-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Formatting External HDD
- From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:13:21 -0400
well heck..........i guess maybe it's been hung up on ?? I don't know how
to stop it?? When I ctrl, alt, delete.....nothings shows up in processes?
ACKK!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Formatting External HDD
> CHKDSK can take a while depending on the size of the drive and the amount
> of
> data on it, but it shouldn't be running this long, especially with a 120GB
> drive. Go ahead and stop the scan for now.
>
> How full is this drive and do you have any problems accessing it normally?
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:12 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Formatting External HDD
>
>
>> just to let you know...............I rebooted last night (8-30)
>> and started again at 10:58 and it ran all night.
>>
>> Got up this morning 8-31 and it's was on phase 2,
>> altho there's nothing in the progress bar..........well
>> I've just let it continue to run and it's now 4:11 p.m.
>> and it's still on phase 2 with nothing showing in
>> the progress bar, but the HDD ACC is still
>> blinking on the external.
>>
>> Could this take a few days to accomplish?
>>
>> Sandy in Fl
>
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