Hi Beth,
Not much information was provided on the second drive and when you refer to
it as a "new" drive I'm not sure you mean new, as in purchased at retail, or
"new to you" as in a used drive acquired elsewhere. The documentation
provided with new drives generally explain how to configure the jumpers for
the way you will be using the drive and tell you how to physically install
it in the case. Software is also included to prepare the drive for use.
Since you have the drive installed, what you need to do now is prepare it so
Windows will recognize it. I suggest you first attempt to obtain the
software from the manufacturer's Web site. Once there look for it under
Support. Download the software and proceed from there.
A second method is to use what you already have in Windows Millennium, as
has been suggested. If you don't already have a Windows 98 or Millennium
startup disk, create one by inserting a blank floppy disk in the floppy disk
drive. Next, go to Start \ Settings \ Control Panel, and then double click
"Add/Remove Programs". Then click "Create Disk" on the Startup Disk tab.
Complete instructions for using the Fdisk and Format Tool are in the
following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a
Hard Disk:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=255867
Sven Swanson, Sr.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beth Bolton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 8:29 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Hard drive installation
I've managed to install more memory and a second harddrive. I know that the
extra memory is there because it shows up in various places, like the system
device manager, but I cannot find any evidence that the new harddrive is
actually installed in the system. The new drive didn't come with any
documentation. How do I install it? (Sorry if I'm using the wrong words.)
I'm using Windows ME on a Dell 4100. The second HD is 80GB, installed as
slave; (made the mistake of forgetting to change the setting on the back of
it when I first installed it, which got me an error message;) then when I
started it up with the right settings, Windows ME just ran happily along -
faster and more efficiently (but that could be thanks to the extra memory!).
Windows explorer still shows the same drives as before (A, C, D, E) but C
only has 18.6 GB - I think it originally had 20GB.
Many thanks
Beth
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