Question on formatting a slave drive that has XP on it

[Cisco Kid]

I have a friends system I am trying to format. I just installed all the new hardware, board,chip and ram , his current 80GB HD has X Pro on it.

For some reason upon installing XP Pro the system shuts down, I have hit F6 to initiate chipset driver installation as I am installing on a K8N Asus S754 NF3 board.

It loads the appropriate nforce storage controller driver but shortly after as installation continues the system restarts. I am wondering if the drive may be hooped, it seems to get very hot, but the odd thing is I am able to access it on my own machine when I replace my 80 GB slave drive with it and have the jumper set as slave or even no jumper.

I have tried to format it within windows but it will not allow so I have deleted everthing on the drive but windows folder is left on the drive empty. I am sure there are other files embedded I do not see. I plan to install it back in his machine and attempt to format and install XP Pro. I have tried the drive on the primary IDE as master and I have tried it on the secondary IDE and I have also tried it as a slave to the ide chain behind the dvdrw drive.

Still no success. I am stumped I have checked all settings in the bios ,everything seems to be correct. Am I missing anythng cause I have never had this issue before and I am leaning towards feeling that the drive boot sector is hooped.


Ideas guys,hopefully tonight?

Well update I tried uninstalling 1x512 pc3200 samsung and I still have issue, I have swapped each stick out ,funny thing is system has gone farther but after loading the chipset drivers it is just hanging with "please wait" .

I am gonna try 2x512 pc3500OCZ, I am running the sticks in dimm 1 and 3 as stated in manual for double sided. Well I am stumped what are the best drive diagnostic tools to test a WD 80GB drive, good thing is it is under warranty till 07.

CK

 

[thefly]

hmm.

Does it pass the drive fitness test from the HD company?

Will randish or partition magic format the drive??

 

[cw823]

Reread it. Can you delete the partition in Windows? Instead of just formatting it completely wipe out any partitions? (this would be in your machien). Scan it for viruses.

Am I correct that it runs hot in his machine but not yours?

 

[Kendan]

I second the drive diagnostic from the drive manufacturer. Then I would zero wipe it with the software from the manufacturer.

 

[Cisco Kid]

I second the drive diagnostic from the drive manufacturer. Then I would zero wipe it with the software from the manufacturer.

thanks for the feedback guys. I was able to delete all files when I hooked it up as a slave on my system the only thing left is a empty windows folder. I will attempt to hook it back up on my rig and then run diagnostic tools to wipe it clean