Your hard drive turns into raw data and formatting fails.
Your hard drive turns into raw data and formatting fails.
couldn't be accessible. Data error CRC." Attempts to format the drive failed, and CHKDSK couldn't scan RAW drives. When I tried on another laptop, the issue persisted. Clearing read-only attributes via CMD helped temporarily, but formatting or access remained impossible. Interestingly, the drive worked on a TV, playing media files without issues. It seems compatibility and permission problems might be the cause. If anyone has advice, please let me know.
I transferred the Seagate Internal HDD (640 GB) from my dead laptop using a SATA-USB Adapter, intending to use it as an external drive. However, after connecting it, a popup appeared stating: "The drive (T couldn't be accessible. Data error CRC." Attempts to format the drive failed, and CHKDSK couldn't scan RAW drives. When I tried on another laptop, the issue persisted. Clearing read-only attributes via CMD helped temporarily, but formatting or access remained impossible. Interestingly, the drive worked on a TV, playing media files without issues. It seems compatibility and permission problems might be the cause. If anyone has advice, please let me know.
2. Input “diskpart” and press Enter.
3. Enter “list disk” and hit Enter to view available disks.
4. Choose the desired external drive (e.g., disk 1) by typing its number and pressing Enter.
5. Use “clean” to erase all data on the selected drive.
6. Enter “create partition primary” to start partitioning.
7. Specify the format as “fs=ntfs” with a label (e.g., label=new) and select it.
8. Assign a letter (such as “letter=F”) to the drive.
9. Press Enter twice to proceed through Diskpart and Command Prompt.
1. Locate the Search button on the taskbar and input “cmd” into the search field. Click right to open it as an administrator.
2. Input “diskpart” and press Enter.
3. Enter “list disk” and hit Enter to view available disks.
4. Choose the desired external drive (e.g., disk 1) by typing its number and pressing Enter.
5. Use “clean” to erase all data on the selected drive.
6. Enter “create partition primary” to start partitioning.
7. Specify the format as “fs=ntfs” with a label (e.g., label=new) and select it.
8. Assign a letter (such as “letter=F”) to the drive.
9. Press Enter twice to proceed through Diskpart and Command Prompt.
Eidur_0707
06-23-2018, 01:22 PM #6Consider using the advanced tools if you don’t require anything on the disk. You can boot into Linux and use gParted to reformat it. The operating system doesn’t need installation since it will run in RAM.
MoonMidnight
06-27-2018, 09:50 PM #8Initially, there was likely an issue when the computer was powered off because Windows, as an operating system, failed to recognize it and instead communicated with the BIOS through the drive. It issued a confusing message, essentially saying, "What's going on? Who am I?" Since it doesn't understand Windows' statements, it bypassed the OS to interact directly with the hardware. This explanation is a simplified version of the actual process, which is much more complex for those needing detailed insight. If you require data from the drive, it can be transferred to another storage device using methods like drag-and-drop or terminal commands.
Thank you for your feedback. I understand you prefer not to switch to Linux right now and plan to keep your current setup. You mentioned considering a trial on another machine before making a permanent change. Also, you suggested connecting the drive to your school's PC, which could be useful if they have an older Windows system. Thanks again for your support!