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Help, I'm having trouble trying to format the hard drive on my computer. I had windows 98 installed but something has happend and it won't load properly. It won't even get to the start up screen. So I think that I need a Windows 98 boot disk, but I don't have one. Do you know of anyway that I can make one. I only have Windows XP on my other computer. Its all just really confusing. If you could help me out in anyway that would be wonderful. You can e-mail me at lisa@tinksnook.com if you have any ideas. Thanks
We usually recommend www.bootdisk.com although there are other download sites. You should be able to download the file on your XP computer. Then run the file and it will create a bootdisk. Don't just copy the file to a floppy disk, as the file itself is not bootable.
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Hi Lisa, hi everyone
"I had windows 98 installed but something has happend and it won't load properly. It won't even get to the start up screen."
We could be of more help to you when you could describe in more detail what's happening when you boot your computer.Have you tried to boot with the Step-by-Step confirmation option?
On boot tab the [F8] or [Ctrl]key till you get the Microsoft Windows Start-Up menu, choose Step-by-Step confirmation to see at what point it goes wrong.Anyway back to your question, www.bootdisk.com is where you can download a image of a bootdisk for your OS.
Save the image to the desktop or a for you easy to find place on your hard disk, place a blank floppy disk in your floppy drive, double-click on the saved image file.
When the image file is extracted to your floppy disk, place the newly created bootdisk into the computer you want to format and reboot with the disk in the floppy drive.
N.B.: You're computer must be set to boot from floppy drive first.
How-To Partition and Format a Hard Drive, just in case you could use some extra info.
(http://www.mesich.com/format1.htm)Hope this helps.
Greetz from The Netherlands,
The Count, Co-webmaster of mesich.com
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To make a 98(SE) bootdisk;
Put your 98(SE) cd into your drive.
Select and double-click the \Tools folder to expand it. Expand the subdirectory, \MTSutil, and then its subdirectory, \FAT32EBD.
Double-click FAT32EBD.exe and follow its prompts to create a FAT32 EBD.Write-protect the diskette when it is finished creating the EBD to ensure a virus cannot write to the disk.
Restart the computer with the FAT32 EBD.
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I want to make a comment to The Count's post above.
I copied and pasted the link (http://www.mesich.com/format1.htm)you gave and it says, page not found.
I also wanted to read this, but it's not there.
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Ok, I have a bit more information now, I don't believe it is the boot disk that is the problem, I was found the website you all mentioned bootdisk.com and I made a boot disk for the computer. But that did not work, it comes up with this message and won't let me do anything else "Error loading operating system" I am so totally confused, lol I just need to know to wipe out the whole hard drive and start over. And I just don't know where to begin. I have windows 98, or Mandrake Linux that I can install once I get the hard drive cleaned off, but until then I just don't know what to do. So if any of you have any ideas that would be wonderful. Thanks so much.
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Before I forget I just wanted to also mention that I believe before I got this computer that Linux had been installed or was partially installed. And I'm not even sure if Windows has been installed all the way. Thanks
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, hi everyone
I really feel ashamed. :%|
Here is the correct link, sorry about the inconvenience.
How-To Partition and Format a Hard Drive
(http://www.mesich.com/format1.html)Thank you very much for pointing out my error, Tammy1949.
Hope you'll find the provided information useful.
Lisa,
Does the computer boot from your bootdisk, or does try to boot from hard disk?
What's the boot order in your computers BIOS?Greetz,
The Count (December 13th, 04:13 hours)
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The Count - I am really not sure I don't really know a whole lot about all of this stuff. Right now I can't seem to get past the "Error loading operating system" message. This comes up on the second page when it starting up. I just don't really know where to go to check out the BIOS, if you could point me in that direction I will let you know. Thanks
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Ok, I finally got past that error message I can now get it to go the boot from hard disk or boot from cdrom thing. Now I'm just not sure what to do. I tried going to Boot From CD-ROM, then I went to: Start Computer with CD-ROM support. Then I tried to do the fdisk thing from there. I'm not sure if that is where I'm supposed to do it from or not. Because I tried to follow some instruction that were given to me and it just doesn't seem to work. I've also tried running the Windows 98 Setup again, but it after I press enter to begin setting windows up the screen goes grey and doesn't do anything else. So that is where I am right now.
