I just finished putting my computer together; I started to load my operating system (windows xp-professional) and it stopped formatting my hard drive at 13% so I restarted my computer and now it says Error loading operating system. It won’t let me go any further.
What hard drive is it? I take it you want to reformat and start a fresh install of XP again? Id get a formatting tool from the manufacturer. They are best in the form of a bottable floppy.
Western Digital Caviar SE WD400JD 40GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM Brand Western Digital Series Caviar SE Model WD400JD Performance Interface Serial ATA150 Capacity 40GB RPM 7200 RPM Cache 8MB Average Seek Time 8.9ms Average Write Time 10.9ms Average Latency 4.2ms Physical Spec Form Factor 3.5" Features Features Fast Cool Running Ultra Quiet SecureConnect Warranty Manufacturer Warranty 3-Year When it arrived it didin't come with a box just the hard drive wraped in bubble wrap from newegg. brand new
Downloads Select the top option.... 1st Gen Serail ATA WD CaviarSE 7200rpm Then in the next box select Data Lifegaurd Tools 11.2 for DOS Its good for formatting, rewriting and backing up your MBR.
I suppose you could put your new drive in the computer your on now and download the version of Lifeguard tools for windows, install on your working computer and format your new drive that way. (assuming your using windows now?) Floppy drives are always a good backup for.... well things like this! They dont do a bootable version of lifeguard tools for cds. Which computer doesnt have a floppy? If its just your new computer you could download the lifeguard tools, put on a floppy then put the floppy drive in your new computer just to bootup and format.
Gosh thanks soo much for your help. for some reason when I unpluged my hd and pluged it back in it is working great. and thanks again for your efforts
