Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 02:12:13 -0400
From: "Christopher Kalos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Windows 2000, Lib 110, >8GB drive, and a fresh install?
Okay, I've gone through the archives until my eyes were red and dry.
I've managed to get nowhere with this.
I've got a Lib 110 with a 12 GB HDD, no CD-ROM drive, and a spare desktop
PC.
So, here's what I did.
1) Fdisk from the Libretto, making one (nearly) 8GB Primary Partition. I
left off about 70 MB at the end for a hibernation area, although I may have
to reallocate to *after* the 8GB mark, based on what I see in the archives.
Regardless, this is fairly unimportant.
2) Removed 12GB drive and added to a Windows 2000 box, making a ~4 GB
partition, formatted for FAT32, with the Win2000 (full version) CD contents
copied to it.
3) Set 12 GB as the primary master, rebooted with the CD-ROM still hooked
up, and did the first run Win2000 install, formatting the first ~8GB as
NTFS.
4) Shutdown, transplanted hard drive to Libby, and then all hell broke
loose.
I get an INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE Stop Error when it tries to come up. If I
leave the drive in the desktop, it gets up to the configuration portion.
I'd just do the entire install from the D: drive, but the problem with that
is I lack a boot disk with SmartDrive, so it takes forever to make it work
without using the PC and the CDROM drive.
So, what's wrong with the method here?
Do I
a) just suck up a few lost hours to SmartDrive?
b) Format C: to FAT32? (Only an option if this makes half a damned bit of
difference!)
c) Send it to a Service Center (I'm still under warranty, just not for 2000)
for a clean 98 install?
d) chuck this thing on ebay with all the accessories that I've invested in
for a minimal return?
I'd prefer an answer e) which provides the magical solution of making the
partitions a certain size, but the primary is already limited to staying
under the imposed BIOS limit, thanks to Step 1. And no, I don't want to
sell the Libby at the moment.
Thanks,
CK
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