Greetings, Wayne, et.al.--
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From: Wayne Harris <[log in to unmask]>
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>   > If I were in Wayne's place, I would double check the LBA or
block mode
>setting
>in the BIOS, making sure it is enabled.
>
>
>    I checked the settings in BIOS and they were:
>
>                                              CYLS
HEADS
>PRECOMP    LAND ZONE    SECTORS        MODE
>    Drive C:User(430Mb)    4970               16
65535
>4969                 63               Normal
>
>
>    I believe these are the same values I put in 2 years ago and
the drive
>worked fine at that time (except bad spots appearing on disk).
>
>
If the above are your settings, you are not using LBA mode. If
your BIOS supports it, you need to press DEL to get into setup
when your computer boots (or however your BIOS provides for
this)--sometime while the memory is counting up. There should be
a menu somewhere in there (sorry can't be more specific without
knowing which BIOS you have) where you can change the hard disk
setting from "NORMAL" (which you presently have indicated to have
yours set for) to "LBA" (logical block addressing), which will
allow your computer to recognize the full size of your hard disk.
Once this is done, FDISK, FORMAT, and the rest should go more
smoothly.

HTH

Regards,

Paul A. Shippert                  Library/Media Specialist
"Everything she's chosen is conveniently frozen.
 Eat it and come back for more." Fripp, Sinfield
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