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(!@#$%)! - 29 Dec 2005 16:55 GMT

I need to format an old hard drive but my computer can't see it. I can't set
it up as drive g: and do it that way. I can't usr a boot disk or even my
original xp startup disk.

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DL - 29 Dec 2005 18:28 GMT

Does bios see it?
Is it connected correctly?
Does Disk Management see it?, if so format there

> I need to format an old hard drive but my computer can't see it. I can't set
> it up as drive g: and do it that way. I can't usr a boot disk or even my
> original xp startup disk.

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(!@#$%)! - 29 Dec 2005 19:18 GMT

> Does bios see it?
> Is it connected correctly?
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>
> Let me further explain. Bios does not see it. I cannot access it any whitch way. I took it over to my brother, he runs 2K, he had no problem. We formated it w/ fs:fat32. I think his older asus and bios formated with wrong peramiters. I run XP pro.

My question is, what can I do to overcome this problem?

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DL - 30 Dec 2005 13:07 GMT

If the bios cannot see it, presumably you are using autodetect.
Try visiting HD manu and getting actual parameters of drive, then try to set
it up manually in the bios.
If that doesnt work then I dont believe there is anything you can do.

If installed to the origonal sys, canit be detected?
If so use the HD manu checking utility, downloaded from their site, to check
it.
If all OK then format the disk in Disk Management, not from any command
line.

> > Does bios see it?
> > Is it connected correctly?
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> >
> > Let me further explain. Bios does not see it. I cannot access it any whitch way. I took it over to my brother, he runs 2K, he had no problem.

We formated it w/ fs:fat32. I think his older asus and bios formated with
wrong peramiters. I run XP pro.

> My question is, what can I do to overcome this problem?

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