Re: NTFS

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have you tried the "convert" command???
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx

peter

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<tomwesnick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Rock,
I've run the necessary drive diagnostic utility from western digital.
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it. As I mentioned
before the Logical Disk manager doesn't have a problem formatting a
FAT32 drive. In fact after the formatting i am able to copy files into
and out of it so the drive is functioning. I only run into a problem
when I try to format a NTFS file structure. At wits ends.

Tom W.

Rock wrote:
tomwesnick@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I'm having some trouble formatting / partitioning a hard-drive (HD)
using Window's Disk Manager.

My system specs are below ....
MOB - ASUS P4P800SE Socket 478 Intel 865PE ATX Intel Motherboard
OS - Windows XP SP 2
HD1 - IDE Seagate 200 gig
HD2 - Serial ATA Western Digital 80 gig <---- this is the on I am
having a problem with)

I am able to create a partition on HD2 using the Disk Manager Wizard
with the FAT32 file system. However when I try to create a partition
using NTFS file system, the disk manager gives me a prompt at the end
that reads "The format did not complete successfully." I've tried
Googling for an answer but have had no luck. I built the machine
myself, however I am at a loss for why one file structure works and not
another. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Tom W

Start by downloading a drive diagnostic utility from the drive
manufacturer's site and run that to test the drive.

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User



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