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    pranati_sinha Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 23, 2011, 11:06 AM
    I need help with my hard disk which is not formatting.
    Dear Friends,

    Please help me, I have had a Samsung 80GB PATA Hard Disk for one year using windows xp sp2. I had formatted the Hard Disk several times, but this time, the hard drive is not formatting and not deleting the partition by FDISK Command and also by DM956.

    Every time I delete the partition and reconstruct it remains then same, with the existing partitions, so what can I do to recover my disk?

    Thank you
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    Aug 23, 2011, 02:16 PM
    When you say that you have formatted several times, please define "several."

    It is possible that you may need to get a new hard drive if you are unable to delete partitions and format. You don't want to format your drive often.

    Can I ask why you keep formatting your drive?
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    Aug 23, 2011, 10:15 PM
    Because of malfunctioning of operating system and effecting from virus frequently, Maximum 8-10 times I had formatted my Hard Disk but 2 days ago when I tried to reformatted the hard disk again then the whole thing happens it is not formatting and also not partitioning. When I repartitioned the hard disk, after repartitioning the hard disk partition its remain as same as previously exists I have try to upgrade (MBR)master boot record but its not done,Do we have any procedure or any hard disk maintenance software to recover the problem.
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    Aug 24, 2011, 05:00 AM
    First off, stop reformatting all the time and get yourself some virus protection as soon as this is working. I recommend Avira or Avast.

    Secondly, just because you run into a "malfunction" of your operating system, does not mean that you should reformat. This is always a last resort. Often times just updating some software or changing a setting can fix most issues.

    And third, there is no software to fix this problem. If you have done this numerous times in the past successfully, then I trust you are not messing up the procedure. Chances are you need to get a new hard drive because this one has been formatted/repartitioned/used to death. It is never a good sign when you are unable to format a drive.

    You can try KillDisk which will do a secure reformat of the drive. I would do just a single 0 wipe. But be warned that doing this on a failing drive will almost certainly crash the drive the rest of the way. I only recommend this solution since you are not trying to recover data from the drive.

    * Search Google for KillDisk and you will find it. It is a free program.
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