R RobertXYZ Baseband Member Messages 67 Aug 10, 2013 #1 I have a Seagate hard drive which only shows in Windows 7 Disk Management. See attached screenshots. How can I format this hard drive in order to use it ? How should I proceed ? Thanks for any hints RobertXYZ Attachments DiskManager1.jpg 104.5 KB · Views: 7 DiskMamager2.jpg 107 KB · Views: 6
I have a Seagate hard drive which only shows in Windows 7 Disk Management. See attached screenshots. How can I format this hard drive in order to use it ? How should I proceed ? Thanks for any hints RobertXYZ
carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Aug 10, 2013 #2 You need to initialize the disk first and then you can format it. Sent from my Nexus 7 using TechForums
You need to initialize the disk first and then you can format it. Sent from my Nexus 7 using TechForums
OP OP R RobertXYZ Baseband Member Messages 67 Aug 11, 2013 #3 carnageX said: You need to initialize the disk first and then you can format it. Sent from my Nexus 7 using TechForums Click to expand... I tried it and get the following message: Failed due to an I/O device error. Any idea what to do now ? RobertXYZ
carnageX said: You need to initialize the disk first and then you can format it. Sent from my Nexus 7 using TechForums Click to expand... I tried it and get the following message: Failed due to an I/O device error. Any idea what to do now ? RobertXYZ
carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Aug 11, 2013 #4 RobertXYZ said: I tried it and get the following message: Failed due to an I/O device error. Any idea what to do now ? RobertXYZ Click to expand... External or internal? Have you tried a different port? Try using a GParted LiveCD to format the drive. Sent from my Nexus 7 using TechForums
RobertXYZ said: I tried it and get the following message: Failed due to an I/O device error. Any idea what to do now ? RobertXYZ Click to expand... External or internal? Have you tried a different port? Try using a GParted LiveCD to format the drive. Sent from my Nexus 7 using TechForums
Joe C Golden Master Messages 5,004 Location Great Lakes State Aug 11, 2013 #5 check and or replace the sata cable too