I Own a Buffalo Drivestation HD-CE1.0TU2.
Im not really sure what firmware.
The drive formatted itself to RAW format, and now what I am trying to do is format it to NTFS
The Problem is, the hard drive isnt showing up as a drive letter.
So I went into computer management, found the drive, tried to create a new simple volume so i can format the drive, but it gives me the error
"The operation cannot be completed because the disk is not initialised."
Same thing when i try to quick format.
Also the drive is showing up as Unallocated in disk management.
OS: Windows Vista
In disk management right click on the drive itself (not the unallocated space) and there should be an option to initialize.
it says data error (cyclic redundancy check)
any help would be appreciated, i still havent figured this out...
please.... any more advice is greatly needed...
That means that either the unit is failing a CRC check, meaning that it's detecting a flaw in the hardware that will kill the drive if you format or it means that your computer is reporting a false CRC error. I would try it on another system, usually a CRC error with an external HDD is a bad sign, you should honestly be hearing a clicking noise by that point.