Computers don’t seem worth the effort half the time. Well PC’s anyway…
A few days ago, one of our PC’s stopped booting. It would get to the white bar that scrolls from left to right; just before the WinXP splash screen…then it would stop for ages and eventually reboot.
I thought it maybe a hardware issue (as I had installed new RAM), but have changed each component only to find the same result.
So, I thought I would re-install Windows. I booted the PC from CD, and chose the option to format the HD. It went through the process, but at the end of the format it said something like: “Windows cannot format this drive; it maybe damaged.” It then said I had to quit setup.
So I fitted another HD (which I know is in perfect order as it is from another PC that works fine). I went into through the setup process again - choosing “format”. And once again the message said that the drive maybe damaged.
I have now tried the drives in a number of configurations. Each on their own…both together, and with different jumper settings. I tried a different IDE cable, and even moved from IDE-1 to IDE-2 on the motherboard. All resulting with the same problem.
As of now, I cannot format the drive in this PC at all. Also, when Windows setup asks me to choose a drive or partition to format - I choose drive E: but Windows always attempts to format drive C:
What is going on - anyone able to help?? It’s driving me nuts!!!