deadmanwalking
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i am posting this here because it is not specifically windows 7 related and i was not sure what section to put it in. i have a seagate barracuda momentus 120gb hard drive in an amilo pro v2085 laptop that windows setup will not detect.
i am trying to do a fresh install of xp on my sons laptop and xp setup will not detect the hard drive.i created a slipstream copy of xp sp2 with the extra correct drivers for the hdd and this boot disc would detect the hdd.now i can get into bios and repair console etc. which is some progress i guess.
when i get to the part where i have to format the hdd in ntfs it just freezes at 0%, even on the quick format it freezes on 20%.i have tried seatools for dos and although on the long test there are bad sectors it passes after repair.trouble is i cannot get past the start of the format and that only works on the slipstreaned copy of xp.what else can i do to check the hdd to be absolutely sure if is past repair or not?
does the fact that the slipstreamed copy of xp is detecting the hdd mean that it is physically functional and that i just have missing software of some sort?
i tested both ram modules with memtest 86 and they both passed no problems.
i am trying to do a fresh install of xp on my sons laptop and xp setup will not detect the hard drive.i created a slipstream copy of xp sp2 with the extra correct drivers for the hdd and this boot disc would detect the hdd.now i can get into bios and repair console etc. which is some progress i guess.
when i get to the part where i have to format the hdd in ntfs it just freezes at 0%, even on the quick format it freezes on 20%.i have tried seatools for dos and although on the long test there are bad sectors it passes after repair.trouble is i cannot get past the start of the format and that only works on the slipstreaned copy of xp.what else can i do to check the hdd to be absolutely sure if is past repair or not?
does the fact that the slipstreamed copy of xp is detecting the hdd mean that it is physically functional and that i just have missing software of some sort?
i tested both ram modules with memtest 86 and they both passed no problems.
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My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- acer aspire 5050
- OS
- windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
- CPU
- AMD Turion 64 mobile MK-36, Richmond 90nm Technology.
- Motherboard
- Acer Inc. Prespa M (Socket M2/S1G1)
- Memory
- 1.4Gb Single-Channel DDR2@250MHz(4-4-4-12)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 14.1" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixels
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x760 pixels.
- Hard Drives
- 59Gb Seagate ST960815A ATA Device(IDE)
- Keyboard
- standard ps/2 keyboard
- Mouse
- Sweex mini optical usb mouse.
- Internet Speed
- 3Mbps(usually get 2-2.5Mbps)