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can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. This discussion is locked vladimir Zabavskiy Level 1 (0 points) Q: Disk Erase failed with the error: Input/output error Hello,I bought a new SATA hard drive (HD 750G|WD 7K 16M SATA2 WD7500AAKS) and I'm trying to erase mac disk erase failed with error couldn't unmount disk it with Disk Utility because the disk is not mounting on the desktop. Every time I input output error mac disk utility get a message: "Disk Erase failed with the error Input/output error"Does anybody know what it means? Is the disk damaged?Thank you,Vlad Mac Pro, Mac OS mac disk erase failed file system formatter failed X (10.4.11) Posted on Aug 13, 2008 3:14 PM I have this question too Close Q: Disk Erase failed with the error: Input/output error All replies Helpful answers by Kappy, Kappy Aug 13, 2008 4:31 PM in response to vladimir
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Zabavskiy Level 10 (271,467 points) Desktops Aug 13, 2008 4:31 PM in response to vladimir Zabavskiy Did you partition the drive?Extended Hard Drive Preparation1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)2. After mac disk erase failed couldn't open device DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.3. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (only required for Intel Macs) then click on the OK button. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.Steps 4-6 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not Mac OS Extended, if the partition scheme has bee
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Closed Donna Rep: 1 Posted: 09/08/2012 Options Permalink History Subscribe Unsubscribe Input/output error after replacing Hard Drive Hi there, I've just replaced the hard drive in my Mac and am having problems installing the https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1662948?start=0&tstart=0 original software (OS 10.5, Leopard). It's a MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2009. After it failed to boot up past the grey screen, I took it to the Genius bar at my local Apple store, and the guy told me the hard drive had definitely died. Thank god I'd done a Time Machine back-up recently! I did a bit of research, (I'm not very knowlagable about computers), and eventually https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/102528/Input-output+error+after+replacing+Hard+Drive chose a Crucial m4 SSD, 256GB, 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s to replace it with. Crucial claim this is definitely compatable. All seemed fine as I put it in, but when I came to install the OS, I got a bit stuck... There was no 'destination' to install to, so I went to Disk Utility. The new hard drive shows up, but there is no option to "Repair Disk" under First Aid (it's greyed out) and when I tried to erase and re-format the hard drive - I selected Mac OS Extended (Journaled) - it comes up with an error message: "Disk Erase failed with the error: Input/output error" I've Googled the heck out of this, and although others have been asking similar questions, I still can't make sense of it all. Am I missing something obvious? If anyone has any pointers that would be so great. Thanks in advance guys :) Answer this question I have this problem too Subscribed to new answers Is this a good question? Yes No Voted Undo Score 0 Cancel Add a comment 0/1024 Cancel Post comment Are you sure you want to delete this zzzzzz? Cancel 1 Answer Filter by: Most Helpful Newest Oldest Azad Khan
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