(External) Hard Drive RAW to NTFS

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Eonik

Eonik

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Hello.

I bought a used hard drive with external case, (used but working) i was using it for 2 days as a External drive, (exFat) i tried to format it to NTFS, because i want to use it as a normal hard drive on my Desktop, and i want to install the windows on that HDD. And i cant install the windows on the HDD, i put the windows CD, serial and gives me an error. 0x80070057 and others..

My question is what should i do? Any program to format the HDD? Or should i buy a new one?
I dont care about the files that are inside the HDD.

Things that i tried:

Quick format
Normal format
Disk Managment format
EaseUS format
and CMD

Nothing works :??:
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, Eonik!

I'd recommend you to test that HDD first using its manufacturer's diagnostic tool. This will help you determine the health and SMART status of the drive. If any of the SMART attributes comes with suspicious raw values, I'd advise you to use a different hard drive for booting (primary OS). Here are some third-party testing tool suggestions as well: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility

Another thing you could try with the formatting is a third-party tool or your manufacturer's formatting/diagnostic tool with the function to WRITE ZEROS to the drive. This would completely erase the drive to its default state.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted! :)
SuperSoph_WD
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SuperSoph_WD

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Hey there, Eonik!

I'd recommend you to test that HDD first using its manufacturer's diagnostic tool. This will help you determine the health and SMART status of the drive. If any of the SMART attributes comes with suspicious raw values, I'd advise you to use a different hard drive for booting (primary OS). Here are some third-party testing tool suggestions as well: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility

Another thing you could try with the formatting is a third-party tool or your manufacturer's formatting/diagnostic tool with the function to WRITE ZEROS to the drive. This would completely erase the drive to its default state.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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