- Windows XP & Formatting New Drive 80GB W/NTFS
- Posted by Robert J. Stevens on October 17th, 2005
I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I started
on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and created a
76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at 22% this
morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6 More Days.
Is this Normal ???
Bob in Wisconsin
- Posted by Ted Zieglar on October 17th, 2005
Virtually all retail drives sold in the U.S. come with complete instructions
for setting up the drive, including a CD containing all the software you
need to get going. When following the manufacturer's instructions,
formatting the drive takes just minutes.
These instructions and software are also available on the manufacturer's web
site.
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com...
> I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I started
> on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and created a
> 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at 22% this
> morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6 More Days.
> Is this Normal ???
> Bob in Wisconsin
>
- Posted by Robert J. Stevens on October 17th, 2005
Ted;
Problem is I didn't buy the DISK. The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay and they
didn't include an Installation CD. Is there an Independant Formatter Available
that will fit on a 1.44 floppy or Can I find a CD that will format NTFS Faster
than what XP is doing now
TIA
Bob
Ted Zieglar wrote:
> Virtually all retail drives sold in the U.S. come with complete instructions
> for setting up the drive, including a CD containing all the software you
> need to get going. When following the manufacturer's instructions,
> formatting the drive takes just minutes.
>
> These instructions and software are also available on the manufacturer's web
> site.
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com...
> > I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I started
> > on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and created a
> > 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at 22% this
> > morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6 More Days.
> > Is this Normal ???
> > Bob in Wisconsin
> >
- Posted by Ted Zieglar on October 17th, 2005
"The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay..."
Caveat emptor.
Did you go to the manufacturer's web site as I suggested?
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
news:4353CA7B.9208AEA2@execpc.com...
> Ted;
> Problem is I didn't buy the DISK. The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay
and they
> didn't include an Installation CD. Is there an Independant Formatter
Available
> that will fit on a 1.44 floppy or Can I find a CD that will format NTFS
Faster
> than what XP is doing now
> TIA
> Bob
>
> Ted Zieglar wrote:
>
> > Virtually all retail drives sold in the U.S. come with complete
instructions
> > for setting up the drive, including a CD containing all the software you
> > need to get going. When following the manufacturer's instructions,
> > formatting the drive takes just minutes.
> >
> > These instructions and software are also available on the manufacturer's
web
> > site.
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> > "You can do it if you try."
> >
> > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com...
> > > I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I
started
> > > on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and created a
> > > 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at 22% this
> > > morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6 More Days.
> > > Is this Normal ???
> > > Bob in Wisconsin
> > >
>
- Posted by Robert J. Stevens on October 17th, 2005
Ted Zieglar wrote:
> "The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay..."
> Caveat emptor.
>
> Did you go to the manufacturer's web site as I suggested?
I'm trying got hung up will have to try again
>
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> news:4353CA7B.9208AEA2@execpc.com...
> > Ted;
> > Problem is I didn't buy the DISK. The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay
> and they
> > didn't include an Installation CD. Is there an Independant Formatter
> Available
> > that will fit on a 1.44 floppy or Can I find a CD that will format NTFS
> Faster
> > than what XP is doing now
> > TIA
> > Bob
> >
> > Ted Zieglar wrote:
> >
> > > Virtually all retail drives sold in the U.S. come with complete
> instructions
> > > for setting up the drive, including a CD containing all the software you
> > > need to get going. When following the manufacturer's instructions,
> > > formatting the drive takes just minutes.
> > >
> > > These instructions and software are also available on the manufacturer's
> web
> > > site.
> > > --
> > > Ted Zieglar
> > > "You can do it if you try."
> > >
> > > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > > news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com...
> > > > I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I
> started
> > > > on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and created a
> > > > 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at 22% this
> > > > morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6 More Days.
> > > > Is this Normal ???
> > > > Bob in Wisconsin
> > > >
> >
- Posted by Ted Zieglar on October 17th, 2005
Funny how web sites seem to act up just when you really need them. Must be
an 'anxiety sensor' coded into the HTML. <g>
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
news:4353E7A3.7942C9F2@execpc.com...
>
> Ted Zieglar wrote:
>
> > "The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay..."
> > Caveat emptor.
> >
> > Did you go to the manufacturer's web site as I suggested?
>
> I'm trying got hung up will have to try again
>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> > "You can do it if you try."
> >
> > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > news:4353CA7B.9208AEA2@execpc.com...
> > > Ted;
> > > Problem is I didn't buy the DISK. The lady I am helping got it of
E-Bay
> > and they
> > > didn't include an Installation CD. Is there an Independant Formatter
> > Available
> > > that will fit on a 1.44 floppy or Can I find a CD that will format
NTFS
> > Faster
> > > than what XP is doing now
> > > TIA
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > Ted Zieglar wrote:
> > >
> > > > Virtually all retail drives sold in the U.S. come with complete
> > instructions
> > > > for setting up the drive, including a CD containing all the software
you
> > > > need to get going. When following the manufacturer's instructions,
> > > > formatting the drive takes just minutes.
> > > >
> > > > These instructions and software are also available on the
manufacturer's
> > web
> > > > site.
> > > > --
> > > > Ted Zieglar
> > > > "You can do it if you try."
> > > >
> > > > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com...
> > > > > I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I
> > started
> > > > > on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and created
a
> > > > > 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at 22%
this
> > > > > morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6 More
Days.
> > > > > Is this Normal ???
> > > > > Bob in Wisconsin
> > > > >
> > >
>
- Posted by Robert J. Stevens on October 17th, 2005
Ted;
Found This at Toshiba
Disk Manager
Looking for Disk Manager? Disk Manager is no longer available for download on
our site, because systems with Windows XP and 2000 don't require it.
