Oh - for crying out loud !!! 120gig won't format . . .

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Wed May 28, 2003 8:01 pm

. . . ever been caught between a Rock and a Hard-Drive T_T

Problem: Win98 1st edition, 120gig Maxtor HD . . . . .
. when formatting, only 51gig format's ~_~ - - wants to cry ~_~

I updated to Win2K-Pro, it formats . . but all my Sub'd Anime's loose their Audio Sync T_T
I updated again to WinXP . . X_X . . not much better!!!!

wiped hard drive and returned to Win98.

. is there some trick to re-gaining the missing Hard Drive Space that never got formatted????

traxx

not just an opinion - on this subject ~_~

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Wed May 28, 2003 9:32 pm

Well, posting in a forum other than "Heads Up!" (which is for sales and things of that nature) would be a good start

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When you format it in Win2K, what filesystem do you use?

And if you run FDISK in a true DOS mode, what does it say about the partitions on the drive?

Anime2Envy · Post by **Anime2Envy** » Wed May 28, 2003 10:46 pm

First off Win98 uses FAT 32 which has a partition size limit, I think it was like 38 gigs, but I could be wrong. If you really wanted to you could use a partitioning program like "Partition Magic" to make several small partitons that window can read.

HOWEVER I would'nt recomend this! Just upgrade to 2000 Pro or XP Pro, These use the NTFS file system that has a limit in the terrabytes. On top of that 98 is just outdated, 2000/XP is much better at just about everything.

Hope this helps.

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Wed May 28, 2003 11:07 pm

I would use Win2k/XP.

If you have the option during install, delete any partitions that were made and then re-format the drive during setup. If that's not a option for you want more control.

Install XP/Win2k on another drive. Then once you're booted. Goto the Control Panel, then Administrative Tools, then Computer Management. There should be a option for Disk Management. From there you can parition and format your hard drive. It should allow you to use all the space.

If not there may be a issue with your BIOS, but I haven't heard of a 51GB limit :/.

Once you have it formatted and partitioned. Check the device manager and look under IDE/ATA Controllers. Should be something under there that says "Primary IDE Channel", double click it, hit Advanced Settings. Make sure Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available". If not, set it and reboot. Go back and make sure Current Transfer Mode says some form of ULTRA DMA. If not, you may have a motherboard that is too old.

I had a KT7 that had totally sucky onboard IDE controllers.

Also make sure you have the LATEST video/audio drivers. More of less the desynch is caused by a bad codec or bad drivers rather than your hard drive.

~klinky

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Fri May 30, 2003 3:42 am

the LATEST video/audio drivers. More of less the desynch is caused by a bad codec or bad drivers rather than your hard drive.

~klinky ...............................

hmmm . . . where do I find-out more info on this De-Synching stuff ???
. the peoblem of the Hard-Drive is nothing when compared to theout-of-sync Audio I get from Win2k-Pro & WinXP !!!!
( in fact, it IS the Audio Sync that prevents me FROM updating to these two Operating Systems!!! )

I'm not a Newbe, when it comes to AMV's and Anime Encodes, and I've seen this problem - before!
( the only differance is that NOW - someone has put a Label to this Audio Error ^^ )

? can you help me with this little problem ? . . . please ó_ò

Anime2Envy · Post by **Anime2Envy** » Fri May 30, 2003 11:59 am

hmmm . . . where do I find-out more info on this De-Synching stuff ???
. the peoblem of the Hard-Drive is nothing when compared to theout-of-sync Audio I get from Win2k-Pro & WinXP !!!!
( in fact, it IS the Audio Sync that prevents me FROM updating to these two Operating Systems!!! )

I'm not a Newbe, when it comes to AMV's and Anime Encodes, and I've seen this problem - before!
( the only differance is that NOW - someone has put a Label to this Audio Error ^^ )

? can you help me with this little problem ? . . . please ó_ò

How fast is your computer?

What kind of files does this happen with? AVI? MPEG? Both?

have you tried differnt programs to play the files?

It will be easyer to help you if we knew a little more about the problem.

LSM53 · Post by **LSM53** » Fri May 30, 2003 9:43 pm

I belive the FAT32 file limit was 137GB

but, the format program that came with it could only format up to a certan amount, thus....oformat was made, with larger support.

however as for ur audio sync problem
what is ur audio card, and get the latest drivers for it

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Fri May 30, 2003 10:36 pm

ummm....wtf

FAT32 IIRC is a 32GB limit, and the 137GB limit is from a motherboard problem

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Sat May 31, 2003 10:51 am

Video Card : ATI Rage 128 Pro Theater-AGP 4x - VIVO-32MB

Audio Card : Yamaha YMF724 ( Win2k Drivers downloaded and installed. )

. When formatted in Win98 1st Edition, I get 51gig
. When formatted in Win2k, I'm limited to 137gig

I downloaded, backed-up my old Bios, Installed the Newest Bios . . .

. When formatted in Win98 1st Edition, I get 38gig
. When formatted in Win2k, I'm limited to 157gig T_T

got rid of my GigaByte 7 board, and got a new MSI 7 Turbo motherboard . . .

. When formatted in Win98 1st Edition, I get 51gig
. When formatted in Win2k, not limited - as of yet ^^

------ however, the Sound still goes out-of-sync ~_~ . . .H.E.L.P.!

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Sat May 31, 2003 10:54 am

opps! . . AMD 2500+ processor . . . L3 is not shorted for Overdrive - yet ^^