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fdisk/format/fat32 a HDD with data
Name: micky Date: October 11, 2002 at 18:09:25 Pacific OS: win 98 CPU/Ram: xp2000+/ GA-7VKML mboar
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I have a WD400EB HDD with a few Kb of windows files on it .I want to install it in a new system(first installed on a 233mhzp1/128ram dell optiplex Gn+/win98).In BIOS standard setup I have to user define the size/cyl/hds/sectr values of the HDD for the system to recognise it. When I try to boot from a win98se startup floppy disk I'm notified that I have to fat32/format/fdisk the HDD. when I type Fdisk at the a:> prompt it reports that there's no fixed disks present? On another try it ran scandisk and stalled in the file allocation table . I cant figure out how to proceed . Any Ideas ?
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I guess you are only interested in your problem. First read the FAQ's on formating a HDD, then you might want to go to the "C" prompt before you type "format".
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