All I want for Xmas is to know how to format

[kurtzilla]

I have just bought a new 15G hard drive. I am using partition magic 5.0 and cannot figure out how to make a partition that is larger than 2G. Do I really have to split this drive into 7+ pieces? Do the settings on my first disk have a relationship with this problem? What I would really like is about 3 partitions.

 

[decypher]

Forget "partition magic".The best way to set up your new Hard drive,
is to:
Boot the Pc to a start-up floppy.
Run FDISK.
Select "change current fixed drive"(if it's a 2nd drive)
If it's the only drive,select "create primary Dos partition".
Select "yes" to enable large disk support.
FDISK then asks you to input a size for your primary Dos
partition.(In MB or %)eg.5000=5Gb,or 30%.
If you do split the drive up into more than 1 partition,then
you must create extended Dos partitions.
Format them all separately using the switches /u/s when doing
the C: drive only.
Eg format c:/u/s
format d:
format e:
etc.
Start computer with Cdrom support.
Run Setup.exe from Windows Cdrom.
Eg F:setup<return> (where F is your Cdrom drive letter)
N.B
The first version of Windows 95 doesn't recognise FAT 32).
Windows 98 does support large drives.

Regards - Decypher.

 

[Bglad]

Windows 98 also does not place FDISK on the boot floppy for you. You have to create a boot floopy, search for FDISK and copy it to the floppy manually.

 

[Ulfwald]

Check the jumpers and make sure that you don't have a cap limit set

 

[Dat]

almost all drives have ultilities that will do it for you.
if it is ibm or western digital - download data lifeguard from wd's website.
if maxtor then use their website for the ultility.
if its something else.. well u know the drill.