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• Disk space lost because of the boot camp windows partition

  Hello world

  I have a problem with my macbook. Once a decide install windows via boot camp. Everything is ok, I'm going to star boot camp, create the windows (100 GB for windows) partition and start the installation of windows, in windows, I format partition windows by tutorial in the site of apple and windows install beginning... after that windows displays errors that can not install windows, so a cancel every thing a restart of the mac (I'm told that I can't live without windows) , so I started mac and I watch my drive. I have 500 GB SDD, mac shows me normally of 500 GB, but the tape drive shows me only 400GB. I understand that the missing 100 GB is the windows partition, but it is now. I can't find this partition, or disk utility, or normally. Boot camp can not boot because error boot camp startup disk cannot be partitioned etc..

  A few ideas how to run boot camp with this problem or how can run windows install without boot camp to try install new windwos? Sorry for my English and thank you for any response.

  After you delete the BootCamp partition, you must use the disk utility to resize the OS X partition.  The partitions will not resize itself automatically, you must open disk utility and manually resize the partition to use the full capacity of the drive.

• Windows Vista startup in the Boot Manager Windows Im getting the message of File:\windows\system32\winload.exe and this isn't the start of the DVD

  Original title: Windows Vista upgrade to Windows boot disk boot manager is located in the computer but will not start up installation disc

  Im getting the message of File:\windows\system32\winload.exe

  Hi WillieGuyton,

  (1) since when are you facing this problem?

  (2) remember to make changes?

  (3) what is the complete error message you receive?

  (4) what is the number of brand and model of your computer?

  Method 1:

  Step 1: disconnect any external devices (printers, scanner, USB (universal serial bus) readers, etc...)  Except the keyboard and mouse and then start.

  If this solves the problem, then add back devices at a time until you discover the piece of hardware causing the issue.  Then get any drivers\software update for the device.

  Step 2: Follow the steps mentioned in the link below to access pre - install the system recovery tools.

  How to access the System Recovery Options menu?

  Run the tool to restart system as shown in the link below
  How to use Startup Repair?

  
  Method 2:

  Step 1:

  Set the first boot device in the DVD in BIOS to boot from the Windows Installation DVD. To do this, see the documentation that came with the computer.

  Important: Change BIOS (Basic input output system) /semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  Step 2: Follow the steps mentioned in the article below for the restoration of the Boot Configuration database (BCD) store

  Windows no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/919529

• Is there a way to protect an administrator account to be hacked - such as encryption of the boot with Windows 7 system

  We have set up a computer for our son with ourselves as administrators and child protection software installed on the computer. Within two days, he had deleted the administrator account, the software protection of child allegedly hidden and we locked on the computer. After some research, I've seen the online instructions to know how to bypass passwords; I had also seen mentioned that you can encrypt the boot volume to avoid changing the admin password. Is this or something else possible, so we can help to change the password again? And if this is the case, it will be able to use the computer otherwise normally?

  Thanks for any help,

  Eric

  Hi Eric,

  Thanks for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

  We apologize for the late response and caused inconvenience. It is not possible to change the administrator password. It could be the password you use in knowing or it might be possible that he might have administrator privileges. Then I suggest you change the password alphanumeric password (small, uppercase, numbers and special characters).

  Have what child protection software, you installed?

  As now, it is not necessary to circumvent passwords. BitLocker is available in Windows 7 ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise. However, you can unlock some removable drives encrypted on any version of Windows 7. You can use BitLocker Drive encryption to protect your files on a disc. BitLocker can help the hacks to access the files on the system, that they rely on to discover your password, or to access your drive by physically removing from your PC and install it in another. You can always connect to Windows and use your files as you normally would.

  Please see the suggestions contained in the links below. (Gokul T)

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-system/running-Windows-7-repair-on-a-BitLocker-encrypted/89e2cae0-7d49-4cc4-981e-3776701bbf4b?page=1

  I hope this helps to solve the issue. If the problem persists, get back to us. We will be happy to help you.

• Remove the boot for windows 32 sequence

  Hello

  I had windows vista installed on my computer. The both 64 and 32 bit on HDs separate. A few days ago, I just format the hard drive of 32 bits. Now it always tells me when commissioning that 32 bits was damaged. I want it to go.