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Hi Lisa,
When you turn on the computer, carefully look for a line reading something like:
"Hit <DEL> to enter CMOS-setup" or "Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP".Tab the [Del]key while it's running the memory test, if necessary keep tabbing the [Del]key till you get into the BIOS.
Once you are in, look for Advanced CMOS Setup. You can use your arrow keys to navigate to it and hit [Enter] to choose that page.
Post back what is set to 1st Boot device, 2nd Boot device and 3rd Boot device.
N.B.: The <DEL> key can be a different one for your computer, and the readings can also be slightly different.
Greetz,
The Count
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Ok, I think that I got that part fixed. It now reads 1st Boot Device - CDROM, the 2nd is HDD-0, which I'm assuming is the hard drive, and the third is the Floppy.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, hi everyone
I expect the reinforcement to arrive shortly. :-)
You are correct HDD-0 is the hard drive.
Now let's try to move around the boot order a little.
Change the 1st Boot device to Floppy, 2nd Boot device CDROM and the 3rd HDD-0.
Hit the [Esc]key to return to the main page, hit [F10] to save and exit.
Make sure your bootdisk is in the Floppy drive, before you exit.If all goes well, the computer boots for the bootdisk and you are returned a A:\> DOS-prompt.
Post back the outcome, and we'll proceed from there.
Greetz,
The Count
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Ok, I did that but it didn't work. I think it still tried to boot from the cdrom first, I will go back and make sure I have the settings correct. The lights on the floppy drive did blink though, so could my boot disk be bad?
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I went back and checked and the setting are correct, the floppy is the first boot device and the cdrom is second and then the hard drive is 3rd.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
When downloading the bootdisk from bootdisk.com you need to download it to the hard drive not directly to the computer.
After downloading, click on the download where it was saved on your hard drive.
You will be prompted to insert a floppy. It shall then extract the necessary files making it bootable.
Best Regards,
Mesich
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Hello everyone,
That should have read "When downloading the bootdisk from bootdisk.com you need to download it to the hard drive not directly to the floppy.
Best Regards,
Mesich
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Ok, I'm redoing the boot disk right now, I'll let you know what happens in a few minutes. Thanks
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Ok, I made another boot disk, I went through all of the steps that you said and it went to 100 percent and finished making the boot disk, but when I turn the computer back on below all of the specs about the computer it has the following: "Verifying DMI Pool Data....." then "Boot from ATAPI CD-ROM : Failure ..." then "Error loading operating system" I did not have the windows cdrom in, was I supposed to?
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
It appears it is now trying to boot from the floppy but the system files on the floppy are not being found.
Try and download another bootdisk. The one I usually use is the Win98SE OEM from here
.Remember to save it to the hard drive and then run it to extact the files to the floppy as you did before.
Best Regards,
Mesich
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
I'll assume that you haven't already turned back the boot order to it's original state.
Just to be sure that your bootdisk is correct, I would like you to put it into the computer you are on right now and reboot.Hopefully the boot order for this computer is set to Floppy, CDROM, HDD-0 as well.
If this computer boots from the bootdisk, thus not booting from the hard drive and directly into Windows, the bootdisk is OK.
What's the outcome of the above little test?
Greetz,
The Count
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ok, one question I'm running XP on this computer that I'm using to leave messages so doesn't that mean that I shouldn't use the Win 98 boot disk one it. Let me know. Thanks.
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If your floppy drive is the first boot device in cmos and you have a valid bootdisk in it, the boot sequence shouldn't proceed to the cdrom. So I don't know why you would get the 'boot from atapi cdrom--failure'.
If you're sure you had a bootdisk in the drive, go back into cmos and check again that a: is the first boot device. Also make sure the floppy controller is enabled. That should be on a different cmos page.
For whatever reason I think the computer is still attempting to boot from the hard drive.
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As a test of the bootdisk you can boot the xp computer with it as long as a: is the first boot device in cmos. Once it boots to the menu screen, go ahead and shut it down as you've then verified the bootdisk is OK.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
I don't think it does any harm to boot the WinXP computer with the Win98 bootdisk.
But wait for Mesich to respond, he's got experience with WinXP and I don't.Greetz,
The Count
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
I see DAVEINCAPS has already answered, the question whether or not you can boot your WinXP computer with the Win98 bootdisk.
As for checking if the Floppy controller is enabled, look for the "Features Setup Page" on the main page.
