Partition Failed Partition failed with the error: POSIX reports: The operation couldn't be completed. CAN NOT ALLOCATE MEMORY

I plug usb mass storage device to my macbook pro i7 than every thing is stack and i reinforce to shutdown and than I start again but mac fail to boot again.
I tried different optiones in disk utility in mac os startup disk. but still fail to repair, erase and partition. I try to fix with the steps listed in
https://discussions.apple.com/message/13288923#13288923
but it fail to partition with the msg:
Partition Failed
Partition failed with the error: POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed.cannot allocate memory
pls pls pls help urgentely on this matter I stop working.
Kind Regards,
pe

Hi again OGELTHORPE.
I've already run two hardware tests. One quick one and one extended one. It was unable to pick anything up.
It's like everything is running perfectly, but when I go to erase the HDD or partition it, it pops up with the error message. Even when I try to erase and partition using "Terminal", I received the same error message.
It's beginning to do my head in, but will see if replacing the SATA cable will make any difference. If it doesn't, I'll hazard a guess it could be the Logic Board.
Thanks again for your suggestions!
L.

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Please forgive my naivety. I'm a newbie here.
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