hard drive problem

in regards to my question, can whoever writes that can help me PLEASE tell me what to do in lamen terms.... I'm not that computer savy..... YET. thanks in advance

I wonder if you have and older system. Go into BIOS (CMOS) and detect the drive. If it detects correctly there, run FDISK from a floppy and see how FDISK views your drive (option 4). If all else fails, boot from a Win98 1.44 bootdisk, run FDISK, delete all partitions, and shut down the computer for 30 seconds, then reboot with a Win98 bootdisk, run FDISK again, (say "yes" at the prompt that asks if you want to use large disk support), and create a new partition. Pay attention to how big FDISK determines your hard drive to be. Similar problems can also be caused by viruses...

Repartition your HDD and when prompted for large disk support type yes.

Fat 16 can only see 2GB of HDD space if large disk support is not in effect.

Fat 16 can only see 2GB of HDD space if large disk support is not in effect.

You specify that you need a reply in layman's terms. In order to be able to understand how to format and/or partition your hard drive using fdisk, you will need to refer to an MS-DOS handbook, or print out the instructions from MS-DOS Help, possiblyfrom a computer running Windows 3.1.
Even with the detailed instructions it is a daunting task to say the least.
I note that you have already received a reply which refers to using a Windows 98 boot disk. Even if you have such a disc, you may need more detailed advice as to how to carry out the proceedure. So let us all know if you need further assistance.