Problem Formatting Hard Drive

[Fedcer]

Hi, I have a Western Digital 200GB SATAII hard drive. The Windows Xp install recognizes the hard drive, asks me how to partition it, I choose only one partition with all the 200GB and the format begins. Up to there everything works fine. The problem is that when the format reaches 90% it stops there and won't continue (I've already tried several times and it is always the same).
What could it be ? The hard drive ?

Thanks,

Fedcer

 

[Indyboy2]

did you try quick format,i had this problem once used a program like drive scrubber to format the drive from beginning to end then went through windows setup no more hangups

 

[Fedcer]

Well, following Indyboy2's advice, I tried a quick format and I get a message saying that Windows could not format the unit, probably because it is damaged and to try with another hard drive. So, is it definitively a hard disc problem ?

 

[Bozo Galora]

I realy dont understand why people who have these type probs dont immediately do a memtest 86+ and HDD manuf testing utility (WD) run, both booted to on floppy.