won't format

[jrcalderwood]

My roomie just bought a barebones kit, im sorry i dont have the exact specs of the system, basically the question im asking is that when i tried to install windows it would get to ntfs format and start but never get past 0. I put the hd in another system as a slave and it did the same (though it would quick format). It seems pretty clear this is a bad drive, but im not sure, could it be something else? Everything is hooked up correctly and i double checked the jumpers. Any help would be great.

[ghost2003]

What kind of HDD is it? Check on the site of the company who makes it and see if they have diagnostic tools.

[GrfxArt]

....has the windows CD installed on another drive before??....does it install with FAT32 format selected instead??....

[not important]

I would go with ghost2003's suggestion.