Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 01:00:41 -0600 (CST) From: Brian Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 70ct won't format HDD
I've now tried both my Samsung 5400RPM 40GB drive and my Mac Mini's Seagate 4200RPM 40GB drive all to no avail. Let me preface by saying the original 810mb drive from the 50ct works perfect when put in. Any of the programs I use to format the drive (Samsung, but behavior is the same for both) show the drive name scrambled, the "SAMSUNG" reads "RALSTNF" and the Seagate drive is scrambled as well. I've used Ontrack to zero fill both drives several times, as well as other formatting utils. I can get the drive to format to 8GB with FDISK, but when I switch over to C: I should have command.com and instead it renames to "cnmland.com". Some have suggested boot sector virus, but this is not it. Both drives work perfectly and are recognized correctely (IE: correct name in BIOS) in both other PCs and Macs. Most of the time when I format with Ontrack I get an "S" on the screen when it starts instead of a blue ontrack bar I should get. Searching the web, I found another person with a Samsung SATA drive who said his also read "RALSTNF". He had recently switched to round IDE cables, and when he went back the problem went away. Is there a chance my IDE channel is broke in the Libby? Keep in mind it reads the 810mb drive perfectly. I've tried BIOS 6.2 and 6.4. Also, both drives are in MASTER mode by default without any pin jumpers. Any help is appreciated!
