External HD problem.

[Ozirus]

Just got a 1 TB external hd manufactured by Western Digital (to be used as an external drive for storage).

My problem is that I cannot initialize it as either MBR or GTP, it simply says,

"The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error."

I have looked at my BIOS settings, and all seem to be good. ie. USB 2, I/O auto, etc.

I tried hooking it up to another computer that is running XP Pro 32-bit, and it did not recognize or register in the Disk Management of XP. So, I wasn't able to initialize and Format it using XP.

My Windows 7 Home Prem. 64-bit, recognizes the external hard drive, but I can't initialize or Format it.

Any solutions?

 

[Lordbob75]

You cannot boot from an external drive, if that is what you are trying to do (MBR).

~Lordbob

 

[Ozirus]

I'm not using it as anything but an external drive for Storage.

 

[Lordbob75]

Ok. Plug in the drive, and it recognizes it right?

Click start and search "Computer Management" and then open Disk Management. Can you format from there?

~Lordbob

 

[Ozirus]

That's what I've been trying, but it says, "The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error."

 

[Lordbob75]

Could you try another USB port? If not, you may try re/installing the motherboard drivers.

~Lordbob

 

[Ozirus]

I brought it to where I bought the hard drive and case, and got them to initialize and format it for $ 10.00.

It works like a charm.