Can't Format Hard Disk While Reinstalling Windows - Fixed
What can I do to fix this issue? And can somebody help me ? This is my
question when I first encountered the problem. I know this is not so
hard to do and not so easy to fix. You have to read this tutorial
carefully and I wish you'd be able to fix your hard disk problem. Okay,
my problem is: While I'm installing my Windows 7 Windows can't format it. In fact, your hard drive's any issues can be fix by write zero to
your hard drive. But this method you'll lose all of your data. So, now
you might wonder how to write zero to your hard drive. Follow each step
below:
Note: You can't use the computer which has a problem to write zero to
the hard drive. This means you need another computer to write zero to
the issue hard drive.
1. Turn off you PC and remove the battery.
2. Remove the hard drive. Check for any screws that secure the hard
drive, unscrew them and remove the hard drive or watch this video for
better understand. VDO
- If your hard drive manufacturer is western digital hard drive then click here to choose your model and download.
- If your hard drive manufacturer is seagate then clcik here to choose your model and download.
- If your model is not mention above you might need to check it directly to their manufacturer website to download the software.
4. Instruction for using the wdc program to write zero.
- Download the Windows Data Lifeguard Diagnostics, WinDlg_v1_27.zip
- Extract and run the program, WinDlg.exe. If running Windows Vista (or later), you will need toRight-Click on the WinDlg.exe file and choose to Run As Administrator.
- Read and accept the license agreement to continue.
- On the main program screen, there are two windows. In the top window, you will see the drives in your system that are available for testing. The model number, serial number, capacity, and SMART status of each drive will be displayed. In the bottom window, the partition information for the selected drive will be displayed.
- Highlight the drive and select the icon on the top row to test or run SMART status.
- When you select the run tests icon, the "DLGDIAG - Select an Option" window appears.
- You will see the following options:
- QUICK TEST - performs SMART drive quick self-test to gather and verify the Data Lifeguard information contained on the drive.
- EXTENDED TEST - performs a Full Media Scan to detect bad sectors. Test may take several hours to complete depending on the size of the drive.
- WRITE ZEROS - writes zeros to the drive with options of Full Erase and Quick Erase. File system and data will be lost.
- VIEW TEST RESULT - displays the latest test results.
- Select the test you wish to perform and click the Start button.
- When the test completes, you will be notified with a pass/fail message. Click the Close button.