If the drive is still under guarantee, get it exchanged. If not, buy a new
one. It's never going to be a reliable drive, no matter how many times you
format it.... it's trying to tell you it's sick!
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"manu08" <manu08@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F1E76AFD-E0AB-46ED-B999-FEA8EC0B73BD@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I ran the Seatools diagnostic software on my hard disk & got the following
> test as failed :
>
> File Structure Test Result:
>
> Partition 1 (NTFS (80 GB) ) Result: Failed with critical Errors
>
> The following errors were found while scanning the volume:
> - One or more errors were found in the index
> - One or more errors were found in metadata file records
>
> Can someone tell me how to proceed in order to resolve this? I am trying
> to
> install Windows XP on this hard disk & am not being able to. After it
> finishes formatting the hard disk (not quick) & when it is 'supposed' to
> start copying windows files, I get this error:
>
> Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged.
> Make sure the drive is switched on & properly connected to your
> computer....
>
> Anyone know how to go about this ?