[SOLVED] format hard drive

shuggybhoy · 01-18-2009, 11:59 AM

Hi just wonderering if anyone could give me a wee bit of advice my laptop wont let me format the hard drive i am using vista home premium its a medion laptop i tried to boot it up with an xp disc but no joy

**grimx133** · 01-18-2009, 02:13 PM

To totally wipe the drive download the .iso and make a boot cd of killdisk. www.killdisk.com That'll put the drive into basically a factory state, no data or os left on it. If you don't know how to properly burn an image to make a bootable cd, let us know.

shuggybhoy · 01-19-2009, 05:16 AM

thanks for the advice i downloaded kill disc last night and burned it onto disc it erased the hard drive ok but when i put the xp disc in to reboot it it started to install but when it asked to hit the f8 key to continue with the instalation it came up with a message saying unknown disc there is no disc in this drive any help on this would be much appreciated.

dai · 01-19-2009, 06:51 AM

have you gathered together all of your xp drivers before starting

you will need to set the bios to see the sata drive as ide,you may also need to load a driver with f6 for it to find the drive

shuggybhoy · 01-19-2009, 10:40 AM

i have tried f6 but i dont have a floopy drive .i keep getting the message problem caused by following file setupdd.sys page_fault_in_non_paged_area .any ideas how i can fix this as i cant install any drivers via my cd rom

**simpswr** · 01-19-2009, 11:08 AM

Most newer BIOS allow an Alternate method for SATA . . Go into the bios and check the "Sata Operation" setting, change it to "Raid Autodetect/ATA if it is not already. Now try to install XP ( Verbage will vary by manufacturer )

shuggybhoy · 01-19-2009, 11:55 AM

hi when i go into bios settings and sata i dont have that option i have it set to ide removable

**simpswr** · 01-19-2009, 01:16 PM

What Brand/Model is this laptop?

shuggybhoy · 01-20-2009, 03:06 AM

hi its a medion model wim 2210 notebook pc hope this helps

**simpswr** · 01-20-2009, 06:59 AM

I am not familiar with that breand . . what are you using to install XP? . . is it an original installation cd?

shuggybhoy · 01-20-2009, 12:03 PM

no its a copy but it worked on my mates laptop .i am wondering if i,ve done something wrong when i,ve ran the kill disc i am using the laptop just now but im using parted magic so i can go online to try and download drivers to see if that helps but even that is posing a problem as once i,ve downloaded them i cant access them. any ideas??

**simpswr** · 01-20-2009, 12:09 PM

Drivers are not the problem . . either the drive is mess up or the installation cd cannot be read by the cd drive. You can download and run diagnostics on the drive to rule out failure and try an original install cd to see if that is the problem.

Was it working ok with Vista? . . have you tried to reinstall Vista?

Was this laptop ever offered with XP?

shuggybhoy · 01-20-2009, 01:43 PM

it had multiple problems b4 i ran kill disc you couldn't use the net pretty much all you could do was play music on it i tried to restore it but it didn't work so i ran kill disc it originaly had vista pre installed but my son has the recovery disc and he is out the country just now so i will try and get a vista disc and try installing that thanks for taking the time to help me out it's much appreciated cheer's mate.

shuggybhoy · 01-22-2009, 05:48 AM

problem solved i managed to get a vista disc and it installed with no problems. just like to thank everyone for the advice so thanks very much.

**simpswr** · 01-22-2009, 07:44 AM

Well done!!!

You can mark this thread as solved by clicking on the Thread Tools link in your first post . .

01-18-2009, 11:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	[SOLVED] format hard drive Hi just wonderering if anyone could give me a wee bit of advice my laptop wont let me format the hard drive i am using vista home premium its a medion laptop i tried to boot it up with an xp disc but no joy

01-18-2009, 02:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,144 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: format hard drive To totally wipe the drive download the .iso and make a boot cd of killdisk. www.killdisk.com That'll put the drive into basically a factory state, no data or os left on it. If you don't know how to properly burn an image to make a bootable cd, let us know. __________________

01-19-2009, 05:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	Re: format hard drive thanks for the advice i downloaded kill disc last night and burned it onto disc it erased the hard drive ok but when i put the xp disc in to reboot it it started to install but when it asked to hit the f8 key to continue with the instalation it came up with a message saying unknown disc there is no disc in this drive any help on this would be much appreciated. Last edited by shuggybhoy; 01-19-2009 at 05:19 AM.

01-19-2009, 06:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,637 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: format hard drive have you gathered together all of your xp drivers before starting you will need to set the bios to see the sata drive as ide,you may also need to load a driver with f6 for it to find the drive __________________

01-19-2009, 10:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	Re: format hard drive i have tried f6 but i dont have a floopy drive .i keep getting the message problem caused by following file setupdd.sys page_fault_in_non_paged_area .any ideas how i can fix this as i cant install any drivers via my cd rom Last edited by shuggybhoy; 01-19-2009 at 10:41 AM.

01-19-2009, 11:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,264 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: format hard drive Most newer BIOS allow an Alternate method for SATA . . Go into the bios and check the "*Sata Operation" setting, change it to "Raid Autodetect/ATA* if it is not already. Now try to install XP ( Verbage will vary by manufacturer ) __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

01-19-2009, 11:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	Re: format hard drive hi when i go into bios settings and sata i dont have that option i have it set to ide removable

01-19-2009, 01:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,264 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: format hard drive What Brand/Model is this laptop? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

01-20-2009, 03:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	Re: format hard drive hi its a medion model wim 2210 notebook pc hope this helps

01-20-2009, 06:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,264 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: format hard drive I am not familiar with that breand . . what are you using to install XP? . . is it an original installation cd? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

01-20-2009, 12:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	Re: format hard drive no its a copy but it worked on my mates laptop .i am wondering if i,ve done something wrong when i,ve ran the kill disc i am using the laptop just now but im using parted magic so i can go online to try and download drivers to see if that helps but even that is posing a problem as once i,ve downloaded them i cant access them. any ideas??

01-20-2009, 12:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,264 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: format hard drive Drivers are not the problem . . either the drive is mess up or the installation cd cannot be read by the cd drive. You can download and run diagnostics on the drive to rule out failure and try an original install cd to see if that is the problem. Was it working ok with Vista? . . have you tried to reinstall Vista? Was this laptop ever offered with XP? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow? Last edited by simpswr; 01-20-2009 at 12:10 PM.

01-20-2009, 01:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	Re: format hard drive it had multiple problems b4 i ran kill disc you couldn't use the net pretty much all you could do was play music on it i tried to restore it but it didn't work so i ran kill disc it originaly had vista pre installed but my son has the recovery disc and he is out the country just now so i will try and get a vista disc and try installing that thanks for taking the time to help me out it's much appreciated cheer's mate.

01-22-2009, 05:48 AM	#14 (permalink)
shuggybhoy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista home premium	Re: format hard drive problem solved i managed to get a vista disc and it installed with no problems. just like to thank everyone for the advice so thanks very much.

01-22-2009, 07:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,264 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: format hard drive Well done!!! You can mark this thread as solved by clicking on the *Thread Tools* link in your first post . . __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?