From: bfink (bfink_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat Sep 19 1998 - 13:35:46 EDT
>>
>> I even sort-of got my new HD to work. Anyone have pointers to
>> information on how to configure and install a 3.2g in the Ultrabay.
>> Someone said I had to use fdisk. What's that (said the 14-year Macintosh
>> veteran)?
>tell us what the problem is and what you want the second HDD to do..
>i.e. just a second partition, an alternate boot device with a different
>OS or the same OS..
>
>
Just another partition, not bootable, for backup, etc. The problem after
using fdisk and creating 2 partitions (1 "DOS" as I recall, one
"extended") was that upon reboot, the OS remapped some of the drive
letters, and some of the new "drives" would not open (got the "not ready"
dialog).
What I expected: 5.1g Drive 1 = C: D: E:
3.2g Drive 2 = F: G:
What I got 5.1g Drive 1 = C: ok; D had become E:; D was unreadable
3.2g Drive 2 = F: (the DOS partition?); G was
unreadable
It's quite possible I misused fdisk, or there is some obvious way to make
sure the virtual drive letters come out the way you want. Any tenderfoot
help is appreciated.
>>
>> PS: Anyone else considering going to FAT32 but not WIN98? Is it worth
>> it? Could I do it for only the new HD and leave the other drive the same?
>FAT32 will recognise FAT16, but not vice-versa..
>AND/OR you must be running at least win95B 2.0 or 2.1 or 2.5 or, i think
>2.6 or win98
>
You see the point: if the new drive is formatted under FAT32, it could
be one big partition, take up only one drive letter, and perhaps the
problem would go away. (Yeah, right.)
I have WIN95 OSR2--but I didn't know there were versions of that;
presumably my OS is FAT32 capable, since fdisk asked me if I wanted to
use it on the new drive (I now retroactively realize; <sigh>). The OS
will see both FAT16 and FAT32 drives, right? And let you copy files
between them and all? Or are you saying that if the C: drive is FAT16,
all the drives must be...?
oy--at least the machine doesn't crash every 3 minutes!
rwf
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