Question Bought new HDD to replace one that wouldn't reformat, but new one won't reformat either ?

[Xirix]

This is a follow-up to my original thread here : https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...-properly-but-all-tests-say-its-fine.3842684/

I just got around to installing a new replacement HDD, I selected quick format in Disk Management after initialising it, it's been a little bit and it's still formatting, it's the same kind, a 2TB Seagate Barracuda, brand new. So unless I'm very unlucky and got a bad HDD, I think something else is causing this, but I have no idea what to check next.

 

[CountMike]

This is a follow-up to my original thread here : https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...-properly-but-all-tests-say-its-fine.3842684/

I just got around to installing a new replacement HDD, I selected quick format in Disk Management after initialising it, it's been a little bit and it's still formatting, it's the same kind, a 2TB Seagate Barracuda, brand new. So unless I'm very unlucky and got a bad HDD, I think something else is causing this, but I have no idea what to check next.

If it wasn't initialized from factory, even quick if format is selected, it will do full format, don't interrupt it or it will be worse. Also make sure that SATA port is set to AHCI, not RAID.

 

[SkyNetRising]

If it wasn't initialized from factory, even quick if format is selected, it will do full format

Nonsense.
Initializing just sets partition table format to either MBR or GPT.
It doesn't cause quick format to become full format.

 

[CountMike]

Nonsense.
Initializing just sets partition table format to either MBR or GPT.
It doesn't cause quick format to become full format.

No, it's not nonsense, from RAW it needs to set much more than those. In other words, full format with setting zeroes for every bit.

 

[SkyNetRising]

2nd time - initializing doesn't cause quick format to become full format.

Quick format always works as quick format.
Full format always works as full format.