Jan 4, 2020 · [SOLVED] When I am trying to initialize my HDD it says 'Incorrect Function'. How can I fix this?

Nov 21, 2023 · When adding a second disk to my laptop, it appears as "Unknown" and "Not initialized" on Windows Disk Manager, and got an "Incorrect function" error when trying to initialize it.

Jul 13, 2022 · Initialize disk says "incorrect function" and doesn't show up under my computer Nic E 1 Jul 13, 2022, 1:08 AM

Apr 20, 2025 · AI Overview Learn more If your external SSD appears as a "removable disk" and you're not given an option to initialize it, it's likely already initialized or there's an issue preventing …

Mar 8, 2021 · I'd mean booting from some USB drive based recovery system (Hirens) to get unrestricted access to drive which is blocked in Windows when Windows is working.

Jan 24, 2024 · I initially used the USB-C to USB-C cable to connect the enclosure to my HP laptop and got the "Incorrect Function" error, when I attempted to Initialize. I tried the other cable, USB-C to …

Apr 22, 2018 · I bought a used Hard disk for my desktop, i plugged in the sata and power and it shows in my disk management section. But when i try to initialise it says "incorrect function". PS: it's used and …

Jan 26, 2024 · Hello Since this is a new SSD and it the first time to use it but it would initialize with an error, we couldn't rule out the possibility that the disk has been corrupted when it was released from …

Jun 18, 2011 · In Win 10- Goto Disk management when you see the drive you need to initialize, right click on icon "Disk 2" select initialize then right click in the center of the window where it Displays the …

Dec 9, 2021 · So I check on the disk management, it show on disk 0, but there is an "unknown" and "Not Initialized" with a red star message. Every time I click the initialize then choose both MBR and GPT, …