2009-07-23, 04:50 AM
I've got a 1TB sata WD Caviar Black. Ran a real format, ntfs, with XP Computer Management after hooking it up instead of a quick format because I wanted to make sure it was 100%. It's been 6 hours and it just passed 10% (it has been progressing at an even rate). I knew it would take a while, but 60 hours? That seems excessive. It didn't take that long to ship cross country (free no less).
Am I just whining/is that a normal format rate? Or is that a sign of a problem like XP is finding and blocking off bad sectors or something else? Would a quick format + a separate surface scan take just as long?
Thanks =)
Am I just whining/is that a normal format rate? Or is that a sign of a problem like XP is finding and blocking off bad sectors or something else? Would a quick format + a separate surface scan take just as long?
Thanks =)