So Where next???
Been seaching with WebFerret
Bob
Ted Zieglar wrote:
> Funny how web sites seem to act up just when you really need them. Must be
> an 'anxiety sensor' coded into the HTML. <g>
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> news:4353E7A3.7942C9F2@execpc.com...
> >
> > Ted Zieglar wrote:
> >
> > > "The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay..."
> > > Caveat emptor.
> > >
> > > Did you go to the manufacturer's web site as I suggested?
> >
> > I'm trying got hung up will have to try again
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ted Zieglar
> > > "You can do it if you try."
> > >
> > > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > > news:4353CA7B.9208AEA2@execpc.com...
> > > > Ted;
> > > > Problem is I didn't buy the DISK. The lady I am helping got it of
> E-Bay
> > > and they
> > > > didn't include an Installation CD. Is there an Independant Formatter
> > > Available
> > > > that will fit on a 1.44 floppy or Can I find a CD that will format
> NTFS
> > > Faster
> > > > than what XP is doing now
> > > > TIA
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > > > Ted Zieglar wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Virtually all retail drives sold in the U.S. come with complete
> > > instructions
> > > > > for setting up the drive, including a CD containing all the software
> you
> > > > > need to get going. When following the manufacturer's instructions,
> > > > > formatting the drive takes just minutes.
> > > > >
> > > > > These instructions and software are also available on the
> manufacturer's
> > > web
> > > > > site.
> > > > > --
> > > > > Ted Zieglar
> > > > > "You can do it if you try."
> > > > >
> > > > > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com...
> > > > > > I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I
> > > started
> > > > > > on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and created
> a
> > > > > > 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at 22%
> this
> > > > > > morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6 More
> Days.
> > > > > > Is this Normal ???
> > > > > > Bob in Wisconsin
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >
- Posted by Ted Zieglar on October 17th, 2005
Is the Toshiba the manufacturer of the drive?
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
news:4353F6C9.76A6FFFC@execpc.com...
> Ted;
> Found This at Toshiba
> Disk Manager
> Looking for Disk Manager? Disk Manager is no longer available for download
on
> our site, because systems with Windows XP and 2000 don't require it.
> So Where next???
> Been seaching with WebFerret
> Bob
>
>
> Ted Zieglar wrote:
>
> > Funny how web sites seem to act up just when you really need them. Must
be
> > an 'anxiety sensor' coded into the HTML. <g>
> >
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> > "You can do it if you try."
> >
> > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > news:4353E7A3.7942C9F2@execpc.com...
> > >
> > > Ted Zieglar wrote:
> > >
> > > > "The lady I am helping got it of E-Bay..."
> > > > Caveat emptor.
> > > >
> > > > Did you go to the manufacturer's web site as I suggested?
> > >
> > > I'm trying got hung up will have to try again
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ted Zieglar
> > > > "You can do it if you try."
> > > >
> > > > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:4353CA7B.9208AEA2@execpc.com...
> > > > > Ted;
> > > > > Problem is I didn't buy the DISK. The lady I am helping got it of
> > E-Bay
> > > > and they
> > > > > didn't include an Installation CD. Is there an Independant
Formatter
> > > > Available
> > > > > that will fit on a 1.44 floppy or Can I find a CD that will format
> > NTFS
> > > > Faster
> > > > > than what XP is doing now
> > > > > TIA
> > > > > Bob
> > > > >
> > > > > Ted Zieglar wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Virtually all retail drives sold in the U.S. come with complete
> > > > instructions
> > > > > > for setting up the drive, including a CD containing all the
software
> > you
> > > > > > need to get going. When following the manufacturer's
instructions,
> > > > > > formatting the drive takes just minutes.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > These instructions and software are also available on the
> > manufacturer's
> > > > web
> > > > > > site.
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Ted Zieglar
> > > > > > "You can do it if you try."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com...
> > > > > > > I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III.
I
> > > > started
> > > > > > > on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and
created
> > a
> > > > > > > 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only at
22%
> > this
> > > > > > > morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take 6
More
> > Days.
> > > > > > > Is this Normal ???
> > > > > > > Bob in Wisconsin
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>
- Posted by Michael Stevens on October 18th, 2005
In news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com,
Robert J. Stevens <atreborz@execpc.com> replied with a ;-)
> I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I
> started on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and
> created a 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only
> at 22% this morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take
> 6 More Days. Is this Normal ???
> Bob in Wisconsin
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Format XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/format_XP.htm
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- Posted by Robert J. Stevens on October 19th, 2005
Michael Stevens wrote:
> In news:4353B302.6DA68DF0@execpc.com,
> Robert J. Stevens <atreborz@execpc.com> replied with a ;-)
> > I am trying to install a new 80GB drive in a Sony Pentium III. I
> > started on saturday morning and XP says drive was unformatted and
> > created a 76Gig Partition and began Formatting for NTFS. It is only
> > at 22% this morning. bout 48 Hours so far. At this rate it will take
> > 6 More Days. Is this Normal ???
> > Bob in Wisconsin
I got it DONE. Seems the Drive is Bonkers. I finally ran IBM's DFT after I
loaded XP which took forever and wouldn't display the Icons. It says there's
a problem so Back it GOES
Reverted the PUTER Back to the 2GIG drive that was in it and resized the
PAGEFILE and dropped HIBERNATION which gave me room to install the other
programs needed.
Thanks for all the Input and Help
Bob in Wisconsin
>
>
> Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
> if using the web based newsgroup.
> Format XP
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/format_XP.htm
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