Solved Drive Not Found

[Brink]

Ok Bill,

Here's the download link for the Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS that you can use to test the HDD with.

WD Support / Downloads / SATA & SAS / WD Caviar Green / GP

 

[billrigsby]

Ok Bill,

Here's the download link for the Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS that you can use to test the HDD with.

WD Support / Downloads / SATA & SAS / WD Caviar Green / GP

WOW, this is he quick scan!



Almost hit submit.....
Then I got this, I guess the drive is toast....



I'll put this in the box when I return it to BestBuy...




Thanks again for you help.


Bill

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Bill.

A dead HDD is what I was afraid of, but at least you'll get a free replacement.

 

[billrigsby]

Well answer me this?
Please!

New HDD, Different brand, Same result....
Formats to 54%

Both were 2 TB Drives


Bill

 

[Brink]

Hello Bill,

If it's a new HDD, then I would recommend to take it back for an exchange or refund.

 

[billrigsby]

It is TOO MUCH of a coincidence that both only Format to 54%,
Is it not?

Must be some other problem.

I have an External 1TB, that works fine.

What does Vista support in regards to Drives?



Bill

I think I found it...............

As new disk drives are released with higher capacities, occasionally the capacity limits are seen. There is a capacity limit at 1.1 TB with some older SATA drivers. If the motherboard is using an NVidia chipset, then updating the drivers can resolve the issue.
Seagate now has several large drives more than 1.1 TB in size. Compatibility testing has revealed that an older NVIDIA driver for Windows Vista has a limit of 1.1 TB. NVIDIA drivers for Windows XP don't have this limit.
If you know which chipset your motherboard uses, check the list below to see if this issue applies to your motherboard. If it does, then a drivers update from NVidia should resolve the issue.
If you don’t know the model of your motherboard, you can use the tool on this NVidia page to discover if the motherboard uses an NVidia chipset, and if there is a driver update available. Also see Document ID: 206391 for more information.


Symptoms:

• When building a new Windows Vista system, you are unable to partition and format the full 1.5 TB capacity on NVIDIA chipsets. During the format, Windows Vista hangs with the message that it cannot continue the drive format.
• When adding a second drive to an existing Windows Vista system, you are unable to partition and format the full 1.5 TB capacity on NVIDIA chipsets. It may hang at a certain percentage (70% for 1.5 TB drives or around 55% for 2 TB drives) or it may only allow you to partition the drive up to 1.1 TB.

 

[Brink]

Looks like you need to split the 2TB HDD into two 1 TB partitions.

What you could do is, open Disk Management, and delete the 2TB HDD until it is only unallocated space. Then use the tutorial below to create only a 1 TB (1048576 MB) parition. When finished, create another 1 TB partition with the remaining unallocated space on the disk.

Partition or Volume - Create New - Windows 7 Forums

 

[billrigsby]

Thanks, I actually went the other route and updated the NVidia drivers and it formatted out to 1.81 TB.

Good to Go! Fianlly!

 

[Brink]

Even better.