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WD400 Not seen for formatting

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by culukn2

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I'm trying to format a new WD400 drive so I can install 98SE and 2000 on it. It sees the drive when I power on the computer but I am unable to fdisk the drive at the a:>fdisk. I can't format the drive or anything. I try to change dir to c: but it is not there. How can I get this drive ready to be seen as c: on my computer so I can install the OS? Thanks.

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by zlitocook

When you go in to the bios does it see the drive and the size? You may need to flash the bios. If that does not work down load the drive manager from western digital and run it. It will allow you to use a large drive on a computer that does not support it.

by thechas

If the BIOS recognizes the drive properly, start with the following:

1. Check the jumper on the drive. Western Digital drives have specific jumper requirements for each of the following:
Single drive: No jumper, or jumper park position
Masterwith slave present:
Slave with master:
Cable Select: Only if you have a special IDE cable that implements cable select.

2. Make sure that you are using a W98SE startup disk.

The "C:" drive will not be visible until the disk is partitioned.

There are a number of good fdisk information links, and a link to a tutorial at www.fdisk.com/fdisk

Chas

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