Summary: You can get false messages about a USB connected drive, including it's not formatted, if you connect to certain USB ports, or if there is a problem wi...
Summary: As was said go to maxtor's web site and download MaxBlast3. It creates a boot floppy that you can then use to format the drive. But it's a bit strange...
Summary: Hi,i'm trying to format my computer to that i can install winxp again.The problem is i can't format c: because it says that it is the system drive. It...
Summary: I have searched this website but can't find the answer.I'm having trouble with my computer so I decided to wipe out everything and reinstall WinXP. I...
Summary: External USB enclosure w/ EDI drive. - WinMe would detect. This is an enclosure/case that houses an EI drive. I can't determine mfg or model. ANy hel...
Summary: I will repeat. If the drive is NOT identified by the BIOS correctly then using it, even if you can format it will eventually end up with data corrupt...
Summary: You can't format the hard drive you're using to load windows in windows (correct me if im wrong) You either need a start up disk or you can just use ...
Summary: Thanks for the feedback guys. The USB ports on my desktop computer are working just fine. I can connect any other drive/device and can see it in my co...
Summary: I have win 2000 pro and i wanted to reformat and install win xp pro on my computer, so I put the windows xp cd in , and when i got to the blue screen,...
Summary: Hi there, I'm f---ed up! Last night I've downloaded MAXBLAST ISO from maxtor's web site. Today I burnt that in a cd. Just to check the CD I rebooted m...
Summary: Hi All, Two of the computers on our network won't detect USB drive. Actually what happens is that it recognises that there is a USB device attached ...
Summary: Hi, my pc stopped recognizing external usb drives in My Computer. I can see them in disk management with drive letter. I have read posts about impor...
Summary: When I am installing XP Pro, I can't format partition C: on NTFS(slow), fast formating C: on NTFS I can. I have run test for HD, for RAM, everything ...
Summary: I have multiple OS's installed on a really old laptop and its taking up a lot of space. I'd like to completely wipe the hard drive and just have one O...
Summary: Definitely sounds like there's a location error on your HDD (perhaps even physical damage.) Let's say that Location X on your HDD is damaged. The prio...
Summary: Hi, Clubjunkie I have run Adaware, Spybot and Stinger. Zapped lots of files, but still get the same error message. I tried another HD tonight and got ...
Summary: My computer will not recognize that I have a D:\ drive. I have tried to uninstall the drivers and reinstall them but when I do the plug & play finds i...
Summary: You can't format a drive you are using with windows. You'll have to format it through DOS or use a win 98 boot disk. If you want to format and reinsta...
Summary: You can't format c: drive from cmd. You are asking xp to kill itself. You must boot from the xp cd and follow the instructions to format and install. ...
Summary: Hi. I have an external hard drive which I tried to format just using Windows XP. In the middle of the format, I hit cancel because I wanted to change ...
Summary: all I want to do is to format my c: drive. In DOS mode I can't find the letter for that drive. A:&B: are for floppy and c: shows me d: drive. Are you ...
Summary: I upgraded a w2k machine by installing xp on top of it. I did not uninstall the Proxim wireless card that I used for the internet (which I later lear...
Summary: That starts up Windows XP on the hard drive, but that's not what I want to do. I want to just have DOS running from the floppy, but able to recognize...
Summary: I recently re-installed my os and re-formatted my C: drive along the way. However I now can't locate what was my D: and E: drives. My DVD drive and CD...
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