hdd format issue

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If all else fails you could use the dd command to completely zero out the drive, then set partition table and partitions with GParted.  This would likely take a while on a 1TB drive, but it will definitely wipe out whatever is pre-installed causing the problem.  (Not sure how long, but possibly 1-3 hours.)  Substitute your proper device letter in place of "X" in "sdX" below.

Code:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX iflag=nocache oflag=direct bs=4096 status=progress

Note:  not sure which version of dd is on your LL install.  If you get message that "status=progress" is not found, just run command without that.  Only newer versions of dd have option to display progress of the command.  Without that option you'll see nothing and will not know that the command has completed until you eventually see the normal command prompt again.  Because it could take a while, probably best to wait until you know you won't need to use computer for a few hours.

Code:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX iflag=nocache oflag=direct bs=4096