I have a drive C and D. But after some work to my computer I can't open D drive says it needs to be formatted (again) But When i try to format it. Is says format was unsucessful. Can some please give me step by step instructions. Because just clicking format isn't working.
2007-01-11 06:06:02 · 7 answers · asked by Gina Wina 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
1. Right Click on 'MyComputer'
2. Choose 'Manage'
3. In the left pane on the window that opens choose 'Disk Management'
4. Select D Drive in the upper-right pane.
5. Right Click and select 'Delete Logical Drive' and click yes
6. Now it will show some Unallocated or Free Space in the bottom-right pane.
7. Select it and right-click. Choose Create new logical-drive (or drive maybe)
8. Keep on seleting next's and yes's
9. Finally your shiny new drive will be created and be ready
I strongly advise you read :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000
PS : If still you can not access your D drive properly after following the procedure, do contact a hardware vendor and get it changed befor the hardware fails with all your data.
2007-01-11 06:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by Amit Kumar Sharma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to format it from the DOS prompt. Type "format d:" to format it. Type "format /?" to get help regarding the format command.
If that doesn't work, delete and recreate the drive. To do this in Windows 2000/NT/XP, (not sure about Windows 98):
Right-click "My Computer" in Start Menu or Desktop, and click Manage. In the Computer Management window that opens, click on "Disk Management" on the left side.
Now on right side, you'll see all partitions in a list, and also as they're laid out physically on the hard disk. Right click on the D drive (either in the list, or in the physical map), and click "Delete partition". Follow on-screen instructions. Now, after the delete operation is complete, you'll find that D drive is replaced by Unallocated/Free Space. Right-click this, and select "Create Partition" (or similar option). Follow on-screen instructions. You will also be given the option to format the new partition during the create operation.
Hope it helps.
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2007-01-11 06:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by ADTC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows XP Clean Installation - Partitioning and Formatting using Windows XP CD
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_home_install_-_graphic.htm
2007-01-11 06:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me that the partition is corrupted. You need to have a healthy partition in order to format it.
Either get a computer professional to fix the problem, or you can attempt to use a program like Partition Magic to delete the partition and recreate it. Before doing any of this, I would recommend backing up any important data on a CD.
2007-01-11 06:25:24 · answer #4 · answered by techman2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try click start>control panel>performance and maintenance>administrative tool>computer management..
it will open a computer management windows ..
1.in it click disk management under storage(at the tree)..
2.select the drive you want to format, right click and delete logical drive..
3.set the partition again, try format it..
hope it works..
2007-01-11 06:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by frecoz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to state the OS operating system. Use FDisk at the DOS prompt to find out more information about the drive.
2007-01-11 06:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by R B B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've forwarded your question to a hardware engineer.. Hope he will answer soon.. Till then visit http://www.hardwarespace.blogspot.com
2007-01-11 06:26:23 · answer #7 · answered by nibin_m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