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bkenobi:
Just curious...did you verify that the SATA->IDE is not a IDE->SATA?  I've only done a small amount of research (and a while back), but some of the cheaper adapters are not bidirectional.  If it's detecting the drive, this probably isn't the issue though.

slapaham:
Well, the drive is SATA and the adaptor allows you to plug in IDE and Molex so I'm assuming it's okay. I may be wrong. However, the fact that it's being detected makes me think that's not the problem - like you said! I have a feeling it's something conflicting or the fact I haven't been able to fully format it. I did a bit of research and formatting HDDs can be a problem... I read somewhere about using the Windows 98 disc to format HDDs. I just wonder whether once the HDD is formatted correctly the problems might become easier to solve... ???

HaRuMaN:
Download a utility called swissknife, and see if you can format the HDD that way.

http://www.compuapps.com/Download/swissknife/swissknife.htm

slapaham:
Cheers chap

I'll give that a go!
 :cheers:

DillonFoulds:
I'll vouch for swissknife, if you're trying to format fat32 for a larger storage capacity. My PVR accepts only fat32, even for a 1tb hdd. Sooo frustrating.

Otherwise go with either ntfs(windows) or ext3(linux), depending on if your application accepts it. Or if you're one of -those- types, hfs+...

Personally i use a combination of swissknife for the lightweight drive management, or Acronis Disc Director suite for all those multi-partition more complicated setups.

Also, make sure you're NOT flagging the new drive as active, or when you go to format in windows, windows will move some system files around, and you can really fudge your OS up.

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