Not able to format HDD while installing windows

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I am asking this new question after trying to recover my crashed windows data please refer below question/link

How to recover data from crashed Windows laptop?

-------------My query regarding HDD Format Issue-----------------

windows is not able to neither format HDD nor install windows.IT gives following error

while formatting: Windows could not format a partition on disk 0. Error code: 0x80070057 While installing:It is not able to recognize HDD format so it doesn't go to next installation step

I used following steps to format HDD

diskpart

list disk

select disk 0

clean

format

It couldn't execute format

windows
hard-drive
partitioning
diskpart
asked on Super User Oct 6, 2014 by Ravi Yadav • edited Mar 20, 2017 by Community

1 Answer

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EDIT:

Since you are unable to format it from the Windows installation disk, do it using GParted Live CD.: (Detailed instructions are provided at the GParted Live Manual website).

  1. Select an unmounted partition. Choose: Partition → Delete. The application displays the delete partition operation in the Pending Operations pane.

  2. Now format it. Choose: Partition → Format to, and select a type of file system from the list eg FAT32/NTFS.

If even this doesn't work then go for Western Digital Diagnostics Disk- The usage of this can also be achieved using the dd command in a terminal.


The error code 0x80070057 appears because the partition that is reserved for system is damaged

To resolve this problem, delete the existing partitions, create a new partition, and continue with the formatting.

• Start the installation process.

• Select all appropriate settings then click Install now.

• Click Custom (Advanced).

• Select Disk 0 partition 1, and click Delete.

• Select Disk 0 partition 2, and click Delete.

• Click New.

• Define the size of the disk, and then click Apply.

Note: the size of the default value is the maximum size of the disk.

• Select Disk 0 partition 2, and then click Formatting.

• Formatting should complete correctly. Click Next to continue.

You can now complete the installation without problems.

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answered on Super User Oct 6, 2014 by Rsya Studios • edited Mar 20, 2017 by Community

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