  My first problem is that I had installed two versions and it starts automatically on the 32-bit version. And I installed everything in the 64-bit version. If I reinstall 32-bit I would like t know how to put 64-bit like windows first when starting.

  I just used the 32-bit version of a material that does not work with 64 bit.

  Thank you Kalle

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-AU/Windows-Vista/change-the-default-operating-system-for-startup-multiboot

  Change the default operating system for startup (multiboot)

  If you have more than one operating system installed on your computer, you can choose the one that starts when you turn on your computer. More than one operating system installed on a computer is often called a amultiboot configuration.

  Read the above info.

  http://www.vista4beginners.com/system-configuration-utility

  Look also under Boot in the configuration of the system.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How to create multiple partitions to the boot camp windows 10?

  Hello

  I have a Macbook pro 2015 with 1 TB of HDD and installed 10 windows on it using boot camp with a size of 500 GB for windows.

  Now can I do 500 GB in three to leave different using "Disk management" on windows?

  If I do that it will cause problems?

  harshav339 wrote:

  Hello

  I have a Macbook pro 2015 with 1 TB of HDD and installed 10 windows on it using boot camp with a size of 500 GB for windows.

  Now can I do 500 GB in three to leave different using "Disk management" on windows?

  If I do that it will cause problems?

  -on-Windows-disk-for-Bootcamp-OS-x http://superuser.com/questions/944815/is-is-possible-to-have-multiple-partitions

• Boot Camp supports only Windows 7 or later installation on that platform. Please use a file ISO of Windows 7 or later installation.

  Hello

  I tried to fix this for hours, I hope someone can help me.

  I downloaded the ISO "Win10_1607_English_x64.iso" (4.29 GB) file and with him came a "info.plist" (2 KB), so they are both on my 64 GB USB Drive (format: MS-DOS (FAT32)) called 'WINSTALL '.

  I have the ISO on the USB key, and it is selected as the ISO image in Boot Camp. I also have the USB the disk of destination selected, and yet I get this error:

  Your bootable USB key could not be created

  Boot Camp supports only Windows 7 or later installation on that platform. Please use a file ISO of Windows 7 or later installation.

  I'm currently under OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.6 on my iMac (21.5 inch, end 2012) that is compatible with Windows 10.

  If anyone can help me I honestly love so much, I tried contacting Apple Support staff by phone, they said that they can't do anything, I tried to contact their Live Chat, but none of this has helped to solve the problem, and I tried to look online, but can't find too much.

  Thanks in advance for any answer!

  What OSX Version do you have? This site gives the requirements of Bootcamp: minimum system requirements to install Windows on your Mac with Boot Camp - Apple Support. And you did an upgrade? Could it be that the upgrade will not correctly for the OS?

  Looking at the 10 Windows version you downloaded, is the update of birthday, which was released less than a month ago. It could be that Apple is not reconisgin the Windows version when reading the disk, because it is too recent. I don't know if you have access to the download of the previous generation and do a Windows update?

• Boot Camp Windows Installation 10 - "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. It's the GPT partition style.

  Hello

  I tried to dual boot Windows 10 alongside OS X El Capitan on my iMac 21.5 inch i5 end 2013. I have followed all the instructions in the Boot Camp assistant, restart, choose the yellow 'Windows' drive to boot from, but when I get to the Windows installation, enter the product key and language, and then select the partition (0-4, the partition Disk Partition) it tells me that "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is the GPT partition style. »

  So I found this answer: How do I install Windows 8.1 on Haswell MBP

  But then I received the same error.

  Tried this: http://macriot.com/mcrt/?p=2362

  But fdisk TPG allow me to change anything, as the SIP is enabled.

  Tried to disable SIP via a command line in a terminal in recovery mode, but got an error-bash: command not found csrutil.

  So now I'm stuck on all fronts. Any ideas?

  Thank you

  RedPanda

  1. your iMac end 2013 supports the facilities of BIOS/MBR and GPT/EFI.

  2. the legacy BIOS/MBR method requires a hybrid MBR.

