Hey guys. I've been reading this forum for a while, and I need some help from you guys.
Recently, I did a hardware upgrade (new motherboard, RAM, and CPU), and I needed to reformat my 500GB USB external hard drive (I looked inside the case, and it was a Western Digital) so I could use it to back up my HDD, and do a clean installation of Windows 7 to fit with my new hardware.
I tried formatting the External Drive with Command Prompt. I cleaned the old partitions... and well, it wasn't able to create any new partitions.
It ended up becoming a RAW hard drive.
I think it was because it was previously formatted as "WBFS" file system (its a format for reading Wii games so you can play them from a USB drive... Windows can't read it though). Or maybe its just because I used Command Prompt and I wasn't patient enough to wait for the easy "right-click on drive, press format, and start" method. I don't really know...
I've tried formatting it in Disk Management, but it reads that the "format did not complete successfully". I tried assigning it new drive letters, but that makes no difference. It reads as a "Healthy Primary Partition", with nothing unallocated, and 100% free.
I tried using RecoverMyFiles, which can detect my RAW drive is there, but it can't reformat it.
I tried EaseUs, but it can't detect my RAW drive.
I've even tried using Command Prompt again, but its inaccessible and can't format.
I'm almost sure its not a connectivity problem, since Windows can detect the drive going into the USB port, and it shows up under "Hard Disk Drives" and in "Disk Management". But, when right clicking and trying to format the drive, it says "Windows was unable to complete the format". ALTHOUGH, the "Activity" light on the case of the drive isn't lighting up...
I honestly don't care if I lose all my data on it, I just want it to be a usable NTFS drive again.
Please answer ASAP... my build is waiting downstairs to be completed
THANKYOU IN ADVANCE!
Recently, I did a hardware upgrade (new motherboard, RAM, and CPU), and I needed to reformat my 500GB USB external hard drive (I looked inside the case, and it was a Western Digital) so I could use it to back up my HDD, and do a clean installation of Windows 7 to fit with my new hardware.
I tried formatting the External Drive with Command Prompt. I cleaned the old partitions... and well, it wasn't able to create any new partitions.
It ended up becoming a RAW hard drive.
I think it was because it was previously formatted as "WBFS" file system (its a format for reading Wii games so you can play them from a USB drive... Windows can't read it though). Or maybe its just because I used Command Prompt and I wasn't patient enough to wait for the easy "right-click on drive, press format, and start" method. I don't really know...
I've tried formatting it in Disk Management, but it reads that the "format did not complete successfully". I tried assigning it new drive letters, but that makes no difference. It reads as a "Healthy Primary Partition", with nothing unallocated, and 100% free.
I tried using RecoverMyFiles, which can detect my RAW drive is there, but it can't reformat it.
I tried EaseUs, but it can't detect my RAW drive.
I've even tried using Command Prompt again, but its inaccessible and can't format.
I'm almost sure its not a connectivity problem, since Windows can detect the drive going into the USB port, and it shows up under "Hard Disk Drives" and in "Disk Management". But, when right clicking and trying to format the drive, it says "Windows was unable to complete the format". ALTHOUGH, the "Activity" light on the case of the drive isn't lighting up...
I honestly don't care if I lose all my data on it, I just want it to be a usable NTFS drive again.
Please answer ASAP... my build is waiting downstairs to be completed
THANKYOU IN ADVANCE!