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built system in sig below last night
moved hdds from previous system
using the maxtor 40gb diamond max 60 for the system drive... install windows 2000
- created the partition
- started format NTFS
- 1hour = 15%
-3 hour ~29%
-few hours later it says that it can not format drive
- rinse repeat frustrate
do you think the drive went bad on me.. bad IDE or what
note: I have the maxtor as master and WD as slave
I have checked jumper conifg via manufacturers
any advice would be helpfull. I'm not a noob and still have teh basic try another drive and or IDE cable to do but looking for something I may be missing...... thank you
moved hdds from previous system
using the maxtor 40gb diamond max 60 for the system drive... install windows 2000
- created the partition
- started format NTFS
- 1hour = 15%
-3 hour ~29%
-few hours later it says that it can not format drive
- rinse repeat frustrate
do you think the drive went bad on me.. bad IDE or what
note: I have the maxtor as master and WD as slave
I have checked jumper conifg via manufacturers
any advice would be helpfull. I'm not a noob and still have teh basic try another drive and or IDE cable to do but looking for something I may be missing...... thank you