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Martin Trevorn <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:27:43 -0500
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At 09:43 98-12-14 -0800, you wrote:
>On 12 Dec 98 at 18:32, Martin Trevorn wrote:
>
>> I have install a Hard Drive on my computer in orther to transfer
>> his data to my computer. The bios did acknoledge it but dos and
>> windows didn't. what I did is use fdisk to sea what happened. Fdisk
>> show the drive with 0% of use. what I conclude is that the
>> partiontion is broken.
>>
>> Could someone explain to me what has happenned here?
>
>  Three possibilities spring to mind:
>
>1- Does your LBA setting for this drive match the setting in the
>machine where it worked?

  Yes
>
>2- Is the drive using EX-Drive or some other software?

 No
>
>3- Is the drive formatted using a format that your OS supports?

  Using Fdisk and format older then dos 6.0.
>
>  KEY: Does the drive still work if you put it back in his machine?

    It doesn't

Thank David G

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