Problems on a certain step in Windows XP installation.

[sw123]

I wasn't sure if I was supposed to put this in the CPU, Chipsets, and motherboard section, but this forum seemed to be the best place.

Ok, now for the actual problem. I have built a new computer, and it powers up, shows BIOS, everything seems to work, etc., but when I try to format my HDD with Windows, thats a different story. When I reach the 97% mark, it freezes(left it there for 20 minutes, no progress). My system specs are:


nVidia nForce4 SLI x16 motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.2 GHz processor
nVidia GeForce 6600 PCI-E x16
LITE-ON 52x CD-ROM, 32x CD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM
Samsung 3.5" floppy
512 MB RAM
Antec LifeStyle Sonata II case w/450w PSU
Western Digital 120 GB Hard drive.

To try to fix the problem, i tried:
-restarting the formatting/partitioning/installation
-loading nVidia nForce4 SATA bus and RAID drivers off the companion floppy disk.
-Disabling HDD S.M.A.R.T in the BIOS
-Going into the BIOS and setting optimized defaults, then changing them as needed.
-removing floppy disk AFTER the drivers were loaded.
-After resetting, deleted partition

My questions are:
What is going on at the 97% mark?
How can I fix it?

I also email eVga about my motherboard, and I will wait for a reply, and try their suggestion, if it doesnt work, ill do TS's

Thank you,

sw123

 

[Rik]

Google and get memtest and test your ram for at least 8 passes!!!!

 

[sw123]

never mind, I fixed it the fix was:

Partition about 95% of drive, then format. It worked, all thanks to my dad

sw123

 

[tifc8lraz]

never mind, I fixed it the fix was:

Partition about 95% of drive, then format. It worked, all thanks to my dad

sw123

That's actually a good idea.

 

[sw123]

Yes, he actually talked to a tech, but he really helped out....

 

[Rik]

Hmmmm, does that mean the hard drive has a fault then?? If so then i would return it if it was a new one!!!!

 

[sw123]

Well, i will attempt to format the last 7 GB of data. I'll keep you posted.