Macbook Replace HD. get Partition . input/output error.
Hello,
I believe the Hitachi 80 GB, 5400 rpm, hard drive failed in my Macbook. I bought a new Hitachi 320 GB HD, 5400 rpm. Using the Tiger Disk, it shows up in the Disk Utility as a 2.3 TB Hitachi HD. SMART status is Verified. Partition scheme shows Unformatted. ATA 2, Read/Write, Total Capacity: 2.3 TB. When I attempt to erase or partition, it fails stating Input/output error.
I've read similar posts on this forum, but have not found a solution. It would seem that either the Disk Utility cannot work with this HD or .... I don't know.
After I tried installing the HD a few times, I removed it and put it into a Windows XP PC. I successfully formatted the HD and installed Windows and it worked fine. So the HD seems to be OK. Size was correct at 320 GB.
Any advice to get this working? I did order Snow Leopard. My hope is that the Disk Utility on Snow Leopard will work better than the Utility on Tiger.
Thanks
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.9), 1 GB core 2 duo