In article <199908111524.RAA19910@arena.sci.univr.it>,
 <torellip@arena.sci.univr.it> wrote:
>Hello.
>
>I really don't know how to act ("install over a non-defective HDD" isn't a 
>good hint), help on what to do would be very appreciated.
>
>Sorry if I could seem stupid but I'm stuck. Thanks for the help in advice.

If the disk is SCSI you can try to low level format it... On the other
hand, don't waste your precious time with broken hardware! You are much
better off giving up now.

christos