Help, problems with laptop !

[veikovx]

I just bought a new laptop and i tryed to install windows but when formating the drive to NTFS it just hangs on 44 %, i tryed quickformating and it did it, but also when i do scandisk in windows it hangs on the stage 4 around where the 44% should be, could it be a harddrive problem ?

The hard drive is a Samsung HM120JI
Other confs are :
CPU : Intel Core Duo T2400
Chipset : Intel 945
Ram : 1 GB DDr II
GPU : Mobility Radeon x1600 256MB

Is this the right section to post this ?

 

[killernotebooks]

Did you do a chkdisk on it to make sure you didn't have bad sectors?

Did you buy this used?

 

[veikovx]

yes i did it to check for and try to repair bad sectors otherwise it wouldent go to stage 4 only to stage 3, and no i didnt buy it used
I have already tryed the scandisk 4 times now always stops and same position and doesnt say anything

 

[killernotebooks]

Where did you purchase it from?
Can't you simply return it?

 

[veikovx]

Ill be returing it prolly then , ill call them on monday and talk to them about it. And i did checkdisk in windows recovery console now and it says

C>chkdsk /p
CHKDSK is checking the volume...
CHKDSK is performing additional checking or recovery...
CHKDSK is performing additional checking or recovery...
CHKDSK is performing additional checking or recovery...
75% completed.
The volume appears to contain one or more unrecoverable problems.

 

[killernotebooks]

Who is it from.

 

[veikovx]

Its from a local manufacturer so to speak. Basically its a barebone 8258D with CPU and other stuff added by the local seller.....

 

[killernotebooks]

Ouch.

 

[Crazy7]

Bad sector! return it to Samsung.

 

[veikovx]

I went to the place i bought it from and they kindly replaced the harddrive all good now