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Computer feels slow + SATA HDD format (Plz help)

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by snaarffie, Nov 9, 2004.

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  1. snaarffie Newcomer, in training

    right i have a number of problems with my pc and i duno what i did to get em (lol noobish i know but bear with me)

    right firstly when i start up the pc it takes over a min to load msn(which is auto startup) and the taskbar is normally frozen.

    secondly the pc is generaly runnin very slow at all things

    3rd how do i go about formatting a sata drive- i tried with the windows xp cd from startup but it only installs the os i think not format it(just to try to see if this helps)

    any help would rule

    - Please use proper thread titles
    Didou
    snaarffie, Nov 9, 2004
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  2. DaMOOseMAn Newcomer, in training

    If your Hard Drive manufacturer gave you a cd, it should have a formatting program on it. Boot from disk before you boot up ur system. If you don't have a cd. Go to your HD manufactures website. They should have something you could use to reformat on their website, you could download it from them.
    DaMOOseMAn, Nov 9, 2004
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  3. snaarffie Newcomer, in training

    thanx m8 ill have a look but the samsung site aint exactly good lol n e ideas on the rest o the probs or u recon this will sort it all out?
    snaarffie, Nov 9, 2004
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  4. snaarffie Newcomer, in training

    thanx

    ill have a look at the samsung site but its a bit crappy

    u think this will solve all the probs or not?
    snaarffie, Nov 9, 2004
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  5. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training

    1 and 2 could probably be because of spyware. Download Spybot S&D (see downloads) and Ad-Aware (same place). For number 3, the disk that came with the HD should work, but you could format with format if you had the drivers. Just boot to a floppy and format your SATA drive.

    P.S. Please make an effort to spell properly... it really bugs me :D
    me(who else?), Nov 9, 2004
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  6. snaarffie Newcomer, in training

    oem

    yup the harddrive i baught was oem so i got no disks/manuals and the manual from the site is an instilation guide to a ide hard drive :p

    ps sorry for the bad spelling but im severally dyslexic so spelling is bad
    snaarffie, Nov 9, 2004
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  7. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training

    Sorry, I worded that wrong, I don't mean things like typing this as thsi accidentally once in a while. The whole "r u guing to teh mall l8tr?" thing is what bugs me. It's nothing major, it just makes posts easier to read when there's not a lot of slang and abbreviations.

    /me exits rant mode
    me(who else?), Nov 9, 2004
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  8. snaarffie Newcomer, in training

    lol ok ill be all proper with my posts from now on :D
    snaarffie, Nov 9, 2004
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  9. snaarffie Newcomer, in training

    woot the pc is now running fine as. thanks for the help. turns out that it was my network card- i dont know why as iv had it in for ages. so anyway thaks for the help on formatting guys
    snaarffie, Nov 9, 2004
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