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Scan disk error message

Posted: 01-23-2004, 12:57 PM
A. Linn
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What would cause the following error message when trying
to run scandisk on a USB 120 Gig hard drive? "Windows was
unable to complete the check"

Also, when trying to format the drive I get "Windows was
unable to complete the format"

Thanks

Scan disk error message


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Rich Barry
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Re: Scan disk error message
Posted: 01-23-2004, 10:50 PM
I would go to the manufacturer of the hd's website and see if you can
download a diagnostic utility.
"A. Linn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What would cause the following error message when trying
> to run scandisk on a USB 120 Gig hard drive? "Windows was
> unable to complete the check"
>
> Also, when trying to format the drive I get "Windows was
> unable to complete the format"
>
> Thanks

NobodyMan
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Re: Scan disk error message
Posted: 01-24-2004, 12:02 AM
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 05:57:32 -0800, "A. Linn"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>What would cause the following error message when trying
>to run scandisk on a USB 120 Gig hard drive? "Windows was
>unable to complete the check"
It couldn't run scandisk because scandisk doesn't exist in XP.
Scandisk has never existed in any NT architecture OS.
>Also, when trying to format the drive I get "Windows was
>unable to complete the format"
>
>Thanks
You can't format your system drive while XP is running. How can
Format format the drive that contains the program Format?

 
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