Greetz,
The Count
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What exactly is the floppy controller, the only thing I found that I think might be what you are talking about is Boot Up Floppy Seek, and that is Enabled. Is that what you are talking about.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
The "Features Setup Page" can also be called "Peripheral Setup"
Greetz,
The Count
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Ok, these are the different pages that I have listed on my main menu, which one do you think it would be under. 1. Soyo Combo Feature 2. Standard CMOS Features 3. Advanced BIOS Features 4. Advanced Chipset Features 5. Integrated Peripherals 6. Power Management Setup 7. PnP/PCI Configurations 8. PC Health Status The following options do not have any more features to look at: 9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults 10. Load Optimized Defaults 11. Set Supervisor Password 12. Set User Password 13. Save & Exit Setup and 14 Exit without Saving
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
Floppy Drive Seek should be Disabled.
The Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) is located on the Features Setup Page on this particular computer. It is called Onboard FDC.
Best Regards,
Mesich
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
Sorry, no that's not what we are talking about.
You need to look for OnBoard FDC ENABLED, on the "Features Setup Page" or "Peripheral Setup" page.
Greetz,
The Count
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Ok, I found OnBoard FDD not FDC and it is Enabled. Am I supposed to Disable the Floppy Seek?
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
I suspect number 5. Integrated Peripherals.
What about you guys?Greetz,
The Count
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Yeah, it can vary with bios' manufacturers and versions. The award bios on my other computer has it as 'onboard FDD controller' on the 'integrated peripherals' page.
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Ok, I got that and it is enabled, so should I test my boot disk on this computer now to make sure that it is working, or is there something else in these CMOS setup pages that I should change?
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
No, not that I can think of at the moment.
Go ahead and test the bootdisk.Greetz,
The Count (December 13th, 06:15 hours)
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Ok, I tested the boot disk and it seemed to work. It came up with the: Start Computer with CD Rom support, and without cd rom support and all of that stuff. And it said Windows 98, so I think the boot disk is fine. So anything else you think it could be? Also, I just wanted to Thank everyone for you help. I know I'm not the easiest person to try to explain things to. So Thanks
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I just went back and read the posts on the other thread that I had started. And yes Lisa and tinksnook are the same person ^_^ Sorry to confuse you all, Lisa is my real name and I always use tinksnook as my alias on any forum or anything that I join. Also, I have a quick question, I am able to get to the dos prompt A:\> by going through the Win 98 CD, is this the right place to do the fdisk thing or do I have to get it working from the floppy?
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
After booting with the bootdisk at the
A:\>type fdisk press [Enter]Reply [Y] to enable Large Disk Support.
From the menu choose option #4 Display Partition Information.
What information does this provide?
Best Regards,
Mesich
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
Do you not see any more information below that such as in this screenshot.
Best Regards,
Mesich
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
At that same A:\> DOS-prompt type in:
fdisk /status[Enter]keyWhat are those readings?
Greetz,
The Count
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Ok, all I saw on the first fdisk thing I ran was the very top of that screenshot you showed me. The rest was not there and I could not press escape to get out I had to restart the computer. Then I put in the fdisk /status thing and all that came up was a blank page with this heading "Fixed Disk Drive Status" and then a blinking cursor after Status. And that's all that is there.
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That's odd. Do you know what the capacity of the drive is (gigabytes)?
How long was the fdisk screen up before you rebooted?
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The hard drive is 80 Gig and I left the screen up for at least 5 minutes and I still have the Fixed Disk Drive Status page open and it is still blank.
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98 fdisk has problems with drives larger than 64 gig. I don't know if fdisk locking up is due to that but you will need the updated version in order to successfully partition the drive. I think Mesich has it on his site.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
Should only take a couple of minutes for me to put the version of fdisk for drives larger than 64GB on a bootdisk.
I shall upload it to the site and be right back with the link.Best Regards,
Mesich
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
Should of only taken a couple of minutes, but I ran into problems. :-(
It will be faster if you go here
and download the WinME OEM Bootdisk which contains the version of fdisk for drives larger than 64GB.Best Regards,
Mesich
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Ok, I'm going to do that, but I'm still having problems with the computer actually going to the floppy first to boot up. It seems like it is still tring the hard drive first. The lights blink on the floppy drive but it doesn't do anything else. I installed a new cdrom drive in it today, could some of the plugs or something have gotten loose on the floppy drive when I was doing that. Or does the fact that the lights did blink rule that out?