  3 EFI/GPT is recommended for your specific model.

  4. you can use the GPT Fdisk steps in your link to make your drive a GPT disk only. It is not enough.

  5. you will need to convert the FAT32 partition space using the following OS X Terminal

  diskutil eraseVolume free disk0s4 FREE

  This will return an error, because free space is not associated with disk slices.

  6. at this point, use the USB installer created by the wizard of BC, boot from it and hold down the Alt/Option key and select Boot EFI (not Windows). Point to the portion of the free space that you see after the + 620 MB Recovery HD. It will separate into a small (128 MB) MSR and the rest as MSD (NTFS).

  7. do not install W7 in Boot EFI, because it has some difficulties.

  8. when Windows is installed, and BC drivers are not installed, run setup.exe from the Bootcamp folder.

  9. If csrutil is not found, you are in the recovery of the Internet, because your local Recovery HD is corrupted. The rescue of the failure of the local recovery is restoration of Internet. Your must be on El Capitan. There is no csrutil (or SIP) before El Capitan.

• Satellite P300-150: Boot xp-vista & only 3 GB of memory with the xp

  Hello

  I have a Satellite P300-150 and I have two problems:

  (1) I install XP in my second partition and I can't boot to vista, I can start only for XP

  (2) I have install Windows XP Pro SP2, but Windows only shows 3 GB

  Thank you
  Fotis

  Hello

  > 1) I install XP in my second partition and I can't boot to vista, I can start only for XP
  The problem is known to me I installed the XP too on my laptop and after installing XP, I was not able to start the Vista because XP destroyed the Vista boot Manger!

  If you need now a Microsoft Vista DVD original (not Toshiba DVD recovery) and you should boot from the Vista DVD. This allows to repair the Vista Boot Manager.
  Then, you will be able to boot into the Vista operating system. Then, install the free tool called EasyBCD.
  This tool allows you to change the Vista Boot Manager and add the XP operating system to the Boot Manager.

  (> 2) I install Windows XP Pro SP2, but Windows only shows 3 GB
  I guess that your XP is a 32 bit OS and so he can see only 3.2 GB due to the limitation of the 32 bit OS.
  More details you can find on the Microsoft page

  Good bye

• Not able to boot after that windows update, just trying to install the number 3 setting 3, and then restart the computer. With the help of Windows Vista SP2

  Friday morning I wasn't able to boot my computer more. When I start my computer it won't seek to set a parameter nr 3 of 3. And then it restarts again. My computer tried to install some windows update settings the day before with no success. I Don t remember what it was. I got Vista SP2

  The same problem happends to my computer from friends four days, after she start a windows update installation. But it has solved its problem by using the Windows installation CD and use the repair tool.

  For me, my Windows installation CD I got from Dell does not work. Not the tool repair or startreparation. And I have no reference system to return.

  What should I do? I don't want to reinstall windows again, I have a lot of information on the computer I need to.

  All the world has noticed this problem?

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  See you soon.

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  If the above does not work, try to make a Bootable ERD to do a Startup Repair:

  As is the case with most computers/laptops these days, they do not come with good Vista disc to repair only the recovery disks.

  As your grave in the category above, download the ISO on the link provided and make a bootdisk of it.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  You can make a tool to restart system, System Restore, etc. with it.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista repair disc.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  There is not a disk of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.
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  If the ISP above Mathods to solve your problems, save your data using one of the methods below, and then reinstall Windows:

  1. slave of your hard drive in another computer and read/save your data out there.

  2. put your Hard drive in a USB hard drive case, plug it into another computer and read/save from there.

  3 Alternatively, use Knoppix Live CD to recover data:

  http://www.Knopper.NET/Knoppix/index-en.html

  Download/save the file Knoppix Live CD ISO above.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

  Download the Vista software from the link above.

  After installing above ISO burning software, right click on the Knoppix ISO file > copy the Image to a CD.

  Knoppix is not installed on your PC; use only the resources of your PC, RAM, graphics etc.

  Change the boot order in YOUR computer/laptop to the CD/DVD Drive 1 in the boot order.

