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hard drive wont partition
Name: Jason Date: October 30, 2005 at 12:56:43 Pacific OS: win xp pro CPU/Ram: p4 3.0
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I only just got this new hard drive its a maxtor 120 gig hard drive. i was runing windows xp pro on it. I deleted the old partition and now it wont let me make a partition or format.
2 computers 2 sets of problems. Nothing is working ARRGGG!
Name: Richard59 Date: October 30, 2005 at 13:06:43 Pacific
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What tool are you using to partition/format the drive?
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Response Number 2
Name: ham30 Date: October 30, 2005 at 13:14:09 Pacific
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If you are trying to use a Win9x floppy, that could be the problem. Win98 and sometimes Fdisk cannot handle NTFS drives. Download and run DelPart to remove any partitioning. Then try again.
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Response Number 3
Name: GX1 Man Date: October 30, 2005 at 14:18:55 Pacific
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And how are you trying to partition the new drive?
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Response Number 4
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: October 30, 2005 at 14:32:55 Pacific
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You deleted the partition after installing XP. So, are you attempting to reinstall XP and running into problems partitioning it?
So, what are the specs and the problem with the second computer?
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Response Number 5
Name: Jason Date: October 30, 2005 at 15:15:48 Pacific
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i am using a 98 floppy. i will try the delpart and repost.
the other computer is my previous post. slave drive problems.
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Response Number 6
Name: Jason Date: October 30, 2005 at 15:33:18 Pacific
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ok i am stupid i know but how do you use the delpart? do i use a floppy?
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Response Number 7
Name: GX1 Man Date: October 30, 2005 at 15:39:12 Pacific
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If the hardware has problems WIndows will not solve it.
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Response Number 8
Name: ham30 Date: October 30, 2005 at 16:23:11 Pacific
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"ok i am stupid i know but how do you use the delpart? do i use a floppy?"
That's right. Download it and put it on a bootable floppy.
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Response Number 9
Name: Jason Date: October 30, 2005 at 16:31:37 Pacific
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i found a partioner and have patitioned my hard drive. i am now formating it. seems to be working. thanks so much everyone.
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Response Number 10
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: October 31, 2005 at 05:14:43 Pacific
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If you're installing XP, you don't need to partition the drive before installing. You can do that during the install process.
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Response Number 11
Name: lukeles Date: October 31, 2005 at 18:29:10 Pacific
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enter pure dos environment, use "fdisk" to create partition
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