->  WC> You've got it.
->  WC> That's EXACTLY what happened.
->  WC> Toast in the blink of an eye.
->  WC> Now Linux doesn't even recognize the drive :-(

-> Wayne, try an FDISK replacement called AEFDISK. Using it, I was able to
-> get an older drive recognized (delete/remake MBR) after utilities like
-> "Zap" and "Wipe" and "Debug" failed to
recognize it. It's shareware, but
-> only a couple of quite esoteric functions (batch setups, etc.) are
-> disabled. It should come up quickly in Google, but, if it doesn't, I
-> could email you a copy (it's tiny, and puts FDISK to shame). For my last
-> few setups, it's been my partition table tool of choice.

Added to  my list of things to try, thanks.

-> [later]

-> I just finished reading that the BIOS can't see the drive. Try entering
-> the drive parameters manually, rather than using auto-detect (it may be
-> worth trying a second time, after clearing CMOS, if it didn't work the
-> first time).

Won't work with the existing motherboard BIOS but with the Ultra66
I/O card the drive was seen in Linux before I tried installing Windows.
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