Hi Emile,
I downloaded the diagnostic software from Western Digital, run a
test on the drive and then I did a full zero write of the entire
drive. It took more than an hour, but at the end I had a "PASS" on
both tests. The drive shows as healthy, recognized (once again) by the
Western Digital diagnostic software, and by the BIOS at the startup.
So, I think I'm on right road, but then, after I press the "enter" key
asking for a new install of win xp, I get a message saying that this
is an unknown drive/device (I don't recall exactly), and where before
it showed up 478MB of unpatitioned space now says that there is no
disk drive. I connected it as a slave once again, and it shows as a
"local disk(D)", but if I check the properties, it says 0 bytes used
and 0 bytes free. This is becoming a nightmare. What else should I try?
alex
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> In a message dated 1/17/2007 9:12:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> My only given choice would be to partition/install in that
> 478MB.I believe that disk management showed a healty drive with a
> capacity of 37 GB at the end of formatting. This thing is driving me
> crazy. I MUST be doing something wrong!
>
>
>
>
>
> Ya Alex:
> I'm trying to guess what you are doing wrong without getting much
info from
> you. Windows will let you install the same version of XP on your PC
any
> number of times into ANY already formatted partition that has enough
space. The
> formatted partition can even already have other stuff on it as long
as there
> is enough space left. The Minimum size is around 2.5 GB and a
better choice
> is something over 5GB. You can do that by booting with the XP
application CD
> and following the instructions.
>
> Or, you can install any number of the same version of XP if you have
a block
> of unallocated space big enough available by first restarting your
PC with
> your first version of XP, then start the XP application CD and follow
> directions.
>
> Windows XP Disk management is very restricted in what it can do. For
> instance, if you have used all the available unallocated space on
the "C"
> partition then there is little you can do.
> If you have not used all your unallocated space for "C" you can
install
> another version of XP on it.
>
> You say you have a new 37GB partition, then you can install another
XP.
> Having a second version of XP is a good idea. For instance if the
C drive
> won't boot, you can boot the second version to get at your data.
Or you can
> isolate parts of your PC by loading online apps to one XP and
offline apps to
> the second.
>
>
> Emile
>
>
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