problem formatting second partiiton hard drive in windows xp

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Chirag

I tried formatting the second partition of my hard drive (volume E:\)
using the "compmgmt" utility in Win XP and it immediately says "The
format did not complete successfully". The first parition is formatted
and works fine.

I also tried it in the cmd windows (DOS) and it says "Cannot Open
Volume for Direct Access".

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Chirag
 
I tried formatting the second partition of my hard drive (volume E:\)
using the "compmgmt" utility in Win XP and it immediately says "The
format did not complete successfully". The first parition is formatted
and works fine.
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Try running the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic on the drive.
I also tried it in the cmd windows (DOS)
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It aint dos.
and it says "Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access".
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Because the format didnt complete.
 
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