Hi, I am new to this forum.
I have tried to format a 2,5 inch IDE HD that stems from a satellite receiver. It is rated as 160 GB but shows up as 137 GB.
I have tried Parted Magic, but it wont allow to make a new partition.
With command sudo e2label /dev/sdd name I get the message:
Bad magic number in superblock
Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
I have wiped all data with HDD LLL.
I suspect the disk has a physical error, but will give it a try if you have any suggestions.