Can't format New Hard Drive

Fatback · 09-12-2009, 03:00 AM

I just got my new WD Caviar Blue 320GB. I just finished installing it along with my new 4GB's of OCZ Balde. When I try to format the drive I get this message.

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The operation cannot be completed because the disk is not initialized

I have never came across this problem before. Does anybody know what I need to do. I went into the bios and everything checked out ok. The bios recognizes both of the hard drives.

Any help would be great.

Edit: I got it I'm so stupid I forgot to right click and Initialize it before I tried to format my bad I feel like an Idiot.

aviation_man · 09-12-2009, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Fatback

Edit: I got it I'm so stupid I forgot to right click and Initialize it before I tried to format my bad I feel like an Idiot.

So you're good?

**johnb35** · 09-12-2009, 03:27 AM

At least yours is good. I just bought from newegg 2 500gb western digital black drives for a raid 0 and one is bad, so I can't do anything until I get the replacement.

Fatback · 09-12-2009, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by aviation_man

So you're good?

Yep i'm all good it formatting now 60% done.

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Originally Posted by johnb35

At least yours is good. I just bought from newegg 2 500gb western digital black drives for a raid 0 and one is bad, so I can't do anything until I get the replacement.

Man that sucks everything I ordered works great although the fans I got are LOUD. My computer now sounds like a wind tunnel I unplugged two of them that where making most of the noise.

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