Xp wont install on new HD

littledave · 30 Jan 2006 at 22:55

I have a new Hitachi 164Gb hd that im trying to do a clean install of xp to in a 2nd pc but i keep getting the error 'Setup was unable to format this partition blah blah blah'

I have tried different cd's, cd-roms, dvd, ram, with no difference

Then i put a different hd in it and get a succesfull format and install?

Any ideas,

littledave · 31 Jan 2006 at 22:48

Can anyone help please, do you think the hd is faultyit my pc it appears ok all fine and dandy

Ratbag · 1 Feb 2006 at 10:39

Yes, I think its fair to assume the drive is knackered.....

DanMc07 · 1 Feb 2006 at 15:59

I had this problem on my seagate, rma it n get a new one. Thats what I did

littledave · 3 Feb 2006 at 00:35

The drive appears fine in another pc

ChrisLX200 · 3 Feb 2006 at 10:46

littledave said:
The drive appears fine in another pc

Fine as in "managed to install XP on it" ? Thing is, a disk error (bad block) is not allowed in the boot sector if you are installing the OS on it - but for other uses it can be OK. Get a diagnostic program from the manufacturers and run it.