HD won't format

lostsoul62

lostsoul62

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I have a hard drive with 2 partitions and the first one I deleted but I can't format it. I don't want to format the entire drive but do I have another option?
 

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Windows 7 x64 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP Pro
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4 gigs - 1333
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5750
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i-inc 28"
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1920x1200
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2 SATA2 750 GB - 1 SATA2 1TB - 1 SATA3 1TB - 1 USB3 2TB - 1 USB3 500 GB, SSD 60 GB
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7 Megs
Well,, Yep, I was wrong,, don't follow my advice on what I posted.
I posted in haste. My apologies.
 
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Did you try to format your partition using Disk Management or some software for partitioning like Paragon ...
 

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You can only format a partition - not unallocated space.
 

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    7 X64
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SIW2 said:
You can only format a partition - not unallocated space.
Click to expand...

This. You'll have to create another partition in that space in order to format that area again.
 

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XP / Win7 x64 Pro
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Intel Quad-Core Q9450 @ 3.2GHz
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Asus P5-E
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2x2GB GSkill DDR2
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NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS (EVGA)
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Dell 2408WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
FliGi7 said:
SIW2 said:
You can only format a partition - not unallocated space.
Click to expand...

This. You'll have to create another partition in that space in order to format that area again.
Click to expand...

It worked - I made a 10 meg partition and tried to format it which it wounldn't so I closed Disk Management and re-open and formatted the larger partition.
Thanks
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 x64 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP Pro
CPU
AMD 955
Memory
4 gigs - 1333
Graphics Card(s)
5750
Monitor(s) Displays
i-inc 28"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
2 SATA2 750 GB - 1 SATA2 1TB - 1 SATA3 1TB - 1 USB3 2TB - 1 USB3 500 GB, SSD 60 GB
Internet Speed
7 Megs
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