Help! Can't format a RAW HDD

BlackBuzz

BlackBuzz

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Hey guys, my hitachi 500gb hard drive has for some reason become RAW and I can't format it under windows. It is only a couple of months old. chkdsk won't work as the disk management section in windows 7 freezes when this drive is plugged in. I don't need to recover anything on it, I just want to format it!

Any help would be much appreciated

p.s i can't afford to pay for any software so freeware only please! :-)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 x64Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz4GBATI Radeon HD 4670 w/
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Corona
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4670 w/
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x LG M198WA HD Widescreen 1440x900
Screen Resolution
2880*900
Hard Drives
1x Hitachi Deskstar 500GB
1x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB
PSU
Titan 650W Neon PSU
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper TX 2
Download a live cd of Linux Ubuntu and use gparted ( included ) to format your drive...
 

My Computer My Computer

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64-bit Windows 8.1 ProCore(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz12.00 GBIntel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
OS
64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
Memory
12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 25' ISP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1900/1020
Hard Drives
(1) ST1000DM003-1CH162 (2) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device (3) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device
Internet Speed
100mb down/10mb up
Perfect! Thanks Tews, forgot I had an ubuntu disk! Reps for you!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 x64Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz4GBATI Radeon HD 4670 w/
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Corona
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4670 w/
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x LG M198WA HD Widescreen 1440x900
Screen Resolution
2880*900
Hard Drives
1x Hitachi Deskstar 500GB
1x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB
PSU
Titan 650W Neon PSU
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper TX 2

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

64-bit Windows 8.1 ProCore(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz12.00 GBIntel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
OS
64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
Memory
12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 25' ISP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1900/1020
Hard Drives
(1) ST1000DM003-1CH162 (2) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device (3) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device
Internet Speed
100mb down/10mb up
. . .or if he has a XP install disk, this works 90% time for me, but also there is the ever present ubuntu. . .:)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, K...AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 @ 3.0 Gbz12GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB, 2x2GBATI Radeon HD 4350 HD Graphics/Audio with 512MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion a4302f
OS
Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 @ 3.0 Gbz
Memory
12GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB, 2x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4350 HD Graphics/Audio with 512MB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
1. Dell 23" SP2307, 2. Mitsublishi 40" HDTV, Hannspree 25"
Screen Resolution
1. 2048x1152, 2. 1920-1080, 3. 1920x1200
Hard Drives
Int: 1 120 Gig SSD i
1 - 2.5" 500 USB External HDD
1 -1 Tb USB External HDD
Case
Mid Tower
Cooling
Standard Fans - 5 fans (very quiet)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 2000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
Internet Speed
10 Mbit (realistically 500 Kbit - 1.2 Mbit)
Other Info
Speakers - Bose Desktop (Excellent Sound)
1 external CD|DVD\Blue-ray Recorders/Players (Sony)
Quick question... do I mark this thread as solved or does an admin do that?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 x64Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz4GBATI Radeon HD 4670 w/
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Corona
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4670 w/
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x LG M198WA HD Widescreen 1440x900
Screen Resolution
2880*900
Hard Drives
1x Hitachi Deskstar 500GB
1x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB
PSU
Titan 650W Neon PSU
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper TX 2
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