Have you tried a new IDE cable? Any other devices on the same IDE controller?
If the drive isnt making any unusual noises or running particularly warm, then I'd suspect it's not the problem.
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Have you tried a new IDE cable? Any other devices on the same IDE controller?
If the drive isnt making any unusual noises or running particularly warm, then I'd suspect it's not the problem.
I ended up only formatting 20gigs of it, threw XP on it, formatted the other 90 upon delivery. I let them know they'll need a hard drive. And yes I tried different cables.