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Hi all, Im new in this forum but I already read the topics relates to my project, but with no luck didnt work. So this is my problem: I have a HDD Samsung model SP0802N and one time I was formating to reinstall windows xp on it, so i formated and installed but same as the rest of the guys on the reboot i got the message "Error Loading Operating System" I already tried to it all over again but no luck, then I stared having a problem while formating, it will go to 20% on the formating and it will stop, then it will say : Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged. Make sure the drvie is switched on and properly connected to your computer. If the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly terminated. Consult your computer manual or SCSI adapter documentation for more information. You must select a different partition for Windows XP. To continue, press ENTER. this is if I try the "Quick" format and I i use the long one it just freezes on me. I already try to install Vista,Windows media center edition and Linux and in all of them is the same problem. I aready try to conected as a secunday disck but it windows doesn recognize it, so I dont know what to do. Thank you.

well.. 1. after installing linux I installed win xp about 2 or 3 more timer without a problem. I used Ubuntu an then mandriva the formated to windows. and probably I agree that you say that my problem now is to format he hard drive, but I did not have an partition on the hard drive so that is not a problem, this is the HDD that came with my pc but my pc is not to old, probably is almost 3 years old, not to bad, I already updated the Bios to see if that was the problem but it was not, and what you said about changing the detection in the Bios I already did it, I changed to "arge" but still, nothing. some one told me that I could use the HDD Renegerator, and Im trying that but it takes forever!!!! is been runing for about 24 Hrs and I go only 600 MB scaned :S what do you think mate?

yes, my cable and jumper are correct master, slave, and the Bios does recognize my HDD if I star the computer with only that hard drive it tells me the size,brand and everything related to my HDD so im guessing it does detected. when I pluged as a secundary the Bios still detect the bad HDD so im guessing still good, it just have ome errors "i guess" I meant to say this to, before if I would put the bad HDD as slave, windows will detected but then I stared the computer with Win xp CD and I went to repaire and on the MS DOS y Typed the Format c: and it did, since then it hasnt recognize the HDD on windows and still cant format it

well i ran the aplications as you told me but it does not recognize my drive and I get the message: Error: Busy not clear, so i doesnt do anything. anything else i can do?

if is what I think it is, where you go, start>My Recent Documents just go. rigth click on start>Properties>(select start menu)>click on customize>advanced>clear list. and that's it, but as I said if is the one i think you are talking about.