  Plug a Flash Drive/Memory Stick, BOOT with the Live CD, and you should be able to read the hard drive.

  When the desktop loads, you will see at least two drive hard icons on the desktop (one for your hard drive) and one for the USB key.

  Click on the icons of hard drive to open and to understand which drive is which.

  Click the icon for the USB drive and click on "Actions > Change the read/write mode" so you can write to disk (it is read-only by default for security reasons).

  Now to find the files you want to back up, just drag and drop them on the USB. When you're done, shut down the system and remove the USB key.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Remove the boot loader of Windows or at least to set a different default charger (UEFI)

  I tried to remove the Windows boot loader or at least the value that it is the last thing in the list of shippers UEFI to try via the BIOS Acer. Nothing sticks. Whenever I reboot, no matter what bootloader, I put it, it will just reset it using the Windows bootloader and try loading something that isn't there. I deleted the windows and the recovery partitions because I don't need them.

  I installed also refined and it sets itself as the default startup at the end of the installation manager. However, as soon as I restart, something in the BIOS Acer (I guess?) is taking control and forcing the Windows boot loader entry in the first place.

  Refined and Grub, both work very well if I select them using F12 during startup, but I want one of them to be the default. How can I get this stick and get rid of the Windows Bootloader?

  I solved it! I had to turn on Secure Boot so that I can get to the "Select a UEFI file as being approved for execution" option (otherwise it would be gray). Then I navigated to the refined bootloader and grubx64 of Debian. I added the two, then turned off Secure Boot. For some reason, that they were still in the boot list priority and I could now move them upward.

  There could be pieces of the loader of Microsoft has left again, but I don't like because now the correct charger gets called first. Wheee! The BIOS version is 1.08 and I would install 1.13 anyway. It seems that only works with Windows, however, the BIOS is impossible to himself from inside the BIOS?

  Edit: Found the InsydeFlash tool. I'll try that. Edit2: Human resources management, is something closed-source they sell at ridiculous prices. So I guess I won't be upgrading the BIOS.

• No internet connection AFTER startup, but only works during the boot.

  Hi all

  Have a Win XP MCE (Media Center Edition) Dell laptop running.  I can only connect to internet when the system is even start, and I click on the shortcut to IE or Firefox. Once the system completes the startup it connects me to the internet WITHOUT problem & with good signal and good connection speeds.  System connect wirelessly through a Linksys router.

  If I left the initialization of the system ended up - and I'm trying to connect to IE or Firefox - the hourglass appears for a minute and then disappears and I get no connection!

  This means that I must always start the internet connection while system is always initialize, and if I end the connection I get only back to restart system in place and opening connection when appear the icons on the desktop for IE or Firefox!

  I am puzzled by this and have no idea what to do to solve the problem!
  TNX a lot!

  Cindy

  Hello

  • What were the changes made before the issue occur?

  Verify that if the problem exists in Mode safe mode with networking, if the computer works as expected in mode safe mode with networking, and then we can solve the problem in the clean boot state.
  a. refer to the article below for the procedure safe mode in Windows XP
  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

  b. it is a possibility that there is a startup program that is launched with a command line and it appears.
  You need to perform a clean boot to find the program that is causing and then disable or remove.
  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us
  Note: When you are finished troubleshooting, follow the steps as explained in the article to reset the computer to start as usual.

• Dual Boot with windows XP Pro with 2 HARD drive, error on secondary windows install: "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware... »

  Hi, I recently bought a new Hitachi 1 TB internal hard drive. I wanted to do a clean install on the new drive (d), be able to dual boot my computer and leave my old 300 GB disk (C :) as the primary windows installation. After physically installing the new HARD drive, I noticed that "new hardware found" and the the brand name flashed in the bottom right corner. I thought I'd see the new hard drive in my computer, but I did not. I initialized the new HARD drive with the computer management window (right click on my computer - manage) and I also formatted in NTFS (I had to change my printer hard drive letter to assign the new HARD drive with the letter D, but I've made other changes after this step). Now, I could see and use in my main windows on the C: installation. I then installed a windows new copy XP pro with the installation CD I got for my C: but on the D: (Note: I have a Dell computer (and the Dell reinstallation CD) and my current version of windows has SP3 while the installation CD is only SP2) (I also reformatted my HARD drive during the installation of windows to NTFS)

  Now when I try to start on installing the new on my D: I get "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check startup disk and hardware access path. "and another line saying to refer to manuals HARD drive and windows.

