kyality
it makes a click nose in my hdd every 2 seconds. i started it 3 hours ago and it still hasn't fomated what should i do
PLZ help, thanks in advance=)
Answer
You must boot from the Windows install disk to format the hard drive.
Reformat and install. (Cleans drive loses all data)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/install.mspx
http://www.whitecanyon.com/reformat-the-hard-drive-in-windows-xp.php
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0910/32l10/32l10.asp
If you formatted using the correct method:
If you hard drive brand is new you probably have a bad hard drive or you installed it incorrectly. Bios settings, jumpers, etc.
If the drive was working fine before formatting, I'm stumped.
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You might wipe the hard drive using any of the following methods, and then retry.
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6142_102-0.html?forumID=5&threadID=194873&messageID=2115918
"You can find out the manufacturer of your HD and then attempt to download the formatting tool created by that manufacturer for their HD's. Most HD Mnufactuer have a Zero Fill Low level formatting tool available to erase their HD products. This will clean any existing OS files from your system as well as any viruses other files etc.."
Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) free
http://www.download.com/Darik-s-Boot-and-Nuke/3000-2092_4-10165154.html
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
Active@ Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser (Free version/ $29.95 enhanced version)
http://www.killdisk.com/
Active@ KillDisk - Hard Drive Eraser is powerful and compact DOS software that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. It's a hard drive and partition eraser utility.
WipeDrive by White Canyon (no free version)
http://www.whitecanyon.com/
Completely wipe and erase all the information from a computer before selling or discarding it. WipeDrive makes it easy.
----------------------------------------------------
Installing Hard Drives
http://www.harddriveupgrade.com/jumper_pins.shtml
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/install-hard-drive.htm
How to Build a Computer
Step by step instructions with pictures text and video.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/build-a-computer.htm
I assume you are running XP other operating systems have specific issues related to disk capacity. See
http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/hard_drive_size_barriers.htm
You must boot from the Windows install disk to format the hard drive.
Reformat and install. (Cleans drive loses all data)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/install.mspx
http://www.whitecanyon.com/reformat-the-hard-drive-in-windows-xp.php
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0910/32l10/32l10.asp
If you formatted using the correct method:
If you hard drive brand is new you probably have a bad hard drive or you installed it incorrectly. Bios settings, jumpers, etc.
If the drive was working fine before formatting, I'm stumped.
----------------------------------------------------
You might wipe the hard drive using any of the following methods, and then retry.
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6142_102-0.html?forumID=5&threadID=194873&messageID=2115918
"You can find out the manufacturer of your HD and then attempt to download the formatting tool created by that manufacturer for their HD's. Most HD Mnufactuer have a Zero Fill Low level formatting tool available to erase their HD products. This will clean any existing OS files from your system as well as any viruses other files etc.."
Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) free
http://www.download.com/Darik-s-Boot-and-Nuke/3000-2092_4-10165154.html
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
Active@ Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser (Free version/ $29.95 enhanced version)
http://www.killdisk.com/
Active@ KillDisk - Hard Drive Eraser is powerful and compact DOS software that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. It's a hard drive and partition eraser utility.
WipeDrive by White Canyon (no free version)
http://www.whitecanyon.com/
Completely wipe and erase all the information from a computer before selling or discarding it. WipeDrive makes it easy.
----------------------------------------------------
Installing Hard Drives
http://www.harddriveupgrade.com/jumper_pins.shtml
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/install-hard-drive.htm
How to Build a Computer
Step by step instructions with pictures text and video.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/build-a-computer.htm
I assume you are running XP other operating systems have specific issues related to disk capacity. See
http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/hard_drive_size_barriers.htm
Can I use the same external hard drive for a mac and a pc?
hendrix511
Answer
Ok this is long
So you have a PC, a Mac and an external hard drive you want to all play friendly. Well itâs not as easy as it sounds
Sure, the USB or Firewire ports are the same on both machines, but the real culprit is file formats.
Windows uses either FAT32 or NTFS. Mac OS X uses Mac OS Extended also known as HFS+. All you really need to know is that they are just three different methods for storing information. Macs can handle some Windows formats, but Windows cannot handle HFS+ without additional software.
To see the format of the external drive, right-click on the icon and select Properties (Windows) or Get Info (Mac
Mac OS X has been able to read and write FAT32 formatted hard drives since the very beginning. If you have a FAT32 drive you can simply connect it to your Mac and it will very easily be able to read and write to it. There is nothing special you need to do. However, there are two limitations of FAT32. 1.) It only supports file sizes of 4GB or less. 2.) Some Mac applications may not run from the drive as FAT32 does not adequately handle the permissions structure of Mac OS X.
