Computer doesn't like new HD

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 7:57 pm

I would do FDISK
5 [enter]
2 [enter]
3 [enter]
1 [enter]
Type volume name [enter]
Y [enter]
1 [enter]
1 [enter]
Use all available space on drive, should be 60GB, [enter]
Type a volume name [enter]

Okay uhh basically that is like delete the current partion on drive 2, and recreate it again.

~klinky

afleetinghope · Post by **afleetinghope** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 8:22 pm

Well, it still is missing about 4gb, but it's a lot better then missing 27. thanks.

Hope I never have to go through this crap again. ._.

(And after going through FDISK I had to format the HD in windows for it to work.)

jbone · Post by **jbone** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 8:28 pm

Yes, FDisk prepares a drive for formatting.

And, klinky, I'm impressed...you have the FDisk procedure memorized?

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 8:30 pm

afleetinghope wrote:Well, it still is missing about 4gb, but it's a lot better then missing 27. thanks.

Hope I never have to go through this crap again. ._.

(And after going through FDISK I had to format the HD in windows for it to work.)

Well you have two things there. The HDD makers 1GB=1billion bytes when it's really 1073741824bytes and you have the FAT (File Allocation Table) which also takes up a fixed amount of space on the drive too. 4Gb less then 80Gb sounds normal. My 80Gb is 75.4GB after formating.

~klinky

Shulocc · Post by **Shulocc** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 5:31 pm

You really should change the whole drive to a FAT32 partition unless you plan on doing some heavy programming. And klinky is 100% on the money about the Hard Drive industry, except when you get into a SCSI based system then the only room on the drive that's not free is the OS.

Curious, are you trying to run a RAID system on 98? Microsoft can't and won't support RAID on 98. You can do like I did a couple of years ago and do some serious registry editing but it's very, very unstable. I finally broke down and bought XP just for the RAID compatibility. Now I have 320GB running smooth as a baby's bottom.

And, did you ever get the second drive to work? Besides the jumpers and BIOS, have you tried new IDE cables. 80pin preferably.

Good luck

Jbone rocks!!!

jbone · Post by **jbone** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 6:10 pm

Shulocc wrote:You really should change the whole drive to a FAT32 partition unless you plan on doing some heavy programming.

Actually, NTFS is more useful because it allows for (valid) files larger in size than 4GB.

Shulocc wrote:Jbone rocks!!!

Wow, looks like my fan club is growing. (Who was the first member, again? Was it The Great Wang? I forget.)

Shulocc · Post by **Shulocc** » Tue Jul 16, 2002 4:42 pm

Dude if you only knew. I bet at least a hundred or more people here are hoping you'll be at the Atlanta Con. I showed Harsh Reality at a party and well, the rest is history.

Oh yeah, that keyword, "valid", woops!