Cant format drive?

[sKum]

I just put in an old 80 gig hd into my comp, but it wont let me format it. It says to close boxes but there arent any open....

 

[gerbiaNem]

What do you mean by close boxes?

 

[Ice Czar]

start > run > diskmgmt.msc > action > rescan disks > RClick unallocated space (or partition)