[capisco]

Hi i have a hard drive... 120 gb that is unbootble/ cannot format/create partitionsI have tryed partition table doctor..it said that it had MBR/ corrupt boot sector but it failded to fix the problom... i current have it hooked up to xternal usb case Any Help on fixing this problom would be great. & i used a program to create partitions & it said it coudlnt create a partition due to crossed linked files .Also i think its stuck in fat32 says that the hole hard drive is 15gb when the hard drive is 120.....& also.. there is no partitions.... created well atleast not what i can see... it just says unalocated space = 15 gb & ther r no other partitions.. it really should be 120 gb unalocated hmmHelp would be great on this one thanks

[Wainui]

What is the Make and Model Number of your HDD. ?Do you have a Floppy disk drive on your computer ?What version of Windows do you intend running on the HD ?

[capisco]

Western Digital Mdl:Wd1200BB-22GUADDate:03 Aug 2004ENHANCED IDE HARD DRIVES/N: WMALA1067091120 GB HARD DRIVE I HAVE A NEW HARD DRIVE NOW & THE NON BOOTING HARD DRIVE IS NOT HOOKED TO THE PC ITS HOOKED TO A USB EXTERNAL CASE WHAT VERSION DO I INTEND TO RUN ON THE HD NOT SURE WHAT THIS HAS TO DO IN FIXING IT BUT I WILL BE JUST USING THE HARD DRIVE AS STORAGETHANKSsorry for caps

[Wainui]

Do you have a {size:18px}Floppy Disk Drive [/size]in your computer ?Windows XP can be used in FAT32 or NTFS

[Wainui]

Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. You have to use a utility either from a Floppy Disk or CD-Rom.

[capisco]

First of thanks for the reply..... This pc im on now is running vista ultimate... & it dosnt have a floppy drivehowever my other pc is running windows xp home edition & it does have a floppy driveKeep in mind that the corrupt hard drive.. Is non bootable It will not get past the post screen when its is hooked up Or mayb set it to slave ?? ehh or will windows reconize it when its hooked up by usb via the xternal case ? If you think windows will reconize it when hooked up via usb do i just boot of my vista ultimate disk & choose repair ? or am i better of doing it on my other pc & boot of the windows xp disk... either way please explain what commands ive got to use etc. ThanksRegards

[Wainui]

What I suggest you do is download {size:18px}On Track Data Advisor[/size:2d67c814a0]You will need two new or formatted Floppy disks.Remove the 120 Mb HDD from the USB drive.Remove the Windows XP HDD from the computer and replace it with the "Problem" Western Digital 120 GB hard drive.Insert On Track Data Advisor Disk 1 in the floppy drive and boot it.Follow the instructions to insert FDD 2 in the drive.The program will analysise your HDD and give you a few options.

[capisco]

with the hard drve hooked up it will get stuck on the post screen..... No f8/f1 keys work & cant boot from cd or floppy cause it will get stuck on the post screen Set it to slave??

[Wainui]

For this exercise set the HD drive as Master.For this exercise set your BIOS to Boot from Floppy first, CD-Rom second, HDD third.Once you have formatted and partitioned the new drive you can reset your BIOS and change the setting on the HD.

[capisco]

Thanks for explaing,, i will give it ago

[dleon826]

Hey i was happy to find this, because i am having the same problem.i have an 80 gb Maxtor hardriveI would have followed the instructions above but the problem is i have no floppy driveis there any way you can help?~David

[capisco]

Buy a external case & then you can plug your hard drive in to the usb thats what i did & then i just formatted it & away i went