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186351 2003-10-25 23:03:00 Hi Peter H

No, I haven't tried that yet, I was hoping to do it ithout having to get into the computer and fiddle with the hardware. If there are no other siggestions forthcoming then I will try that.

Thanks for your help

Johnfb.
Johnfb (2676)
186352 2003-10-26 01:02:00 You might have an old MS FDISK. :D I think that is likely, if it can't see the disk. The Linux fdisk will work.

Use your Red Hat installation procedure, selecting the Expert mode. Go through to the partioning section, and remove all the Linux partitions. Use fdisk /dev/hdb It tells you how to get help. Finish with w then q (after p shows the drive totally free). Then just turn the power off, and start with MS stuff.
Graham L (2)
186353 2003-10-26 03:09:00 Thank you everyone for your help. In the end I did as Peter H suggested and I now have a formatted drive that is recognised by Windows ME!

All the best.

Johnfb.
Johnfb (2676)
186354 2003-10-26 04:32:00 Glad to be of help.
Bye
Peter
Peter H (220)
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