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Thread ID: 83652	2007-10-08 10:18:00	HDD not formatting	Raewyn (946)	Press F1

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599430	2007-10-08 10:18:00	The other day I was formatting a Win2K puter and all was going well until half way through the setup installation when I accidentally switched off the power. The setup wasn't complete so I thought I would just start again and reformat, etc. Except now the HDD won't FDISK or FORMAT. So I bought another HDD and that isn't formatting either. Ooops? The computer recognises the HDD but just stays at 0% when using FDISK or FORMAT. Any ideas?	Raewyn (946)
599431	2007-10-08 10:20:00	Oh ... one HDD is Seagate 40GB and the other one is Samsung 80GB	Raewyn (946)
599432	2007-10-08 19:19:00	Okays, I found a Samsung HDD utility thingie and have the following info: Auto Detection: 0: SIS_5513AB Primary Master Samsung SP0802N/R Self Diagnostic: Test loop count number ... Random Surface Scan: ECC Error Media Error Detected Error: This drive has some defects. Read Surface Scan: Progress: 2.118% Abnormal program termintion	Raewyn (946)
599433	2007-10-08 19:24:00	Try the Seatools bootable CD on the Seagate drive, it can be found here: www.seagate.com (Use the DOS version as it creates a bootable floppy or CD)	FlyingPete (12902)
599434	2007-10-08 19:24:00	Here's the log : [SELF DIAGNOSTIC (Hutil v2.02)] Model Name : SAMSUNG SP0802N/R Rom Revision : TK200-04 Serial Number : S0DJJ10L505222 Drive Size : 76351MB (LBA : 156368016) Start Time : Tue Oct 09 08 : 04 : 03 2007 ------------------------------------------------- Test Loop Number : 1/1 ------------------------------------------------- >> READ DMA : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Pass ! >> CHECK M.C. : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Error : DRQ timeout >> CHECK S.M.A.R.T. : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Pass ! >> SPIN DOWN / UP : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Pass ! >> SIMPLE READ / WRITE : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Pass ! >> SIMPLE SURFACE SCAN : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Error : DRQ timeout >> WRITE VERIFY : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Pass ! >> AVERAGE SEEK TIME : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Pass ! >> MAXIMUM SEEK TIME : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... Pass ! >> RANDOM SURFACE SCAN : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... C : 814 H : 1 S : 1105 Error : Ecc error C : 1087 H : 1 S : 1034 Error : Ecc error C : 1087 H : 1 S : 1039 Error : Ecc error C : 1289 H : 1 S : 849 Error : Ecc error C : 1051 H : 1 S : 1056 Error : Ecc error C : 1051 H : 1 S : 1061 Error : Ecc error C : 128 H : 1 S : 701 Error : Ecc error C : 964 H : 1 S : 69 Error : Ecc error C : 974 H : 1 S : 756 Error : Ecc error C : 3324 H : 0 S : 541 Error : Media error detected. C : 352 H : 1 S : 439 Error : Ecc error C : 909 H : 1 S : 827 Error : Ecc error C : 317 H : 1 S : 303 Error : Ecc error C : 758 H : 1 S : 887 Error : Ecc error Error : This drive has some defects. >> READ SURFACE SCAN : : #444444; font-style : italic; "> Testing... C : 24 H : 1 S : 135 Error : Ecc error Continues until I get that "abnormal" message.	Raewyn (946)
599435	2007-10-08 19:26:00	I used Seatools for the Seagate drive. That was the original HDD that I tried installing WIN2K on. This Samsung HDD is the new one I bought so I thought I would have a better chance at getting this one to work. Eeeek!!! So will Seatools work for the Samsung drive as well?	Raewyn (946)
599436	2007-10-08 19:34:00	So will Seatools work for the Samsung drive as well? It might. Would be worth a shot. Some old versions allowed some tests to be performed against non Seagate drives. Not sure about Samsung. Personally I would not spend too much time trying to bash drives of that capacity into shape if there is no data to recover. Drive prices have come down considerably now, it is not hard to get something under $100 with considerably more capacity.	FlyingPete (12902)
599437	2007-10-08 19:35:00	Running the Low Level Format now *fingers crossed*	Raewyn (946)
599438	2007-10-08 19:36:00	But I just bought the Samsung. Have I bought a dud drive? :-(	Raewyn (946)
599439	2007-10-08 19:53:00	But I just bought the Samsung. Have I bought a dud drive? :-( Hard to tell if it was a dud to start with or after the power mishap.	FlyingPete (12902)
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