forematting

grndpop · 24. Jan 2010, 03:29 AM

i am trying to foremat harddrive and its not working i put xp in d:/ and start the computer and it will not foremat its telling me it is missing files or it has a virus

Ritho · 24. Jan 2010, 01:06 PM

Is this a brand new hard drive (never been used) or an used one? Did it previously have windows installed on it? I am assuming this is happening during the blue setup screen, right? Can you post the exact error message (full wording) you are getting?

grndpop · 25. Jan 2010, 12:33 AM

its a 80gig barracuda seagate it is opening to the black safe screen where it ask me to run in safe mode or safe mode with networking and so forth no matter witch one i pick it dose nothing

aqua · 25. Jan 2010, 01:05 AM

can you select normal windows?..last best configuration.
-also do you know how to boot from cd?..

grndpop · 25. Jan 2010, 01:26 AM

i click on last best configuration the screen went black and as far as bootting from cd is that where you start the computer up with cd in d:/ thats what i been doing

grndpop · 25. Jan 2010, 02:57 AM

one of the hard drive is telling me <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is missing or corrupt

aqua · 25. Jan 2010, 05:37 AM

ok read this link carefully. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...singhaldll.htm

mods:..forgot if the rules allow me to post links..if not,please delete it

aqua · 25. Jan 2010, 05:42 AM

don't forget to clean pc by inside [could be dust],unplug pc for 30 min...then open it.
make sure all cables are connected.

dre · 25. Jan 2010, 06:31 AM

hall.dll is a system files that windows uses for communicating with your hardware. boot from cd, make sure boot from cd is selected for first boot device in your bios. then when you are booting from the first blue screen it will ask you to recover from the recovery console, one of the options. press enter to install windows now. If it detects your windows installation, select repair windows...

Hopefully that will sort out the issue.

25. Jan 2010, 06:39 PM

You may also want to get into your bios and make sure your boot sequence is correct and that you are booting into the correct hard drive.

24. Jan 2010, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
grndpop Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5	forematting i am trying to foremat harddrive and its not working i put xp in d:/ and start the computer and it will not foremat its telling me it is missing files or it has a virus

24. Jan 2010, 01:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ritho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,379	Is this a brand new hard drive (never been used) or an used one? Did it previously have windows installed on it? I am assuming this is happening during the blue setup screen, right? Can you post the exact error message (full wording) you are getting? __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

25. Jan 2010, 12:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
grndpop Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5	forematting its a 80gig barracuda seagate it is opening to the black safe screen where it ask me to run in safe mode or safe mode with networking and so forth no matter witch one i pick it dose nothing

25. Jan 2010, 06:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
dre Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 143	hall.dll is a system files that windows uses for communicating with your hardware. boot from cd, make sure boot from cd is selected for first boot device in your bios. then when you are booting from the first blue screen it will ask you to recover from the recovery console, one of the options. press enter to install windows now. If it detects your windows installation, select repair windows... Hopefully that will sort out the issue. __________________ Windows 3.0, IBM PS/2 i486/DX2, 256K RAM, 50MB HDD, Integrated onboard gfx...

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25. Jan 2010, 01:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
aqua Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 111	can you select normal windows?..last best configuration. -also do you know how to boot from cd?..

25. Jan 2010, 01:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
grndpop Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5	i click on last best configuration the screen went black and as far as bootting from cd is that where you start the computer up with cd in d:/ thats what i been doing

25. Jan 2010, 02:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
grndpop Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5	one of the hard drive is telling me <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is missing or corrupt

25. Jan 2010, 05:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
aqua Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 111	ok read this link carefully. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...singhaldll.htm mods:..forgot if the rules allow me to post links..if not,please delete it

25. Jan 2010, 05:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
aqua Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 111	don't forget to clean pc by inside [could be dust],unplug pc for 30 min...then open it. make sure all cables are connected.

25. Jan 2010, 06:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Abandoned Guest Posts: n/a	You may also want to get into your bios and make sure your boot sequence is correct and that you are booting into the correct hard drive.