RS> In the other side the BIOS recognized the knew MAxtor 6.4 GB. I created 4
RS> partitions: 3 2.1 GB and one 24 MB.( allthis in oyher PC under W98)
RS> Every partition was recognized and formatted but the HDD was not accesible
RS> in the ACER P 100 PC.
RS> When trying to put a knew HDD in a not so knew PC, which are the basic steps
RS> to follow?

The problem you have could be the result of the following:

1. You have incorrectly connected the interface cable
   (red strip -> pin 1 on the drive, which should be marked on the
   drive or on the drive's documentation)

2. You have an incorrect master/slave configuration. If you had
   only one HD and are adding second on the same cable, set your
   1st hd as Master and second as Slave; if you had HD and CDROM
   at one cable and adding second cable, check that the HD is set
   to Single Drive.

3. If you have created partitions in Win98 and are trying to
   access them
   from Win95, they will not be accessible if they are Fat32
   partitions.

Best regards,
 Max Timchenko        [log in to unmask]

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