  My Boot.ini file at this time was:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I looked towards the top of this help page, but for now I'm unlucky:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314477

  (The next steps I took by throwing from the Windows CD and go into the repair console)

  I tried to use the bootcfg /rebuild but the line to boot.ini for my secondary HARD drive still does not work.

  He gave me something like:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (1) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I also tried to change the signature() to multi (0), but it did not work. (or try almost all possible permutations of disk() and rdisk() partition() 0 to 2).

  I also tried to use expand F(dvd-drive):\i386\ntkrnlmp(I_have_a_duo-core).ex_ D:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe and a few other combinations, but I when I login as D:\windows simply, it fails to extend with a message like "could not develop" or C:\windows I get "restricted access".

  I have not yet tried CHKDSK/r, but since I did a clean install on a newly formatted drive... I don't think it would work.

  I've also marked the partition on the D: as active (in computer management), but it did not help me.

  I've done a first installation of windows repair, strangely, I couldn't fix this one... Still does not work...

  My default windows installation yet works very well & I see that windows has been installed on the D: but I'm ideas from how to operate the dual-boot, can someone throw me a BONE on what to do?

  Maybe try to do something with the Boot Manager (whatever it is?) Create a new partition and use it as a boot manager? I don't really want to do this, because if I made a mistake I will be unable to use my computer and dual boot should work without going through all this trouble... But I found this page: http://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/ee829686%28WS.10%29.aspx

  Could a clean install two HDD help? I hope I won't have to do...

  Someone has an idea?

  PS: I'm not such an advanced user so I need a solution step by step, thanks!

  Edit: I also noted that I can't see my new HARD drive in my BIOS... weird... SATA-0 is my old drive HARD 1 and 2 are my dvd 3-5 readers are 'off' and it doesn't seem to be anything that it is plugged in. I also have 4 bays for internal HARD disks. Now, 2 are busy.

  Edit2: I looked inside my case and enabled the good Sata in the Bios after a reboot it detected the drive correctly. Dual boot doesn't always work well... The fact that it was disable in the BIOS while I was installing the new HARD drive could change anything? Hmm...

  In case I wasn't clear enough: I had a windows XP Pro installed on my C:, bought a new hard drive and installed the same copy of windows on it (d). I think that should allow me to double boot between the two installs different. Even if for some reason I can't boot from one on my D:. Andrew, I do not understand why you so far physically disconnect the other drive, the point of the whole operation is to build a boot.ini file so that the BIOS knows that it y facilities 2 windows and you allow to choose (and not have conflicting problems between the 2 systems), someone correct me if I'm wrong? "Expand" the part of my first post made reference to one of the solutions provided by Microsoft in the first link that I have included in my previous post (but I can't seem to work).

  In addition, it is the procedure that I followed: http://www.ehow.com/how_5950826_boot-two-different-hard-drives.html

  (except I've had the first installation already done).

  Andrew "also, once a new hd is plugged on the pc & running, most of the BIOS will place (them) as 1st priority hd, set the BIOS to do this", you mean that by installing separately from windows on each unit when the other is not plugged in, I could choose what disk to start from defining their priority in the BIOS once they are all plugged back? It's too tedious (as I intend to move frequently between the 2 installs) and requires a computer to other users of the lack of computer knowledge. Unfortunately, it is not a viable option.

  EDIT: I DID IT! Hmmm... Well, I double checked in the recovery console, the path of the new HARD drive with the arc command Scan. Tried to start again with the MULTI (0) in my boot.ini and it worked... I also had my windows install CD in. Maybe that is why I could not start, windows needs the CD to complete the installation? Weird, I don't know what I did to the difficulty it... but hey, it works! Thanks for your ideas guys!

• Only in the last days, Windows will ONLY open in Mode without failure. I don't know why?

  Only in the last days, Windows will ONLY open in Mode without failure. (I have made some changes myself)

  I tried everything I knew how to do, without success.

