors

You can zero out the HD with Seatools CD, or using Diskpart Clean All Command
from the Win7 installer Command line: DISKPART At PC Startup.

When your new HD arrives get a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
which steps work the same for retail.

Hi. Got my new HD! But it is still in its box for now. I want to save the other drive before.

So last night I started a Clean All operation via Command Prompt at boot. I wanted to give it all night but we got a blackout during night so it didnt complete.

I restarted the command early this morning and let it run all day while I wasnt home. Got back from work and went on the computer and it still isnt done.

I read many posts asking how long it takes and the average answer is "many hours". So I will give it time to complete, if it ever does.

Then after the cleanup I will try installing W7 on it (if it works) and then plug my new HD as storage later on.

If I still cannot install Windows for some reason, I will install the new HD and install W7 on it instead.

I will come back to this thread once I reached this step or if questions are asked.

Thanks again,
Maesen

Alright, it's been 36 hours for a 250gb drive. What is going on?

VistaKing said:

Try the FORMAT FS=NTFS quick and should be a really quick format . If you don't use quick it will take a while

This is not what I am trying to do. I am trying to zero the disk with the "Clean All" command.

It's been 36 hours and still counting. I would like to use the computer someday.

VistaKing said:

Well same day next month you shall you're writing to every sector on the 250GB drive

I read it was "about 1 hour per 300gb"...

That's an average time. But haven't you been warned enough about the disk that you have no reason to believe it will even finish? I'd want to have the drive maker's diagnostics opinion and it won't even recognize the disk. Seatools failed, correct? So you may be beating a dead horse.

I'd go ahead and install to only the new HD following the Best Practices in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.

gregrocker said:

That's an average time. But haven't you been warned enough about the disk that you have no reason to believe it will even finish? I'd want to have the drive maker's diagnostics opinion and it won't even recognize the disk. Seatools failed, correct? So you may be beating a dead horse.

I'd go ahead and install to only the new driver following the Best Practices in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.

Yea SeaTools failed. I guess I will abort the command and install the new disk. It is a 2TB Caviar Black. Do you suggest me making a partition for Windows 7 only? If so, how big should I make it?