[x]
Posted via EE Mobile

Search, ask, and monitor your questions on the go with EE Mobile. Visit Experts Exchange from your mobile device and never be out of touch again.
08/01/2003 at 11:38AM PDT, ID: 20697163
[x]
Attachment Details
[x]
The Solution Rating System

With so many solutions, how can you tell which solutions are most likely to help you and which ones are not? To provide you with a tool to use, we rate our solutions based on various elements that most accurately determine if a solution is a quality solution. To explain what factors affect the solution rating, here are the elements we take into consideration when formulating our solution rating.

  • The Grade of the Solution
  • The Zone Rank of the Expert Providing the Solution
  • The Number of Author and Expert Comments
  • The Number of Experts Contributing
  • The Feedback of the Community

Your Input Matters
Because of the way the system is set up, the most important variable in this equation is you. As a member of Experts Exchange, you are able to cast your vote on the quality of the solutions in regard to how complete, accurate, helpful and easy to understand each solution is. When you provide your feedback, each rating is adjusted accordingly. So, if you see a solution that has a poor rating that you think is a good solution, let us know by rating it. As you do, the rating will be adjusted and will become more accurate for other members of our site.

If you have any suggestions that you would like to make for our rating system, please ask a question in the Suggestions Zone of Community Support.

Thank you!
6.8

Lacie "Big Drive" XP Formatting Problem

Asked by decker12 in Hard Drives & Storage

Tags: lacie, format, xp, drive

I have recently purchased one of those new external Lacie "Big Drive" 500gb firewire. The problem is that I cannot get it to format no matter what I try with Windows XP. If I put it on a macintosh via firewire, I can create partitions and format it fine. However, I didn't buy it for my Mac, I bought it for my PC.

Using Disk Manager in XP lets me create partitions, but everytime I goto format one, it goes to 100% and then says Was Unable To Complete the Format. I've made 500GB NTFS partitions and 5MB FAT partitions and everything in between. I had no luck getting it to work under Windows 2000, either.

The drive is recognized by my disk management programs, but I just can't get it to format. I called their tech support and they gave me a whole 3 things to try - none of which worked. I've updated the firmware (using the macintosh tools on an iMac), thinking that when I plug it with updated firmware into my PC it would make a difference, but no go.

I'm about to return this thing, which is a shame because it's a huge drive and it's portable. Anyone have any ideas on what I can try?
[+][-]08/01/03 02:44 PM, ID: 9051894

View this solution now by starting your 30-day free trial. Setting up your free trial is quick, easy, and secure. We will return you to this solution, unlocked, when you're done.

 

About this solution

Zone: Hard Drives & Storage
Tags: lacie, format, xp, drive
Sign Up Now!
Solution Provided By: AtX_dB
Participating Experts: 6
Solution Grade: B
 
 
[+][-]08/01/03 02:46 PM, ID: 9051903

Often, when Experts are collaborating with members who have asked questions, they will request additional information about the problem. Askers respond with an author comment like this one.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Author Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]08/01/03 02:55 PM, ID: 9051932

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]08/02/03 03:14 AM, ID: 9053697

Assisted solutions are selected by the member who asked the question as a comment that contributed to their question's solution.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Assisted Solution or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]08/04/03 12:56 AM, ID: 9066268

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]08/04/03 09:35 AM, ID: 9072139

Often, when Experts are collaborating with members who have asked questions, they will request additional information about the problem. Askers respond with an author comment like this one.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Author Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]12/30/04 01:15 PM, ID: 12928826

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]03/23/05 10:44 PM, ID: 13619278

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]07/26/05 07:01 AM, ID: 14527103

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 30-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
 
Loading Advertisement...
20091028-EE-VQP-86