Problem formatting hard drive

That was a strange problem. Could it be because one drive was on IDE and the D: on SATA ?? I don't know.
I would have preferred to have fixed it using only Windows apps/tools but I needed to get this fixed because I am giving the system to a friend soon.

Again, thanks for you assistance.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL GX280
OS
Win 7 Ultimate RC1
CPU
Pentium 4 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2001FP
Hard Drives
80G
300G
500G
psteege,

I wouldn't rule that out. I have built systems where they had both IDE and SATA drives. Very strange things would occur with the boot process. Usually it's a BIOS issue that goes overlooked and unsolved by the manufacturer.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to list.
OS
XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU
AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Hard Drives
Maxtor, Western Digital
Keyboard
qwerty
Internet Speed
22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info
All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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