Newbie here - Disc Initialize in XP first???

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Newbie here - Disc Initialize in XP first???

05-01-2007, 10:43 PM

I have a brand new 750GB HD for series 3. Is it ok to initialize this in XP first since my SATA controller doesn't recognize the capacity (i.e., it hangs and I can't get to the cd-boot disk).
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05-02-2007, 09:44 AM

Assuming the drive is blank, formatting should hurt or help. This shouldn't help the hang - the CD probably just isn't compatible with your SATA card. The easiest answer may be to send us the drive to format:

http://www.weaknees.com/misc.php

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05-02-2007, 02:43 PM

I resolved this, I only needed to update the bios and driver of my SATA controller. Thanks for the response.
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05-02-2007, 03:55 PM

Great - glad it's working out.

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