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Initializing new hard disk: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error

Submitted by Druss on Fri, 2012-10-12 01:09

I got a new 3TB hard disk. While it's being detected in Windows 7, initializing it has proved to be impossible as I keep running into the following error:

The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error

After testing this one a couple of different systems and in Linux, I have arrived at the conclusion that the drive is screwed. Time to get it replaced.