  It must be clarified...

  Which of the following statements apply to your problem:

  1 when you started the computer you tried to log in normal mode, it wouldn't, and you needed to go to safemode manually in order to identify you.
  If so, was there an error message?

  2. When you start the computer, it went automatically in safe mode.
  If so, try this...

  Login in safe mode > start button > in the search box, type msconfig > Enter > at the top, click on start > make sure that there is NO check mark in front of Safe Boot > make sure that there is NO check mark anywhere in this window > click OK when finished.

• I installed a hard drive 500 secondary gig, after re-booting the properties for the new drive hard only show 48.8 GB are available.

  I installed a hard drive 500 secondary gig, after re-booting the properties for the new drive hard only show 48.8 GB are available. where is the rest of the memory?  Its not partitioned to another eather drive

  original title: hard drive problems

  (1) what does your BIOS the drive size?

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  2) disk hard test - find your make and model:
  Speccy - computer/system information in detail
  (More detailed look at your memory and CPU)
  OS, CPU, RAM, card, graphics, hard drive, optical drive
  Audio, peripherals, network.
  Note: Option RAM indicates number of slots, DRAM Timing.
  Works your memory speed (frequency). The nominal frequency of your memory.
  http://www.Piriform.com/Speccy

  Test your player - CD Bootable:
  Ranging from 5 to 20% (depending on the manufacturing) new hard disks are defective. Test your drive with the factory utility. If you have a new hard drive Seagate the very next thing would be to download Seagate Seatools (bootable CD) and check bad sectors:
  http://www.Seagate.com/WW/v/index.jsp?locale=en-us&name=SeaTools&vgnextoid=720bd20cacdec010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

  For Western Digital readers to download the .iso from WdDiag file: http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=611&sid=30&lang=en

  Samsung Estool: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/support/utilities/ES_Tool.html
  Samsung Disk Manager software: http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/utilities/shdiag.htm
  Hitachi Drive Fitness Test Software: http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT
  Diagnostic tool available for use by customers who feel their Toshiba brand Fujitsu hard drive:
  http://SDD.Toshiba.com/main.aspx?path=ServicesandSupport/WarrantySupport/SoftwareUtilities
  Notice of suport Fujitsu disk utility: http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/
  Toshiba CD bootable: (BACK Diagnostic Tool version 7.0 for IDE/ATA/SATA hard disks)
  http://SDD.Toshiba.com/main.aspx?path=ServicesSupport/FujitsuDrivesUSandCanada/SoftwareUtilities#diagnostic

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  (3) HD Tune:
  Provides information of the car and has an option (tab scan error) to test your drive.
  http://www.hdtune.com/

  SpeedFan:
  Monitors internal temperatures and has a function of analysis health online (SMART tab) for hard disks drive.
  It displays your drives model number and compares your drive with other discs of the same brand and model.
  http://www.almico.com/SpeedFan.php

  -Partition management utilities-

  Partition Wizard Home Edition:
  http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
  Note: There is also a CD bootable or versions of the bootable Flash drive:
  CD: http://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html
  Flash player: http://www.partitionwizard.com/bootable-flash-drive.html
  Among the features and functions: create partition, Delete partition, format partition,.
  A partition resize, move partitions, Partition recovery after an accidental deletion,
  Convert the partition, partition Explore, Hide partition,
  Change the drive letter, a partition active Set, Explorer (content display) of the partition.
  Note: To complete any task use the "Pending Operations" box at the bottom left.

  Alternative to Partition Wizard (a bit easier to use, but Partition Wizard and EASUS have almost identical user interfaces)
  EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition (free):
  http://www.partition-tool.com/
  Partition software ALL-IN-ONE and the most convenient hard disk partition manager Kit
  Includes Partition Manager, Disk & Partition copy Wizard and Partition MBR and GUID partition GPT disk recovery Wizard (table) on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 (32-bit and 64-bit).
  It allows users to resize/move Partition, drive system extend, copy Disk & Partition, Partition merge, Split Partition, redistribute free space, convert dynamic disk, Partition Recovery and much more.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com