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
I'm terribly sorry, but I'm afraid I'm going to call it the night... make that morning.
I'm sure that you will work things out together, when the disk is partitioned remember response #7. :-)
I'll check back on the progress within a couple of hours, after I've had some sleep.
As for now, once again it has been a pleasure to work together with you all.
And that also applies to you to Lisa.Talk to you later.
Greetz,
The Count (07:36 hours)
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Yeah, you might want to check the floppy connections.
I put together an SE bootdisk file with the upgraded fdisk that I can email you. Run it to extract a bootdisk the same way you did with the bootdisk.com file.
It should work the same way as the ME disk from Mesich's link but you'll have it for future reference.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
Count,
I would say it's time for some rest Count, it's 7:45 a.m. there. :-)Linda,
Give the WinME bootdisk a try and let us know. It is booting from the disk as you was able to run fdisk from the A:\> prompt.Best Regards,
Mesich
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Wow, 7:45, then yes go sleep. :) It's only about 1:00 here. I'm still having problems getting it to boot from the floppy I checked the connections and unplugged everything coming from the floppy drive and then plugged it all back in but it is doing the same thing. It's like it doesn't even try to boot from the floppy it just goes straight to the hard drive. I'm doing a few searches to see if I can find some more info on why it is doing this. So until I find something else out about getting the floppy to work I'm sort of stuck. Unless I can put the boot info on a CD, is that possible?
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I sent the file to the email address you listed, but is that your actual address or did you just make it up?
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Well, it bounced back so it's not your real address. Not a big deal, but if you want the file you'll need to leave a valid address.
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That is my real address, maybe I typed it wrong, it is lisa@tinksnook.com. If you would like to try again that would be great, I got the floppy drive to work, now I just need the correct fdisk for larger drives. So if that address still makes it bounce back you can send it to my hotmail account which is visitorart@hotmail.com Thanks
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OK, what happened was, your email service rejected it because the attached file was an exe file. It recommended resending it as a zip file.
Here's what I'll do: I won't zip the file but I'll rename it as a zip file. When you get it rename the file from 98se64gig.zip to 98se64gig.exe. Then run the file as you did with the bootdisk.com file. Don't run winzip to extract it as it's not a zip file.
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Ok, I'm off to bed now as well. Thanks for all of your help. I'm still not sure what is going on with the computer though. But I have a feeling that there must be something wrong with the hard drive. Because whenever I try to run fdisk it lets me get through a few of the steps and then it just freezes it won't go anywhere and the only way to get out is to turn of the computer and try again. So I tried several different times with different boot disks and it did the same thing with them all. So that's enough for tonight anyway. lol Thanks again.
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If it's still not working with the correct fdisk then there's some other problem. How is it identified in cmos? Does it show up on the posting screen when you first turn the computer on? What is the model number of the drive?
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
Here I'm again. Hope you all had just as good, a good night sleep, as I had a morning/early afternoon sleep. ;-)
"How is it identified in cmos? Does it show up on the posting screen..."
What are the reading in the screen:
2. Standard CMOS Features?Greetz,
The Count (23:36 hours)
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I will check out the CMOS and let you all know what it says. Right now I'm a little busy so I can't do it, but I think in an hour or two I can get it done and post what I find. Thanks
Lisa
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Oh, also someone asked what the model of the drive was, here is all the info on that. Its a Western Digital WD800, the model # is WD800BB - 00CAA1. I'm not sure if you need any info other than that. Let me know if you do. Thanks
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Ok, I went ahead and went to the Standard CMOS Features. Here is all of the info that is listed: IDE Primary Master - WDC WD800BB-00CAA1 IDE Primary Slave - None IDE Secondary Master - None IDE Secondary Slave - CRD-8240B Then Drive A - 1.44, 3.5 in. Drive B - None Floppy 3 Mode Support - Disabled Then Video _ EGA/VGA and Finally Halt On - All Errors I hope that is what you needed.
Lisa
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That looks OK, the bios is recognizing the drive.
This shows the correct jumper setting for the drive:
The first one (single) should be the correct one for your configuration. Open the case and make sure that is the setting. It probably is since it's being recognized but those WD drives can be confusing as they usually have different single and master settings.
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Ok, the jumpers did not match the configuration that that webpage showed so I changed it. But it still is not working. fdisk will not complete it freezes once I try to create a new partion or delete a partition or even if I just try to view the partition information.
