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The hardware is above, everything went together well but when I went to install Windows it was incredibly slow (didn't think anything of it since most windows installs are the same way) and then I got this 0x80070057 error at 0% complete on copying the files to the HDD, went to retry and couldn't even get that far again.
Googled the error and found that it was most likely either the drive or the sata cable. In an attempt to change the variables I tried to install Ubuntu from a live cd I had lying around and the computer just went black after the post.
Continuing on my variable changing course I moved the drive into a fully functioning tower, disconnected its drive to make sure nothing got changed and tried to install Windows on the drive thinking that if I could get it installed I could just switch it back, install the correct drivers and everything would be peachy. Ended up getting the same error (0x80070057) so it must be the hard drive as the sata cable in the other tower had been functioning perfectly for over a year.
Is there anything I haven't thought of or read on here about this issue? It seems odd that a brand new barracuda is DOA. My only other thought was that maybe the Windows 8.1 iso might not have the sata driver I need but I wouldn't have a clue where to find this driver, I assume drivers can be loaded through USB during the partition stage of installation.
The HDD is going to be returned for a WD black although I have seen the same posts involving WD drives also. New sata cables will be coming with it also just in case.
My apologies for the essay but I tried to answer all the basic questions I have seen in the various posts on this error so no one directs me to the Microsoft website page on the error code.
Thanks for your time. Daniel
The hardware is above, everything went together well but when I went to install Windows it was incredibly slow (didn't think anything of it since most windows installs are the same way) and then I got this 0x80070057 error at 0% complete on copying the files to the HDD, went to retry and couldn't even get that far again.
Googled the error and found that it was most likely either the drive or the sata cable. In an attempt to change the variables I tried to install Ubuntu from a live cd I had lying around and the computer just went black after the post.
Continuing on my variable changing course I moved the drive into a fully functioning tower, disconnected its drive to make sure nothing got changed and tried to install Windows on the drive thinking that if I could get it installed I could just switch it back, install the correct drivers and everything would be peachy. Ended up getting the same error (0x80070057) so it must be the hard drive as the sata cable in the other tower had been functioning perfectly for over a year.
Is there anything I haven't thought of or read on here about this issue? It seems odd that a brand new barracuda is DOA. My only other thought was that maybe the Windows 8.1 iso might not have the sata driver I need but I wouldn't have a clue where to find this driver, I assume drivers can be loaded through USB during the partition stage of installation.
The HDD is going to be returned for a WD black although I have seen the same posts involving WD drives also. New sata cables will be coming with it also just in case.
My apologies for the essay but I tried to answer all the basic questions I have seen in the various posts on this error so no one directs me to the Microsoft website page on the error code.
Thanks for your time. Daniel
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