>Try to run fdisk, delete the partitions, create new partitions
and then
>format the hard drive again, it will work, if it doesn4t try a
Low Level
>format if your motherboard as that feature, good luck
>
>Carlos Cordeiro
>http://www.itqb.unl.pt

Hi,
    DO NOT USE MOTHERBOARD LOW LEVEL FORMATTING ON IDE
DRIVES!!!!  It was designed for a much different style hard
drive and can ruin IDE drives.  Go to the web page of your hard
drive manufacturer and find their custom low/mid level format
program and use that.


HTH,
Donald Gaither

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