Hard Drive unformatted Deleting Errow

Try using your pc to format x box by hooking it with a usb cable.
Open windows and right click my computer.Then click manage,select disc managment under storage heading.Wait for the window to load.
Then look for unknown or not initialized disc.Right click left square area then click initialize disc.

Select mbr then ok.Windows should lable the disc unallocated.

Then right click the right rectanguler area of the x box hard drive and click new partition.Or format.

Sorry to say it, but that's what a dead/failing hard drive will do. If you're out of warranty, you'll need to get a new one. To be sure, see if you can do anything with your drive on a friend's 360. It can't hurt the other system. :)

Hi,

Yes there is a problem with the hard drive and a new one will be possibility, you can however keep trying to format the drive or use a friends Xbox to try and format it. Problems like this are usually due to bad or unreadable sectors.




Regards.

Sounds like the hard drive will not initialize . This problem is most likely
your hard drive. Try another hard drive . If the problem persist then you have
time out error that will some times trip the 360 to display 3 red lights . First
try another drive . And post the results and I'll advise accordingly.

Rob

i think there is some virus with your hard drive and that vanished all the data. u try to put some anti virus software to your comp..or u can seek the help of this site

the problem may come from the hard drive which means that it may have a virus like a computer or that the hardrive may have a malfuntion and cant be able to read to the xbox 360 so it is considered to buy a new hardrive and recover your profile/ enter xbox.com to get all the downloads that was on the last hard drive

To make the xbox360 hard drive 'formatted' to the console you need to follow these simple steps.
1, Go to the system settings on the dash board.
2, Select memory settings and highlight Xbox360 hard drive option, do not select, but press the yellow or the Y button.
3, From the menu that appears, select 'Format' and the hard drive will then be formatted to the console enabling you to use it as it was meant to be used.
Other than that, you will need a new hard drive as the one they have provided is faulty.
Lesson learnt for buying the cheaper 're-furbished' product. I hope this helps. Good luck.

I would suggest giving Microsoft a call and have them help you. If the hard drive is indeed faulty, they should be able to replace it for you at no charge.

If I may ask a dumb question, was the new drive formatted prior to running the test? A unformatted drive will fail.