If it's only 160 gigs, just reformat and make it all one partition. :)
-- JRS [email protected] Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ----- Original Message ---- > From: DSinc <[email protected]> > To: Hardware Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 5:23:14 PM > Subject: [H] Old pata disk? > > So, it does not boot (Old WinXP). Older pata 160GB HD. Previously used to > test Pata/Sata converters (Sabrent). Stuff happened. OK!!! :) M/B Bios > sees this HD fine. Boots to/from this HD NOT. Boots to/from this CRROM > OK. The C:\ partition seems to be dorked up. No boot. Not a bit > surprised. Not a real problem yet. I stopped dorking around...... > :) The D:\ partition looks OK via my BART-CMD-DIR The E:\ partition > looks OK via my BART-CMD-DIR The F:\ partition looks OK via my > BART-CMD-DIR Is this one of those ReFormat/Re-Load WinXP to C:\ and hope > for the best for D, E, and F? Wondering I am. Best, Duncan
