aminiman

(i've tried posting this on other forums, so i'm trying to give all info in the first posts, so i can get help :) )
Hey guys, I had just bought all the components for a brand new custom built computer, and I got a 640Gb SATA Hard Drive. I wanted to install XP on it
(not knowing anything about differences between the connections) and I tried installing it.

Went up to like 4% then it stoped copying. I got the message "Windows cant copythe file "xxxx.xx"(replace xxx.xx with a file) .

Thought something was wrong, so i put in an older HDD that i had, and it installed perfectly

I went online, looked up how to install XP on a SATA drive and I was told to put the drivers onto the windows xp CD. followed the instructions (with 2 different XP cds) and it still stops at around 3-9%.

Can I just use a program (or just straight copy) to copy all the info(including XP files) onto the SATA and it will work???? ---- edit: tried, it said that the destination drive was in use


Can anyone help me out on this? Would really appreciate it!


update:
This is BASICALLY what happens when I put in any type of XP installation CD (with the sata drivers or not)

1. Goes through normal set-up.
2. If I choose quick NTFS format, it will go from 0-20-100%. (If i choose regular NTFS format, it will stick on 0%)
3. Once passing the quick NTFS, it starts normal, then starts to slowly hang on different files, then it just stops on one item, sometimes at 2% and the max i've gone is 9%.


update:



update: tried running the windows check disk program, told me to restart and i did, i come back to see that its stuck on the last step, does that give any clues to anyone?


update: i did slipstream the drivers into the XP disk with nLite and the same thing happened

simpswr

I would run diagnostics on the hard drive . . depending on the brand:

Samsung http://www.samsung.com/global/busine...ort_HUTIL.html
Seagate/Maxtor/Quantum http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...oads/seatools/
Western Digital http://support.wdc.com/download/
IBM/Hitachi http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT
fujitsu/Seimens http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/download...es/#diagnostic
IBM/Hitachi http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT

On a drive that large . . formating will take quite a while, as will chkdsk and the diagnostics.

You might want to make one smaller partition ( 40 Gig or so ) for XP and Other applicatons, use the balance for documents and file storage

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aminiman

well,
1. i tried running a diagnostics on this hard drive, but the computer is running on 64-bit and the application ran on only 32-bit.

and i did try to run the formatting for like... 30 minutes and it didnt move AND the chkdsk for 30 minutes, still stuck on the 0%

simpswr

32 vs 64 bit is not relevant if you boot from the diagnostic disc . .

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aminiman

your right, i downloaded the TOOL and not diagnostics.

i ran it and i went to "Extended test" and it was a random sector diagnostics. it was workin for like 30 seconds then it got stuck on sector 255. i took a screenshot of it

simpswr

Does not sound good . .

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vladimirb

Hey mate,
sorry to say, but I think you should return that HDD and get yourself a new one...
Try couple more times...
if it hangs again on that or some other sector, then it is definetlly
HDD problem...
Hope this will help you mate...

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aminiman

for sure.
i decided to get it replaced, sent it in today.

2 days to get there, 2-3 days processing, nextday or ground return :)