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| 160888 | 2003-07-18 11:17:00 | hi folks im trying to format the hard disk ( 540 megs )on an old 486 pc so i can load windows 95 on it. but i run fdisk, delete the partitions that were on there and create a new primary DOS partition, but for some reason it only formats 100 megs. i noticed in the bios the option to set hard disk size, however they are only predefined sizes eg 70, 80, 100 megs and then it jumps to 800 megs .... with no in between size to choose from. what do i do to make it format the whole 540 meg hard disk? help would be much appreciated!! cheers |
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| 160889 | 2003-07-18 12:30:00 | You will need to tell the bios the drives settings. The BIOS on most boards will have an auto detect option to get the right settings. | bmason (508) | ||
| 160890 | 2003-07-18 12:52:00 | My guess is that you have to tell the Bios exactly what size the HD is otherwise Fdisk will not know. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 160891 | 2003-07-18 12:55:00 | In BIOS use either type 47 and either User or User Defined depending on BIOS. Enter the drive parameters. Not all BIOS's from that era had autodetect. |
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| 160892 | 2003-07-18 13:41:00 | To find the drives parameters , heads sectors etc you will need to open the case most of the time you find that information on the hard drive case. If not there go to the manufactuer site and look up the drive they may have that information there. I have also had that problem with Fdisk but not on a 486. I have used a free utility called delpart (do a search if you need it )to overcome it. Be warned it is more destructive than fdisk (if thats possible) and it reconises NTFS, Fat, ext2 and 3 (linux) file systems (I have used it on all those file system at one time or another). Like fdisk there is no going back once used. It only deletes Partions. |
beama (111) | ||
| 160893 | 2003-07-19 11:03:00 | hi folks..okay..i did manage to suss it..i do go to the option 46 or 47 and i had to change the settings for the sectors and heads as per specs written on the hard disk..and voila!! got the right size hard disk recognised thanks for evryones help!! cheers |
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