NTFS is a different story. NTFS is a more modern Windows format but is proprietary to Microsoft. Licensing is required to use it which is probably why Apple doesnât fully support it. Macs can read an NTFS drive, but they cannot write to one. So you have 4 options if you have an NTFS external hard drive:
Leave NTFS if you are just using the drive to transfer files from the PC to the Mac.
You will not be able to transfer files from the Mac to the PC.
Reformat your NTFS drive to FAT32. Donât forget to backup your files first!
ou need to reformat the drive.
Limited to 4GB files or less.
Some Mac applications my not run from the drive (not an issue if you are simply backing up though).
Reformat your drive to HFS+. You will need software such as MacDrive ($50) so that Windows will be able to read/write to the drive.
Good if you think you will primarily use the drive on the Mac and only occasionally on the PC
ost
Relatively more complicated to install/maintain.
Keep NTFS and install NTFS For Mac 6.0 ($30) so that the Mac will be able to read and write to the drive.
Good if you will be using the drive primarily on the PC.
Cost
Relatively more complicated to install/maintain.
How to Format Your External Hard Drive - Mac OS X
* Backup any data on the drive - formatting will erase everything.
* Open âDisk Utilityâ (Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility)
* Click on the External Drive
* Click on the âEraseâ tab
* In âVolume Formatâ select either Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or MS-DOS (FAT32).
* Click âEraseâ
Note: This is to format your drive using the default settings. You can further customize the formatting by selecting partitions, security settings, free space and other options. See http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html for a great step-by-step walkthrough.
How to Format Your External Hard Drive - Windows
* Backup any data on the drive - formatting will erase everything.
* Double-click on âMy Computerâ
* Right-click on the External Drive
* Select âFormat...â
* In âFile Systemâ select either FAT32 or NTFS
* Click âStartâ
Note: This is to format your drive using the default settings. You can further customize the formatting by selecting capacity, allocation size and other options. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348 for further details.
Hope that helps
Lr
Ok this is long
So you have a PC, a Mac and an external hard drive you want to all play friendly. Well itâs not as easy as it sounds
Sure, the USB or Firewire ports are the same on both machines, but the real culprit is file formats.
Windows uses either FAT32 or NTFS. Mac OS X uses Mac OS Extended also known as HFS+. All you really need to know is that they are just three different methods for storing information. Macs can handle some Windows formats, but Windows cannot handle HFS+ without additional software.
To see the format of the external drive, right-click on the icon and select Properties (Windows) or Get Info (Mac
Mac OS X has been able to read and write FAT32 formatted hard drives since the very beginning. If you have a FAT32 drive you can simply connect it to your Mac and it will very easily be able to read and write to it. There is nothing special you need to do. However, there are two limitations of FAT32. 1.) It only supports file sizes of 4GB or less. 2.) Some Mac applications may not run from the drive as FAT32 does not adequately handle the permissions structure of Mac OS X.
NTFS is a different story. NTFS is a more modern Windows format but is proprietary to Microsoft. Licensing is required to use it which is probably why Apple doesnât fully support it. Macs can read an NTFS drive, but they cannot write to one. So you have 4 options if you have an NTFS external hard drive:
Leave NTFS if you are just using the drive to transfer files from the PC to the Mac.
You will not be able to transfer files from the Mac to the PC.
Reformat your NTFS drive to FAT32. Donât forget to backup your files first!
ou need to reformat the drive.
Limited to 4GB files or less.
Some Mac applications my not run from the drive (not an issue if you are simply backing up though).
Reformat your drive to HFS+. You will need software such as MacDrive ($50) so that Windows will be able to read/write to the drive.
Good if you think you will primarily use the drive on the Mac and only occasionally on the PC
ost
Relatively more complicated to install/maintain.
Keep NTFS and install NTFS For Mac 6.0 ($30) so that the Mac will be able to read and write to the drive.
Good if you will be using the drive primarily on the PC.
Cost
Relatively more complicated to install/maintain.
How to Format Your External Hard Drive - Mac OS X
* Backup any data on the drive - formatting will erase everything.
* Open âDisk Utilityâ (Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility)
* Click on the External Drive
* Click on the âEraseâ tab
* In âVolume Formatâ select either Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or MS-DOS (FAT32).
* Click âEraseâ
Note: This is to format your drive using the default settings. You can further customize the formatting by selecting partitions, security settings, free space and other options. See http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html for a great step-by-step walkthrough.
How to Format Your External Hard Drive - Windows
* Backup any data on the drive - formatting will erase everything.
* Double-click on âMy Computerâ
* Right-click on the External Drive
* Select âFormat...â
* In âFile Systemâ select either FAT32 or NTFS
* Click âStartâ
Note: This is to format your drive using the default settings. You can further customize the formatting by selecting capacity, allocation size and other options. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348 for further details.
Hope that helps
Lr
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