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You said earlier you suspected something may be wrong with the drive. Is it a used drive?
You haven't posted your motherboard model or cpu type or speed. If it's ATA66 capable or faster you need to use the 80-wire IDE cable rather than the 40-wire. I think most bios' will give a message if you're using the 40-wire when you should be using the 80-wire.
I believe the WD installation disk that originally came with the drive has a utility to change the ATA on the firmware. We should have thought of this before, but given the problems, it'd be a good idea to set up the drive using that disk. I think there's a utility on it to check the condition of the disk also. If you don't have the disk you should be able to get it at WD's site or I can email it to you.
Lastly there could be a flaw in the bios that's causing the problem with the drive. A bios upgrade may help. But use this as a last option as an upgrade can be tricky.
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Yes it is a used drive. But a friend of mine gave it to me so she may have the disk that you are talking about I will ask her. Also how to I find out the motherboard model and cpu type. Do I need to open up the case and check from there or can I start up the computer and find out. This is all very new to me so I'm sorry I don't know more about doing stuff like this.
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The cpu information may be on the posting screen when you first turn the computer on. Or sometimes it'll be in cmos. The motherboard info isn't critical. I assume it's relatively new since it recognizes your 80 gig drive. That's why I figured it may be ATA66 or higher and would need the 80-wire cables. But unless you know whether or not you used the 80-wire cables it'd be good to open the case again and check the cables. Post back it you not sure how to tell if a cable is 40- or 80-wire.
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The utility on this page:
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp#diagutils
called 'DLG Diagnostic' is what I was talking about to check the drive. I don't know if there'll be a similar version on the installation disk. But you can download it if you need it.
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I don't know how to check to see if the cable is 40- or 80-wire so if you could let me know I'll figure that out and post back when I find out. Right now it's getting late and I'm going to head off to bed. But I'll look for your post and figure it out in the morning. Thanks so much.
Lisa
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Hello everyone,
A 40 wire will have all black connectors where the 80 wire will have a black, blue, and a grey connector.
Best Regards,
Mesich
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
I'm still with you as well. :-)
To make things a little bit more visual, here are two links to images showing the two different types of cables.
A 40 wire: 18" IDE Cable - IDC40 X 3
(http://www.computerplug.com/cable_internal1d.htm)A 80 wire: 18" Ultra ATA 66.6/100/133 IDE Cable (ATA IDC40X3)
(http://www.computerplug.com/cable_internal1b.htm)Hope this helps.
Greetz,
The Count (14:48 hours)
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
Considering what DAVEINCAPS wrote in response #69, and your reply in response #70 that the drive came out of a other computer, makes me think that you might need to adjust the drive's firmware for use with your computer.
The drive's firmware could be set to currently incorporate with the BIOS of the other computer, the one of your friend.
To achieve this you'll need "Data Lifeguard Tools V. 11.0", the DOS version.
"The DOS version is required if installing a hard drive in a new system without existing operating system support."
These tools are available at the same link DAVEINCAPS posted in response #72, just above the Diagnostic Utilities.Wait for a confirmation from DAVEINCAPS, Dan or Mesich, before you give the "Data Lifeguard Tools" a go.
Greetz,
The Count
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Just a note; The ATA 66 80 wire cable on my system has all black connectors. So, look on the cable for the factory printing along one edge. If you see ATA 66 then it's an eighty wire cable. Also, even though it's the same physical size as a 40 wire, the wire "tracks/lines" on the cable are smaller.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, The Count, hi everyone,
Thanks for the info Dan, that's the first time I've heard of an 80 wire cable with all black connectors. Live and Learn. :-)
Normally they are color coded because the blue should go to the motherboard the black to the master and the grey to the slave.
I have used the Data Lifeguard Tools many times, normally to do a drive to drive copy.
The DLG diagnostics tools are not on the Data Lifeguard Tools Version 11.I would personally use the DLG diagostics first and test the drive.
Best Regards,
Mesich
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The Count squeezed in there while I was typing. ;>) The Data Life Guard tools would be a good thing to run. It will test the drive and give you all the info about the drive.
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Ok, First about the wire cable. Am I supposed to be checking all of the cables or just the one that comes from the motherboard to the hard drive. Because on that one peice of cable I cannont figure out which kind it is. This peice of cable is very short and has only two connectors which are both black. The only thing that I can find printed on it are Made in Mexico and these numbers 30553-AOO. Also if the cable is what is wrong could it be causing my problem, or should I run some of these programs that you all are suggesting?
