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Subject: #@&*(!!!#$^&
Original Message 1/18 29-Feb-04 @ 11:26 PM Edit: 01-Mar-04 | 12:53 AM - #@&*(!!!#$^&
threw a 2nd hd in my box, trying to get the bastard to show up. finally get it in bios, it's even in device manager.. "this device is working properly"
however, there's no drive letter, and it won't let me put one in..
my boot disc is C. i have a cd and a dvd on D and E.. i took out the cd and the dvd moved to drive D instead of E, but it still won't accept any designation for the 2nd hd, so i guess it's not # of drives...
what gives ??? :p
Message 2/18 01-Mar-04 @ 08:22 AM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
Message 3/18 01-Mar-04 @ 08:51 AM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
then disk management, then choose the disk and partition it there.
Message 5/18 01-Mar-04 @ 07:20 PM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
no admin tools, comp mgmt, disk mgmt.. do i hafta reformat my original drive to make it recognise a second drive??? :p
Message 6/18 01-Mar-04 @ 07:36 PM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
if you odnt have one check the site PC WARE SECTION - PC TIPS & TRICKS
look for BOOT DISK - there's a link to a site with ALL the boot disks
get the one for 98
unzip it to a floppy (virus free of course)
boot the pc off of the floppy
Then you can use FDISK
do you know how to use FDISK to partition a drive?
Message 7/18 01-Mar-04 @ 08:28 PM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
open a dos prompt. Type fdisk. The options are fairly intuitive. just MAKE SURE YOU SWITCH TO YOUR NEW DRIVE BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!!!! You could really fuck things up if not. Then you want to create a new primary partition. You may have to create more than one depending on the size of your drive.
-Craig
Message 8/18 01-Mar-04 @ 09:56 PM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
just hppening to drop by, you're prolly gone for the day.. craig.. any pointers on 'making sure i've switched drives' ? surely a cd\ won't work until it's recognised..
Message 9/18 01-Mar-04 @ 10:41 PM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
1) create dos partition or logical dos drive
or
2) set active partition??
(or doubtful 5) change current fixed disk drive
never had a use for partitions, so never done it. i wouldn't be asking but i checked some 'installing a new hd' tutorials and they're all like 'pop the drive in, you're good to go' stuff.
something kinda eerie about having two computers running in the same room... (might be megalomania)
Message 10/18 02-Mar-04 @ 12:05 AM - RE: #@&*(!!!#$^&
then, create partition (primary)
if youre going to create a second partition, youll have to make the first active I believe.
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