HDD prob

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ok, I just installed 2 new WD Caviar 160gb SATA2 HDD's in my computer, The computer recognized them right away, i formated the first quick format and there was no problems took like 3 sec. The second one on the other had when i went and created logical drive, again quick format NTFS and the HDD freezes up my computer have done it 9 times now tinkering with settings and can not figure it out, Please help Here is the comp Specs. Pentium 4 3.2 HT 800mhz FSB 2mb L2cache Gigabyte GA8N-SLI-Pro MB 2X 1gb PQI 667mhz pc5400 ram 2X XFX 6600GT SLI enabled video card in SLI config 600 Watt Seasonic Power Supply 2X 160 WD Caviar SATA2 HDD Thermaltake Shark Case Black Aluminum I hope this helps you guys alot Thank you for your time, Thomas Retzlaff
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I saw this when it was a "fresh" post and thought about it.. If I had to guess I would say your jumpers arent set correctly..thats just a *guess, Yrag would more than likely be the person to ask...Dont see him all that often... Hopefully he'll see this thread and tell you whats wrong, LoL..
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sata Drives do not have jumpers, they operate on a single channel. (good try, though) you probably have a formatting problem. are you using these drives as the main drives in your system, or for storage? also, if each drive is picked up by windows, id recommend using a different formating software, like Partition Magic from Symantec(shudders) if you must use windows, then delete the partition on the drive, and try to reformat it.

Good Luck!  
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Partition Magic from Symantec(shudders) if you must use windows, then delete the partition on the drive, and try to reformat it.

Good Luck!  


Check out acronis disk director, I wouldn't use anything Symantec,even if it was someone elses pc and the software was given to me for free.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sata Drives do not have jumpers, they operate on a single channel. (good try, though)


Actually should have remembered that...Had a Sata installed in my system awhile ago...

Anyway, Help has arrived...LoL

Good Luck..
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Check out acronis disk director, I wouldn't use anything Symantec,even if it was someone elses pc and the software was given to me for free.


yes, acronis is good, too.   i have an older version of partition magic, which i use because it was before the symantec buyout. either will work, but Acronis is better, so I'd use it if my Partition Magic died on me.  
try those, if neither work, then you may have a bad drive... if you can, download some diag tools from the manufacturer's website, and use them to diagnose the drive. you can also low level format the drive(which will take a while) and wipe any mistaken partitions on it, leaving it perfectly blank, as it was when you bought it.