New HDD Won't Intialize

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I bought a WD Green 4tb HDD. It is recognized in BIOS and disk management, but when i go to initialize it, it gives me a "data error cyclic redundancy check" error message. I've tried choosing MBR and GPT; get the same error for both. I've tried multiple cables and connections and it doesn't have a drive letter yet, so I can't run a chkdsk. The drive is currently in an external enclosure, but I've tried it internally as well. Any ideas?

OS:windows 7 64bit (will be eventually plugged into a linux server 32bit)
 
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it's never been initialized... there is no drive letter to run a chkdsk on...
 
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What happenswhen you connect the drive to another computer or another OS does the same thing happen.
Try connecting to a Linux OS.
I would strongly recommended u try the Linux option, preferably Ubuntu u dont even have to install it just run it off the live CD/USB and plug in ur harddirve.
 
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the drive didn't show up in ubuntu or gparted... only in windows and there it gives me an error message when initializing
 
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Okay, downloaded the WD Universal Firmware Updater for Windows; http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/wdsmartwareupdate/firmware.asp?id=wdfGeneric&os=win
Follow their instructions, gd luck mate cause i am running out of ideas. :D:D
 
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