Raw files on external hard drive

[Klippy]

Hello,
I have a Hitachi 1T external hard drive. It says that the disk is healthy but RAW. There is nothing on the drive that I care to save but i would like to format it to work with windows 7. I have tried the quick format and it says that windows cannot complete the format. Any suggestions? With money so tight now days if I can use this hard drive for my audio books and the such I would really love to.

 

[Klippy]

I have done the formatting, quick and it says windows cannot complete

 

[Klippy]

Any Idea how long a regular format should take on a 1T?

 

[anti-painkilla]

Don't hold your breath. My 1.5 tb i left going overnight, probably 3-7 hours. Cannot be more specific sorry.