My new SATA hard disk 250GB is not allowing me to install Windows XP (SP2)

[harishs]

While installing OS, in setup page after formatting (NTFS Format) the drive. I m getting a message “Disk cannot be formatted, your hard disk is damaged”.

I bought this drive just 5 days ago and 1st day I have connected new drive to the old 120GB IDE hard disk and I have copied all data 4rm IDE to new SATA hard disk. Now I have removed IDE hard disk and tried installing OS to new SATA hard disk, its not allowing me to install & I have taken 40GB to install OS.
Now I have connected IDE hard disk and installed OS in SATA but system as installed OS in “D:” (SATA) and “C:” (IDE) as empty hard drive.

OS is installed successfully in SATA but running very slow compare to earlier.

My System configuration (I bought this system in 2005):
Intel Pentium 4, 2.66 GHz
512 MB + 256 MB RAM
MSI 915 GL motherboard
256MB AGP card

Please let me know if you require any other information & suggest me what needs to be done.

Thanks in advance.
Harish S

 

[bostonh8er]

This has happened to me in the past. I used a different install disk. I think the windows disks have different versions, and others are more/less compatible with different hard drives.

 

[harishs]

Hi bostonh8er,

can you make it clear, wat is dis install disk? wat is the maximum required space to install OS? What am i suppose to do to install OS?

 

[bostonh8er]

An install disk is the disk that says Microsoft XP that you put into the computer to install it. i don't remember how much it requires, but I usually have 2 partitions, one for backup and one for the OS itself. By backup I mean like a stash of my music, video etc. downloads. The backup usually has more room then the OS drive. To install, you need to run setup, (re)format, partition and finally install.

 

[harishs]

thnks for the info... let me try installing OS in different drive.