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Wicked-Xr · January 7th, 2006, 06:14 PM

I have been trying to install a 200gb seagate hard drive for about 1 week now but i keep getting "windows is unable to format the drive".

Ive updated Bios (ASUS), checked ATAPI.SYS (2180),SP1, SP2, run seatools, even had a friend format it on his PC running XP. (At least i dont get a message that says i need to format the drive). But when i try to save more then 120gb+ to it, it hangs....so xp still doesnt see more then 137GB. This drive is an additional drive.

Ive split the drive 100/100, it formats the first partition, but wont do the second.

Has anyone come across anything similar?

Bill

January 7th, 2006, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wicked-Xr Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	Unable to format 200gb drive under XP I have been trying to install a 200gb seagate hard drive for about 1 week now but i keep getting "windows is unable to format the drive". Ive updated Bios (ASUS), checked ATAPI.SYS (2180),SP1, SP2, run seatools, even had a friend format it on his PC running XP. (At least i dont get a message that says i need to format the drive). But when i try to save more then 120gb+ to it, it hangs....so xp still doesnt see more then 137GB. This drive is an additional drive. Ive split the drive 100/100, it formats the first partition, but wont do the second. Has anyone come across anything similar? Bill