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fdisk 80 GB HDD.
Name: Brian C. Date: December 25, 2004 at 05:02:54 Pacific OS: ---- CPU/Ram: 512 RAM
Comment:
in the next few days i'll buy a new motherboard with p4 2.4 ghz, 512 ddram and a new hdd with capacity of 80 GB.
i would like to devide this drive to 40 GB, and 40 GB. can i do it using fdisk.exe that can be found on win98 start-up disk?
thank ahead, brian.
Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them
Name: Dan Penny Date: December 25, 2004 at 05:05:33 Pacific
Reply:
Use the updated FDISK (post 98). It's on my webspace for download. (In the header of this message.)
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Response Number 2
Name: Brian C. Date: December 25, 2004 at 05:08:59 Pacific
Reply:
thanks a lot! it shouldn't cause me any problems with the high capacity of my hdd right?
what did u mean writing (post 98)?
Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them
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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: December 25, 2004 at 06:19:17 Pacific
Reply:
Brian,
The one Dan offerd is later than (post) 98.
It will do your 80GB.
M2
Mechanix2@Golden-Triangle.com
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Response Number 4
Name: Dan Penny Date: December 25, 2004 at 10:05:08 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, "post" (after) as opposed to "pre" (before). (Thanx M2). It handles HDD's greater than 64GB.
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Response Number 5
Name: Brian C. Date: December 26, 2004 at 10:34:21 Pacific
Reply:
haha, sorry for my poor english... i can use this file to delete two partition created in a 20 gb hdd? i both hdd are connected (80 gb qand 20 gb, one as master and one as slave) how do i do the partition using fdisk? thanx again
Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them
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Response Number 6
Name: jboy Date: December 26, 2004 at 10:44:41 Pacific
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