i have an 80 gig drive and i think its true if its over 64 gig it reads it as 10 gig

do i have to move jumper on the drive to 32 gig setting?

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263044

As long as the bios see the drive correctly you don't need to mess with the jumpers.

You can download the fdisk update and run it. Then copy the new fdisk to your bootdisk. You can also use the ME version of fdisk. Then partition the drive with the new version.

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

thanks i wonder if oem is better

I have an 80 GB drive with Win98SE on it. How it got there was like this: I got a Western Digital WD800, downloaded the software from WD (Data Lifeguard etc) and formatted the disk with it (into six partitions - four 10s and two 20s). Then did a straight disk to disk copy from the old 20 GB drive for each partition. Worked like a charm and booted up immediately. I think all disk manufacturers have this kind of software available so it's worth a try.

Bryan

me bootdisc didnt work

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Ultimate_Boot_Disk_ME_d1497.html

im trying this

wonder if it will work

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i got it at rummage sale and it might have had xp on it and was deleted

is this a problem?

more likely a knackered drive ?

try the DOS version of KILLDISK to zero the drive:

http://www.killdsik.com

you need a self-extracting/creating WinME boot floppy:

http://spock.uccs.edu/pub/bootdisks/bootme.exe

ill try that- so far it says"remove other media press any key to restart"

then win98 one works if i use it

Use the Ultimate Boot CD...boot off it & run the appropriate diagnostic for your brand of HDD.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

fixed with system stuff downloaded from the harddrive website-which should be the first choice

all these me bootdiscs and stuff dont work

thanks for hlp

We're glad you got it fixed. Thanks for posting back.

A bootdisk with the proper commands should have worked just fine. Maybe your floppy disks or drive are bad.

"fixed with system stuff downloaded from the harddrive website-which should be the first choice"

Glad you got it fixed, but fyi, that same software is included on the Ultimate Boot CD. It's a "one stop shopping" CD that everyone should have in their aresenal of PC troubleshooting software. Here's just a partial list:

MaxBlast 4 (Maxtor) v4.0
DiscWizard 2003 (Seagate) v10.45.06
Disk Manager (Seagate) v9.56a
Disk Manager (Samsung) v10
Drive Fitness Test (IBM/Hitachi) v4.05
PowerMax (Maxtor/Quantum) v4.09/4.22
SCSIMax (Maxtor) v2.1
DLG Diagnostic (Western Digital) v4.15/5.04c
Data Lifeguard (Western Digital) v11.0
SeaTools Desktop (Seagate) v1.06.02/3.02.03en
Diagnostic Tool (Fujitsu) v6.30
SHDIAG (Samsung) v1.25
HUTIL (Samsung) v2.00
GWSCAN (Gateway) v3.15
GWSCAN (Gateway) v5.09
Salvation HDD Scan and Repair v3.0
MHDD32 v4.6
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theres nothing wrong with the floppy because i had to use it to fix it

so whats the link again jam? i guess its on this link somewhere

my advice, buy a hardrive in a box with a cd rom driver or floppy rather than an oem especilly if youre a beginer or in a hurry