Dont Dell give support advice?
Janet
IE & OE6 ~ Home user
http://globechatters.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "chrisrange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> John wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Everyone:
>>
>> I need help installing a new hard drive. I was getting a message
>> saying replace hard drive as soon as possible. The computer is a
>> Dell. I have installed the new drive. I am booting using a windows
>> 98 boot disk on floppy. I get a message stating primary fixed drive
>> not found and saying something to the effect that the drive may need
>> to be partitioned. The new drive is a new bare drive so I do beleive
>> that is the issue. However, how do I format it. I have tried both
>> format and fdisk commands and I get the message fixed disk not found.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> John
> John:
>
> 1. Check all the physical connections of the HD, also make sure the HD
> cable is in the Pin 1 position, on both, the HD and the HD controller. Pin
> 1 is the red line on the HD cable.
>
> 2. Run FDisk to initialize and, activate the partition.
>
> 3. Run 'Format.com' from the Win98 Boot Disk, to format the partition.
>
> Christopher
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