Avi D Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Hey, Alright, well I got the newest version of os x86 to install today, installed flawlessly! However, when I go to boot up, I get a few errors, such as "cannot get control from BIOS". I'm less concerned about the errors than the actual Hard Drive right now. What I want to to is reformat the entire drive with windows. I popped in the windows cd, and it now no longer recognizes the hard drive. I tried partitionmagic, which sees the HDD, but lists it as "BAD". I attempted to reformat with partition magic, but that wouldn't work either. How can I fix my Hard Drive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26842-hard-drive-bad-cant-reformat/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac10 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Have you tried deleting the partition/s? If your still having problems you could try Maxtor's diagnostic software from their website. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26842-hard-drive-bad-cant-reformat/#findComment-182316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 From what you describe, it sounds like you formatted your hard drive as HFS+ with the GUID boot record, when it should be HFS+ filesystem with the MBR boot record. I would try rebooting from the OS X install DVD and formatting your drive from there if you can, using the settings listed above. Good luck! EDIT: Check out this thread, it sounds like exactly what you are experiencing. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=26355 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26842-hard-drive-bad-cant-reformat/#findComment-182321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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