Re: Why would "Create Partition" under Disk Management be greyed out?

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"David F" <David-White@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Many thanks for the experiment.
> I could not see the attached files - I got this message:
> "OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail:
1.zip".
>
> Anyway, I also observed the automatic popup dialoge window offering to
> "write a signature" but did not take the offer because it suggested also
> the converting of the drive to a "dynamic disk" as a package deal,
> which I did not want. I wanted it to be a "basic disk".
> I then tried your method with another new drive and it worked (w/o
> converting the drive to "dynamic disk".)
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Yet another problem following the partition creation: the format
> operation failed with the two new drives,
> so it is unlikely the drives. I also run a thorough diagnostic on one of
> them,
> including full low level scan and there was no problem. Both drives are
> Seagate 300GB. The failure happens only at te end of completing 100%
> of full formating or immediately with fast format. In either case I get
the
> same dumb mesaage (format failed) w/o explaning any reason.
> In the past, I didn't have a problem with formatting a brand new 300GB
> drive from Maxtor.
> Any idea to find out WHY the formatting fails?
> I was thinking on using the command line version of Format but I don't
> know where to find the meaning of all related errorlevel (if it will be
> useful
> at all.).
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Just for you I low-level formatted a hard disk. I then launched
> > the Disk Manager. The three attached files illustrate what happened:
> >
> > 1.doc: I was unable to create a partition.
> > 2.doc: I right-clicked the disk where it says "Disk 1", then wrote the
> > signature.
> > 3.doc: I was now able to create a partition.
> >
> > This was all done under Win2000.
> >
> >
> > "David F" <David-White@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:c9EDf.3759$5E3.1859@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I didn't see any such option as "Initialize". Maybe this is an
> > > Win XP option. As I wrote, I am running W2K. I guess my problem
> > > has to do something with setting a permission somewhere.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I found on my Win XP CD a utility called Diskpart.exe.
> > > I could use it to create a partition on the drive and then proceed
> > > with W2K's Disk Management to format that partition.
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:ehn9d2iJGHA.3224@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > > "David F" <David-White@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:B6DDf.3753$5E3.3304@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Running W2K+SP4.
> > > > > Logged on as admin.
> > > > >
> > > > > I plugged in a new disk as the second HD.
> > > > > When running Computer Management->Storage and select
> > > > > Disk Management, I see on the graph disk 1 recognizing the
> > > > > new drive with the proper size. But when I right click in the
> > > > > disk 1 area, the "Create Partition" is greyed out. So I can't
> > > > > proceed with putting the drive into use.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any idea? Is there any specific policy I need to set to allow
> > > > > it? (albeit that in the past I could partition a new drive with
> > > > > capacity = 300GB).
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > David
> > > >
> > > > You may have to initialise the disk before creating partitions.
> > > > Right-click the disk in the left margin, then select "Initialise".
> > > >
> > > >
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