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the new harddrive (750GB) registers on the machine as a 5.5 TB harddrive, and cannot be initialized.
all hardware tests from install dvd show no problem.
what can i do?
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I've only run into this problem on drives that have been previously formatted MS-DOS FAT. Did the drive come out of a external enclosure? Is it new , used or refurbished? What formate does Disk Utilities say it is?
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both came new out of the box from ifixit.
disc description: WDC WD7500BPVT-22HXZT1 Media/Connection Bus:SerialATA2/Connection Typ:Internal/Capacity:5.5TB/Write Status:Read/Write/SMART Status:verified/Partition Scheme:Unformatted
under volume information it says:
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Start up from your system installation disk by inserting the disk and holding down the "C" key. Go to the second screen pull down menu to Utilities -> Disk Utility. The stats you gave state that the drive is unformatted. Select the upper drive on the left and format it and give it one partition.
i tried it. it says partition failed with error: input/output error
Send it back and get another one.
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I would check the connections again. And did you make sure to format the drive first?
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connections are fine. when i try to format it, it shows the harddrive, but does not do anything, when i try to format it. but states, that it is unformated and capacity is 5.5TB!!!
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I ran into a similar problem with an 1,8" drive in a MacBook Air - it turned out to be a faulty drive.
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What dive is this? Brand and number? Thanks
by mayer
750 GB 5400 RPM Western Digital SATA
Thank you!
by sknorr