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Just the data cable(s) from the drive(s) to the motherboard.
Download the dlgdiag11.zip file and create the dlgdiag diskette. (Open the zip file with your zip utility and click on the .exe program. Have a floppy in your A: drive. It will be erased and the tools will be loaded to it.) Then run the dlgdiag tool from a cold boot.
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Ok, I found out that I do have the 80 wire cable. I also downloaded the dlgdiag tool and am running a quick test on the drive right now. Ok, that just finished and it said that no errors were found, now I am running the Full Media Scan. When that is complete what should I do?
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If there's a zero-fill utility on the diagnostic disk you might want to run it. When it's done reboot with the 98 bootdisk and attempt fdisk again.
There is a command to refresh the master boot record. You'd boot from the 98 bootdisk and at the prompt you'd type:
fdisk/mbr
and enter. I don't know that the mbr could cause your problem but we're running out of possibilities.
Is it possible to temporarily connect the drive to another computer, perhaps the one with XP? You could disconnect the HD in that one and connect your 80 gig. Then boot with the bootdisk and see if you can run fdisk.
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Ok, I'm doing the write zeros to drive thing and then I will restart and try fdisk again like you mentioned. If it still will not work I will decide then if I want to go ahead and try it on this computer to see if it will work. Thanks again for all of your help. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Be careful if you swap the drives. You may be able to just disconnect the cable and power connection to the HD in the xp computer and connect up your 80 without physically installing it in the computer. Make sure the circuit board isn't touching any metal or that the aluminum HD cover isn't touching any electronics inside the case.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
We have seen enough Faith, Trust,
and Pixie Dust would now be welcome! ;-)The Pixie Dust may still be found within Data Lifeguard Tools Software Utilities, here is some more information.
(http://support.wdc.com/dlg/facts.asp)Greetz,
The Count
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(Chuckle) Pixie Dust. You always make me smile Count. Think of what it would be like if all the ~regulars~ here could meet and get together for a night. If Mesich could make it we'd have to be sure there's a Corona or three around. ;>) Teleportation been invented yet?.......
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Thank You so much. I got it working, I guess the hard drive just needed to be set back to zero because I did that and then I went back in and deleted any partions that were on the disk and then made the new partion and fdisk worked perfectly. So I know have the Operating System on and everything is running smoothly. Thanks to everyone that helped me out with this. I could not have done it without you. Thanks again.
Lisa
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If I may be so bold, I'm sure I speak for everyone involved here; Glad everything worked out for you Lisa.
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I'll second that! My next recommendation would have been to check WD's site to see if it was still under warranty and if so to RMA it back to them for another.
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Hello everyone,
Very happy to see everything worked out.
A get together would be awesome.
I would never turn down a few Corona's with good friends.
Best regards and wishes to all,
Mesich
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
Lisa,
With a little help from your friends, you can do magic.Dan,
I'm happy to know, I could put a(nother) smile on your face. :-)
A night? Don't think that that would be sufficient. Some of us would have to come over from overseas, but I'm pretty sure Mesich wouldn't like to miss a get together for a minute.
I fear that we will have to wait till the 24th century before teleportation is "safe" and a common good...
"One to beam up... Energize"DAVEINCAPS,
Sorry for asking but what does RMA mean? %-)Mesich,
What could I possibly add? ;-)Ends well, All well. Yet another happy ending! :-)
Greetz,
The Count
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I believe it stands for 'return material authorization'. You fill out a form on their site and they usually then email you the authorization that must accompany the product when you return it.
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Hi Lisa, DAVEINCAPS, Dan, Tammy1949, Mesich, hi everyone
Thank you very much, DAVEINCAPS.
I really appreciate it that you took the time to explain the meaning of RMA to me. :-)Greetz,
The Count
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You're welcome. I had to look it up anyway. I've always used the term 'RMA' without paying attention to what the letters stood for.
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I've been following this post (lurking in the background) & I would just like to commend all of you for sticking with it. 96 replies...I know it's not a record, but it's impressive, nonetheless.
It's the dedication of the regulars like DAVEINCAPS, Mesich, The Count, Dan Penny and so many more that make this such a great forum.
!!!Well done guys!!!
Dave
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