try partitoning it, thats what i do to salvage some space from corrupted hard drives (btw the symptons you've given is a hint of your h.d failing)
if your really desperate i suggest using a low level format, usually takes 5-8 hrs to finish, if the hanging symptons persist there isnt much you can do
Last edited by zerocopy; June 7th, 2003 at 09:08.