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 PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>