Microsoft KB Archive/277546

= Setup May Not Format a 30 GB Partition When You Install Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 277546

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q277546



SYMPTOMS
If you select the FAT32 file-system format when you try to install Windows 2000 on a partition that is 30 gigabytes (GB) in size, Setup may not format the partition and you may receive the following error message:

Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged. Make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. If the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly terminated. Consult your computer or SCSI adapter documentation for more information.

You will have to select a different partition for Windows NT. Press ENTER to continue.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem:
 * 1) Reduce the size of the primary partition.
 * 2) Partition the hard drive.
 * 3) Use a Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 Startup disk to format the partition.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft has confirmed that this problem occurs on the following hard disks:
 * Fujitsu MHL2300AT (30GB)
 * IBM DJSA-230 (30GB)

Additional query words: djsa 230

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbhardware kbwin2000presp2fix KB277546

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