Okay, interesting update here. I figured out how to slow-format the drive from the command line. It took a really long time, but finally finished, and I installed Windows on it. It booted just fine, and it's running quickly. I even gave it a restart for no reason, just to see what happens, and...
Thanks for the response. As you'll read below, this is impossible, as I can't even get Windows to boot now. None of the drivers are even relevant at this point. Anyway, here's what's happened since that last post, and the details may be a bit flaky, as it's been about a week since I actually...
Prepare for a massive Wall of Text: Over the last few weeks, this computer has become more and more problematic. Just to get it out of the way, I can, with 99.9% certainty, rule out viruses or malware, as I'm extremely careful and use Malwarebytes, AVG, and Firefox with Noscript. My computer...