Re: Cannot format new 200gb Hard disk

From: johnf (john_f_at_bigREMOVEpond.net.au)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:38:09 +1000

I fully realise that, Ron, I just asked Rick why, when I had SP1 installed,
then installed SP2, I had 1106 backed up, NOT 1135. 

--
johnf
> It says if you don't have atapi.sys v5.1.2600.1135 or later.........
> 2180 is later than 1135.
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:OD0c6dLmEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> There seems to be something wrong with that page, Rick.
>>
>> It says if you don't have atapi.sys v5.1.2600.1135, download via ref
>> Q331958
>> I've been up to date with SP1 & all fixes, yet my atapi.sys which is
>> backed up after installing SP2 is v5.1.2600.1106 & the SP2 installed
>> version is v5.1.2600.2180 - no sign of .1135 anywhere.
>> Have I missed or misread something?
>>
>> --
>>
>> johnf
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> If you've checked your registry entries and the version of atapi.sys
>>> as described here:
>>>
>>> How to Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support for ATAPI Disk
>>> Drives in Windows XP
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303013
>>>
>>> Then you may have a BIOS problem. You will need to check that your
>>> BIOS version supports this size drive, and that your detection
>>> settings are correct. If it doesn't, then you may need to flash it
>>> with an updated one.
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Milleniumaire" <phill@lcsltd2.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:7a613a4a.0409120222.20c9a7c2@posting.google.com...
>>>> I have just installed a new Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200gb
>>>> (ST3200822A) drive to replace an old 9gb drive.
>>>>
>>>> Windows XP Disk Manager recognises the drive and reports it as
>>>> 186.31GB Unallocated.  I can create a Primary Partition on this drive
>>>> to use up all 186.31GB, however if I also choose to format it then at
>>>> the very end of the format process I get the error
>>>>
>>>> "Logical Disk Manager:  The format did not complete successfully".
>>>>
>>>> The drive appears in Windows Explorer and when I try to access it I
>>>> am told that it is not formatted and prompts me to format it - which
>>>> also fails.
>>>>
>>>> I have also tried using Partition Magic 8.0 but this fails with Error
>>>> #514 Unknown error formatting volume during the final stage of
>>>> Updating System Information.
>>>>
>>>> When searching the Net, the number 137GB kept appearing as a "large
>>>> disk" boundary which may cause problems, so I tried creating a
>>>> partition of 130GB and it worked, however this leaves me with 70GB of
>>>> wasted space!  I am unable to create more partitions to use up the
>>>> extra space as the formatting fails.
>>>>
>>>> I am running Windows XP SP2 (I also tried it with SP1 before
>>>> upgrading to SP2).  The fact that windows CAN see the full size of
>>>> the disk and create partitions, but cannot format them seems curious.
>>>>
>>>> I have run some Seagate diagnostic tools to check the disk and no
>>>> errors have been reported.
>>>>
>>>> My machine spec. is:
>>>> Gigabyte GA-8IHXP Socket 478 ATX Rev 2.1
>>>> Intel Pentium 4 2.53ghz Northwood 512
>>>> 768mb PC1066 Rambus Memory
>>>> Winfast A250 Utra TD Graphics
>>>> 2 x DiamondMax+ D740X 40gb UDMA133 in stripped RAID array
>>>> Maxtor 90840D6 9gb
>>>> Seagate Barracuda 7200.7
>>>> LG GDR-8163BB DVD Rom
>>>> LG GSA-4040B Super Multi DVD Drive
>>>> Windows XP Professional + SP 2
>>>>
>>>> This appears to be a Windows XP problem, but is it possibly a
>>>> Motherboard restriction? (I would have thought not because windows
>>>> can see the whole drive, but just can't format it).
>>>>
>>>> I have spent a whole weekend trying to resolve this problem so any
>>>> pointers would be useful.

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