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Can't format a RAW drive to NTFS

Anonymous
2023-05-25T20:36:37+00:00

I recently received a new SSD and installed it into my system. I tried to format it into NTFS, which turned into the RAW format. When I try to reformat the drive in the Disk Management tool it says," The format did not complete successfully." I looked up some tutorials on this and it sent me to CMD. I ran as administrator and typed

Diskpart

list disk

select x disk

list volume

select x volume

format fs=ntfs

then it tells me "A Device Which Does Not Exist Was Specified"

I can't format the drive to NTFS I'm really confused, I have never had this happen before. any help would be appreciated

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-25T21:10:03+00:00

    Hello Jacob, how are you?

    Follow this sequence of commands and verify that the drive is formatted correctly.

    1. In the Prompt type DISKPART, when it opens, DISKPART will appear on the left.
    2. Type LIST DISK, this command will list the hard drives installed on the machine, pay close attention not to choose the wrong hard drive.
    3. Type SELECT DISK “X”, in place of the X put the number for the HD you want to format, put without quotes.
    4. Now just type the commands below and press Enter at each command.
    5. Commands:

    CLEAN

    CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

    SELECT PARTITION 1

    ACTIVE

    FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK

    ASSIGN

    EXIT

    EXIT

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-29T09:20:29+00:00

    Hello Jacob, how are you?

    Follow this sequence of commands and verify that the drive is formatted correctly.

    1. In the Prompt type DISKPART, when it opens, DISKPART will appear on the left.
    2. Type LIST DISK, this command will list the hard drives installed on the machine, pay close attention not to choose the wrong hard drive.
    3. Type SELECT DISK “X”, in place of the X put the number for the HD you want to format, put without quotes.
    4. Now just type the commands below and press Enter at each command.
    5. Commands:
      CLEAN
      CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
      SELECT PARTITION 1
      ACTIVE
      FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
      ASSIGN
      EXIT
      EXIT

    Hello Ploma, I follow your steps and when I write the command

    "FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK" I got "virtual disk service error: the media is write protected"

    Is my m.2 dead?

    I need you help.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-29T23:48:35+00:00

    an error in the virtual disk

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-25T23:18:28+00:00

    Hello Jacob, how are you?

    Follow this sequence of commands and verify that the drive is formatted correctly.

    1. In the Prompt type DISKPART, when it opens, DISKPART will appear on the left.
    2. Type LIST DISK, this command will list the hard drives installed on the machine, pay close attention not to choose the wrong hard drive.
    3. Type SELECT DISK “X”, in place of the X put the number for the HD you want to format, put without quotes.
    4. Now just type the commands below and press Enter at each command.
    5. Commands:
      CLEAN
      CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
      SELECT PARTITION 1
      ACTIVE
      FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
      ASSIGN
      EXIT
      EXIT

    Hi, thank you for reaching out.

    Okay so I tried this and I cant get passed "Create Partition Primary"

    It tells me,"DiskPart has encountered an error: A device which does not exist was specified.

    See the System Event Log for more information."

    I will try to attach a screenshot.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-26T21:11:07+00:00

    Does the same thing happen if I try to format the disk through Disk Manager?

    Press Windows+X, select Disk Manager and share a screenshot of this screen please.

    I also suggest, if possible, connecting this disk to another computer and following the diskpart formatting procedure.

    This could be a failure of the disk itself, and if the behavior is the same on another computer, it would be better to take the guarantee to replace it.

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