WindowsME not recognizing new HD

[gba]

Adding WD 7200RPM as slave to old Sony VAIO.. New drive is not recognized..

 

[deathwalker]

Start with the basics...jumpers and connectors.

 

[gba]

I checked all of that...

 

[Dahak]

if it recognizes in the bios, you would have to partition and format it
for win me, you have to use fdisk to do it
or can get free gpart, bootable partitioning tool

 

[Imyourzero]

Start with the basics...dump WinME.

Seriously, what are the jumper settings? Actually, what is the configuration? Both drives on the primary IDE, or both as master on separate channels? And make sure the jumpers are actually set to Master and Slave...I've had cable select be sort of flaky before.

 

[gba]

thanks all.. I have formated and partitioned and set master and slave the drives which are both on the Primary IDE... hmmm?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Is it recognized in the BIOS?

Is it over 120 GB? If so, did you read up on using drive manufacturer software to support LBA 48 in ME?

 

[gba]

Got it!!. pulled it out, reformatted it with Partition Magic in a different machine, popped it back in the ME machine and it worked like a charm this time.. it is a 120GB driove, btw, Dave..

THANKS EVERYBODY 🙂

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: gba
Got it!!. pulled it out, reformatted it with Partition Magic in a different machine, popped it back in the ME machine and it worked like a charm this time.. it is a 120GB driove, btw, Dave..

THANKS EVERYBODY 🙂

Now all you have to do is get ME off of the machine, evertime ME is uninstalled a farie gets its wings.

 

[gba]

haha my friend is long gone with his ol' workhorse.. he sure was happy to have six times the HD capacity he came over here with... I have indeed recommended saving up for an OS upgrade.. or, better yet, that he put his efforts towards a spanking new machine of his very own 😀

Thanks again to those who pitched in.. I was under time contraints and knew I could come back to a familiar place for some timely help!