Motherboard dead? Or Something Else?

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Morail

I'm trying to install a new hard drive for a friend and I'm running
into a problem. It won't format (NTFS) completely. Using the Win 2000
setup disc it recognizes the drive and runs through the format process
(prior to starting installation) but comes up with an error at the end
about not being able to format.

I updated the bios and it recognizes the drive and I ran 3 different
hard drive testing proggies, which says the drive is okay.

I then took out the drive and put it in my machine and it formatted
and installed fine. Put it back in his computer and Windows loads,
then crashes to blue screen.

Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could
use to rule out the mobo?
 
" Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could
use to rule out the mobo? "


What motherboard? What hard drive? What motherboard did it work on?
 
" Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could
use to rule out the mobo? "


What motherboard? What hard drive? What motherboard did it work on?
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It's a new 80 gig WD drive. Worked on my Intel D850MD mobo. I have no
idea what his mobo is, but the computer is a Compaq Presario 5477 with
a 500mhz Intel Celeron proc.
 
Morail said:
I'm trying to install a new hard drive for a friend and I'm running
into a problem. It won't format (NTFS) completely. Using the Win 2000
setup disc it recognizes the drive and runs through the format process
(prior to starting installation) but comes up with an error at the end
about not being able to format.

I updated the bios and it recognizes the drive and I ran 3 different
hard drive testing proggies, which says the drive is okay.

I then took out the drive and put it in my machine and it formatted
and installed fine. Put it back in his computer and Windows loads,
then crashes to blue screen.

Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could
use to rule out the mobo?
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I have seen similar problems adding new larger hard drives in older
computers.

The older power supplies were just not up to the load the added hard drive
and would fluctuate just enough during the time it takes to format a large
drive for the formatting process to fail. Try another power supply and see
if that clears things up.
 
I have seen similar problems adding new larger hard drives in older
computers.

The older power supplies were just not up to the load the added hard drive
and would fluctuate just enough during the time it takes to format a large
drive for the formatting process to fail. Try another power supply and see
if that clears things up.
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Worth a shot. I've tried pretty much everything else. :-)
 
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