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Scheme is GUID, if the drive is partitioned.

Thank you for the suggestion, but unfortunately I did try that already. I mentioned it in the moderated post thats now been approved. What happened was the macbook recognized the drive through the USB as the correct the volume, and partition, and I was able to format it with the installation...

Ok, Im trying to post some information, but my posts are being "moderated awaiting approval"... not sure whats going on with that. edit: My relative did take to the macbook store first off, they also mentioned they thought it might be the harddrive, but also told her something to the effect...

My relative did take to the macbook store first off, they also mentioned they thought it might be the harddrive, but also told her something to the effect of "sorry, your macbook is too old and we dont work on macbooks that old. How about buying a brand new one?" Maybe it was the "genius" bar...

Right, I removed the drive and tested it on my PC with a SATA to USB adapter.

Could this be a conflict between the drive and this particular version of OSX? The drive is brand new, but the OS is 8 years old already I guess. Would upgrading solve this problem, perhaps? This isnt my mac book, its actually a relatives that Im trying to fix. The original HDD semi-crashed...

Disk utility will only do the "verify" and "repair" functions. Both pass. It refuses to format the drive, partition it, or do anything else, and gives some generic error message like the one mentioned in the OP. Using this drive on windows, it is fully functional; it will read, write...

The MAC OS X version is v10.4 Tiger, as well.

Hello, Im trying to install a Western Digital WD1600BPVT 160 GB 5400 RPM 8MB 2.5 inch SATA drive into a mac book pro. However, Mac OS X install CD detects the new HDD as being 7.25x actual size, claiming it is 1.16 terrabytes in volume. This is causing a bunch of headaches, because I cant get...