Cannot format network drive?

[Blammo300]

I just installed a new WD 80gig 7200 in my friends computer. I tried to install Windows xp but it gave me a "The file ql1240.sys is corrupted or missing." So I am now trying to format the new drive since I figure thats the only thing that could be wrong (or maybe im wrong) So when I load up an old win95 bootdisk and try to format it it says "cannot format network drive" and it wont even let me start Fdisk. I have tried flashing mobo, what could be wrong? Could the cdrom need new drivers to install Windows XP?

 

[PunDogg]

umm maybe the HD's bad, cuz if u can't Fdisk and/or install windows, and u are getting those errors, it might be a bad drive, where did u get the drive from, u could take it back there and ask them to run som tests on it.

Also some say u can run a hard drive diagnotics test on it, I don;t have the files to do that, hopefully someone has the WB ones, i'll to find some for ya.

Dogg

Might want to look into these

 

[Blammo300]

I believe the drive came with a WDdiagnostics disk. I ran it and it said its ok.

 

[ledzepp98]

why use fdisk and format.com when you can use the wd tools and partition/format for use in about 10 seconds?