how to install a hard drive?

[vaporize]

I have 2 old computers. Removed the hard drive from one and put it in the other. Checked the bios and it detected the new hard drive (shows: Hard Drive 0 - 1700 MB, Hard Drive 1 - 5000 MB "new"). Loaded windows and it dected a port and went on like nothing happened. Checked "My Computer" which shows only my old C: drive. Checked "Device Manager" and it shows both Primary IDE and Secondary IDE drives under Hard Disk Controller. Checked "Add New Hardware", found nothing. Tried "FDisk" but it asked me a question about not adding any new drives so I skipped it. This is a WD Caviar 35100 (5 Gig).

Do I have to install something in Windows (98) for it to dectect the new drive? I dont have any installation files or drivers for the drive.

 

[woodie1]

Did the drive you moved have any data on it or had it been wiped clean?

What OS was/is on this drive?

If the BIOS sees it okay you may need to partition and format it with FAT.

 

[vaporize]

drive already had files. it didnt have an os on it. bios/device manager detects but dont see a new drive in My Computer.

how do i partition and format. i dont want to lose the files on my c: drive.

 

[woodie1]

Before you partition and format go into Control Panel and try to detect any New Hardware.

Go thru all the steps and see if that will solve your problem.

 

[vaporize]

nope, as i said in my first post, the "add new hardware" finds nothing probably because the new hard drive is already detected as a second drive in the device manager. but i thought the drive doesnt just appear, i remember when i first bought a hard drive 5 years ago, i had to install software for it. does anyone know if i have to install software in order to create a drive? and how do i partition and format? thanks

 

[Viper96720]

Go to Western Digital download their software to format their drives. Make a bootable floppy with the program. It'll probably have a menu where you can select the drive you
want formatted.

 

[woodie1]

You don't need any additional drivers anymore. Then are included with 98.

You can use the method above or -

Do you have a floppy boot disk? Sometimes one is included with your OS, or you can make one during the installation process or open Control Panel for a StartUp Disk option under Add/Remove Programs. Insert this floppy and reboot. It should load the files from the floppy and then you'll get an "A:" prompt.
Now you are ready to format. Type "E:" and enter. If you get an "E:" prompt then type: format E: and enter. If you get an invalid drive or something like that then type "D:" and enter. At the D: prompt type: format D: and enter. When the format finishes you can name it or just hit enter, remove the floppy and reboot.