[cgren72]

I am trying to partition one of my hard drives, but there is an error in the data moving process, I believe. The disk is a 250 gb westren digital cavier blue hard drive, and I have used minitool and easeus partition manager and had the same/similar results. Here is a picture of the error. This picture is of the error when using minitool. My current OS works, and everything seems fine, but I would like to partition this disk.

[no2pencil]

I would suggest using GParted, as I have used that program many times to re-grow ntfs partitions after doing data recovery, &/or hard drive upgrades for customers.

What I do find alarming is that I/O error. Chan you check the output from dmesg? If you don't need the information I would suggest a new format & re attempt the partition setup. Your disk is likely bad if you are getting I/O errors dumped on dmesg. Likely the PCB of the drive, unless you can hear 'chunch-kah-chunck' noises coming from the drive.

[cgren72]

This is a new computer, so it just has windows on it(also my only desktop). Thats actually why I wanted to partition the disk, so I could put linux on it.
I can boot ubuntu from a flashdrive and run dmesg, I suppose.

And if I/O errors show up on dmesg, should I buy a new drive/go through warranty with westren digital?

The hard drive probably has less than 48 hours of use on it, so thats nice.

[cgren72]

I booted from a flashdrive and used dmesg, and noticed this:

[ 2722.409164]          res 41/40:00:96:94:b8/00:00:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
[ 2722.409167] ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 2722.409169] ata2.00: error: { UNC }
[ 2722.411423] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
[ 2722.411443] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda] Unhandled sense code
[ 2722.411446] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda]  
[ 2722.411448] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
[ 2722.411450] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda]  
[ 2722.411452] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor]
[ 2722.411456] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
[ 2722.411458]         72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 
[ 2722.411470]         00 b8 94 96 
[ 2722.411475] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda]  
[ 2722.411479] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed
[ 2722.411482] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda] CDB: 
[ 2722.411483] Read(10): 28 00 00 b8 94 90 00 00 08 00
[ 2722.411493] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 12096662
[ 2722.411507] ata2: EH complete
[ 2724.149383] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x2 SErr 0x0 action 0x0
[ 2724.149388] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x40000008
[ 2724.149392] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[ 2724.149398] ata2.00: cmd 60/08:08:90:94:b8/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 4096 in
[ 2724.149398]          res 41/40:00:96:94:b8/00:00:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
[ 2724.149401] ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 2724.149403] ata2.00: error: { UNC }
[ 2724.151659] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
[ 2724.151675] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda] Unhandled sense code
[ 2724.151677] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda]  
[ 2724.151680] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
[ 2724.151682] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda]  
[ 2724.151684] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor]
[ 2724.151688] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
[ 2724.151690]         72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 
[ 2724.151702]         00 b8 94 96 
[ 2724.151707] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda]  
[ 2724.151711] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed
[ 2724.151714] sd 1:0:0:0: >[sda] CDB: 
[ 2724.151715] Read(10): 28 00 00 b8 94 90 00 00 08 00
[ 2724.151725] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 12096662
[ 2724.151740] ata2: EH complete

(not really code, but I put it in code brackets for a less cluttered look)

I also ran GParted, and had this error: Input/output error during read on /dev/sda.
So I guess the drive is bad.
Thanks for your help and suggestions.

[no2pencil]

Yikes. Definitely use the warranty. That's complete bs in my opinion as a fellow consumer.

[Guitora Kuronato]

Warranty is the best, cause it still new.
New product wont get damage unless it damage from the manufacture place