freeze with format

[wartak]

hi guys! my computer got miss up, so i decided to reformat it, so
i type the following

A:\>format C:

warning: ALL DATA IN REMOVABLE DISK WILL BE LOST

so i typed y or yes

then the message appear it says

trying to recover allocation unit 201,595

and it took several hours i think it stock what should i do did i made something wong?

please anybody knows how to solve this prob. thanks a lot guys

Hoping for good advice

[Tom]

Howdy wartak,
Bad news is your hard drive is most likely damaged. Let's see if Windows can fix this.
At the A:\> type
scandisk C:
Hit Enter.
If the scandisk fails you may have to retry it a few times, and it takes time so be patient. Multiple failures would indicate the drive may need to be replaced.
Post back and let us know how you did.

[wartak]

well thanks for the response! i made it several times and it display the message that scandisk cannot examine drive c:, so do i need to replace the harddrive?what should i do with this one do u think its useless now? thanks for having u guys around. See u then untill nextime.

[Tom]

Hey wartak,
Though the cost of drives has dropped plenty the last few years, I personally hate to let one go without checking everything. If you want, go Here (http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/B7a.html) and download Seagate's drive utility. Creates a bootable floppy and works with most drives.