Can low level format but not High Level
 

I recently bought a used Fujitsu HDD. I was unable to high level format it.
So, I thought I'd try the erase utility from Fujitsu, an it worked fine.
When I try to format in DOS it formats a little then states Trying to
recover allocation unit. When I try the Win98SE setup format it just stays
stuck at 47 or 48 % done.
Has this happened to anyone here before ?
Thought I'd try a post here before I exchange it for another drive from
where I got it from.

"Chukyo" wrote in message
. cable.rogers.com...
I recently bought a used Fujitsu HDD. I was unable to high level format
it.
So, I thought I'd try the erase utility from Fujitsu, an it worked fine.
When I try to format in DOS it formats a little then states Trying to
recover allocation unit. When I try the Win98SE setup format it just stays
stuck at 47 or 48 % done.
Has this happened to anyone here before ?
Thought I'd try a post here before I exchange it for another drive from
where I got it from.



Not worth taking a chance...even if you could recover it...
exchange it at once!

"Chukyo" astounded us with: news:D60Ib.158590
:

I recently bought a used Fujitsu HDD. I was unable to high level format it.
So, I thought I'd try the erase utility from Fujitsu, an it worked fine.
When I try to format in DOS it formats a little then states Trying to
recover allocation unit. When I try the Win98SE setup format it just stays
stuck at 47 or 48 % done.
Has this happened to anyone here before ?
Thought I'd try a post here before I exchange it for another drive from
where I got it from.



It's on it's last legs, do you want to entrust your data to it??



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Gene P

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 20:27:15 GMT, "Chukyo"
wrote:

I recently bought a used Fujitsu HDD. I was unable to high level format it.
So, I thought I'd try the erase utility from Fujitsu, an it worked fine.
When I try to format in DOS it formats a little then states Trying to
recover allocation unit. When I try the Win98SE setup format it just stays
stuck at 47 or 48 % done.
Has this happened to anyone here before ?

Yes, on bad HDDs. I partition around the error, and not use the HDD
for critical data (or back up to a reliable disk).

Thought I'd try a post here before I exchange it for another drive from
where I got it from.


If you have that opportunity, take it.

Thanks for all your replys, I got a new HDD and it's fine
"Chukyo" wrote in message
. cable.rogers.com...
I recently bought a used Fujitsu HDD. I was unable to high level format
it.
So, I thought I'd try the erase utility from Fujitsu, an it worked fine.
When I try to format in DOS it formats a little then states Trying to
recover allocation unit. When I try the Win98SE setup format it just stays
stuck at 47 or 48 % done.
Has this happened to anyone here before ?
Thought I'd try a post here before I exchange it for another drive from
where I got it from.