Re: Can't format 200 GB Maxtor SATA drive with Windows XP

Have you checked for any FAQs on the subject on either
Maxtor or the SATA card sites?



Have you tried a Google search for the
subject(s)...formatting SATA drive, SATA PCI card, format
did not complete.

Other than that, I'm out of ideas at the moment.


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"Lucas Partridge" <lwp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Thanks Jim. Windows reported the SATA PCI card is working
properly. It's
| not configured for RAID. I uninstalled MaxBlast 4 and I
formatted the
| SATA drive (not using the Quick option) from within Disk
Management. But
| all I got was: "The format did not complete successfully."
|
| Any ideas what to try next, please?
|
| Thanks,
| Lucas.
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > Delete the Maxtor MaxBlast software, make sure the PCI
SATA
| > card is installed and working properly using device
manager.
| > Be sure it is set to run the correct setting for a
single
| > drive, not a RAID.
| >
| > Then try the format command using the disk management
| > function of XP. Right click My Computer, select manage,
| > then Storage/Disk Management.
| >
| >


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