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  1. bazeze

    problem with sata drive

    I had the same problem.Check this site out http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/sata_detect.html If this is what it say in your Hard drive then you will need a sata driver,AFTER you got the driver,when starting installation at the begining it say if you want to install extra driver like...
  2. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    OHHHHH YES, can i give more than one star, you deserve it mate. Once again thanks, by the way did you get my star lol Regards, Bazeze
  3. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    Garebo, THANKS we got it work,i download the driver but i was suppose to extract then put on to a floppy, but i just put like that and it wasn't reading but then i just click it and it open i just extract the driver it a floppy and BOOM it Work,So thanks once again I went to othersite and no...
  4. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    Ok i went to Dell site: http://support.euro.dell.com/ie/en/filelib/index.aspx?sid=DIM_PNT_P4_8400&cat=41&os=WW1&dev=7548&devlib=41&fileid=R82876&file=108901 I got the driver but whenever i try to install it say the filetxtsetup.oem could not be found
  5. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    Where will i find the name of the motherboard, Is not in the manual and I check the motherboard i can't see anything,
  6. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    It came with my dell PC. I found more info if anybody intersted. Thats what shows on my screen. Go to this link, http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/sata_detect.html
  7. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    I can't seem to find the driver for my Drive.its seagate sata drive 160Gb, I went to their website i could not get it, Any idea.
  8. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    Garebo, Thanks, i'll try what you say and i'll get back to you.
  9. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    In BIOS it say bios:this hard drive is control by bios. I have only one sata hard drive and yes it is set on master. dvd rom and dvd writer. i haven't clean the cd yet. Give us few minute and ill do that.
  10. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    after i have done zero format. It say boot with the operating system and install the OS. I did that but it did not take windows XP it say won't recognised the Hard disk. At that time i hard NTFC. Then i went back and use Diagnostic and put to FAT 32 and this it did not pick windows XP. So i...
  11. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    Thanks gerebo, it work but the problem now is it won't take Xp so i chose Windows 98sec, Now i install windows 98sec and trying to upgrade to Xp it is not letting me Do it.Screen of Death pop up (blue screen)I need to use Xp what can i do now. one thing is sorted the harddrive is up and running...
  12. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    Did you use quick zero or full diagnostic to write zeros? Im using full diagnostic and it sure take it's time,
  13. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    like i said on the "bios i could not see the anti virus settings". garebo, im trying to do what you said "You can use the diagnostic to write zeros to the drive and then it will format" im just waiting to finish, Hope fully it will work.
  14. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    on the bios, it say the hard drive is controlled by the bios i thought may be this might provide more info
  15. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    garebo, i'll try that, i'll get back to u guys
  16. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    I try to look for it, in system setups but i can't find it.Unless it's somwhere else. When i boot with windows XP and try to install it say it can't detect the hard drive.
  17. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    i try to use recovery disk OS that come with the PC, but it did not give me the format option,it just say you need to format.
  18. bazeze

    won't format hard drive

    i had windows Xp, on my 160gb,also has symantec Antivirus, i was trying to do partition via partition magic.Before it finish blue screen came up,it never go back to windows, i try on safe mode,last nomal start nothing.so i use the boot disk, now i can do the partition,via partition magic but it...

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