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Hiya folks,
I am truly stumped on this one.
I had a problem on my last hard drive, so I replaced the hard drive with two WD 2500KS hard drives to run in a RAID0.
In my BIOS, I set to have Large disk support as well as activated my RAID SATA ports on my motherboard.
I went into the RAID setup and configured for a RAID0 with a 64k stripe. (Read that all this time, my drives are being recognized, so I do not believe that they have been damaged)
I start Windows installation (first loading my SATA controller drivers). Setup sees my full 473GB partition and I go to format and install.
When the format gets to 100%, I get an error that states that "Setup cannot format the partition" and states that it might be due to drive damage or to incorrectly configured SCSI termination.
What did I do to troubleshoot this, you ask?
I...
a. tried installing on only one of the drives
b. tried installing on both drives on different ports
c. tried installing on both drives with different cables
Please folks, I am at my whit's end and just want to be able to fold again . Please help :dead:
UPDATE: Here is the actual text of the message:
Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged.
Make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. If the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly terminated. Consult your computer manual or SCSI adapter documentation for more information..
You must select a different partition for Windows XP.
To continue, press ENTER
I am truly stumped on this one.
I had a problem on my last hard drive, so I replaced the hard drive with two WD 2500KS hard drives to run in a RAID0.
In my BIOS, I set to have Large disk support as well as activated my RAID SATA ports on my motherboard.
I went into the RAID setup and configured for a RAID0 with a 64k stripe. (Read that all this time, my drives are being recognized, so I do not believe that they have been damaged)
I start Windows installation (first loading my SATA controller drivers). Setup sees my full 473GB partition and I go to format and install.
When the format gets to 100%, I get an error that states that "Setup cannot format the partition" and states that it might be due to drive damage or to incorrectly configured SCSI termination.
What did I do to troubleshoot this, you ask?
I...
a. tried installing on only one of the drives
b. tried installing on both drives on different ports
c. tried installing on both drives with different cables
Please folks, I am at my whit's end and just want to be able to fold again . Please help :dead:
UPDATE: Here is the actual text of the message:
Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged.
Make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. If the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly terminated. Consult your computer manual or SCSI adapter documentation for more information..
You must select a different partition for Windows XP.
To continue, press ENTER
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