Greetings, Wayne, et.al.-- -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Harris <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] > > 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 [log in to unmask] PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com