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LOCK/UNLOCK A DRIVE

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by maintenance man

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I have a pentium 166 mhz computer which I am trying to partition using fdisk.exe. During the operation it tells me the partion cannot be changed because the dive cannot be locked. So I use the Lock command to lock the drive and it goes through the process and even asks me if I am sure I want to do this. When I type Y for yes I get a message that says " Lock Operation Failed". Can someone help me

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by gigelul

You must make this from a system boot diskette (also copy format and fdisk on that). To do this enter in BIOS and change the boot sequence to A, C,... Insert the diskette, boot computer, and use fdisk.

by gigelul

Also check in BIOS if your HDD is correct detected. If you use a new HDD is posible that your BIOS don't recognize correct the HDD parameters. In this case you must use a specific driver from HDD's manufacturer for partitioning and formating.

by cnlson

may want to check in bios under security there may be an option to prevent alteration of the MBR to prevent virus's to change the mbr. it will be listed as antivirus protection or something like that

good luck

by saihib

Before partitioning I would suggest blowing away all existing partitions. Fdisk sucks at this task. Do a search on the web for a program called delpart.exe. It's free and downloadable from many places. Put it on a bootable floppy and boot the machine. Run the executable. This program will completely clear your hard drive allowing you to use fdisk to repartition.

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