Help! Can't format a RAW HDD

BlackBuzz

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• Aug 28, 2009

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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!

 

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• Aug 28, 2009

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Download a live cd of Linux Ubuntu and use gparted ( included ) to format your drive...

 

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• Aug 28, 2009

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Perfect! Thanks Tews, forgot I had an ubuntu disk! Reps for you!

 

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Windows 7 x64Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz4GBATI Radeon HD 4670 w/

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Corona

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Windows 7 x64

CPU

Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5ghz

Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H

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4GB

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ATI Radeon HD 4670 w/

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2 x LG M198WA HD Widescreen 1440x900

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2880*900

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1x Hitachi Deskstar 500GB
1x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB

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• Aug 28, 2009

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Rep stew.

 

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• Aug 28, 2009

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Antman said:

Rep stew.

Click to expand...

Mmm Mmm Good!!

 

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64-bit Windows 8.1 ProCore(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz12.00 GBIntel(R) HD Graphics

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PC/Desktop

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LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ

OS

64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro

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Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz

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LENOVO

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12.00 GB

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Intel(R) HD Graphics

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Intel HD integtrated

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HP 25' ISP Monitor

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1900/1020

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(1) ST1000DM003-1CH162 (2) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device (3) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device

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• Aug 28, 2009

• #6

. . .or if he has a XP install disk, this works 90% time for me, but also there is the ever present ubuntu. . .

 

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BlackBuzz

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• Aug 29, 2009

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Quick question... do I mark this thread as solved or does an admin do that?

 

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