WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to KEN HRYNCHUK on 02-28-05 20:39:

 -> 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.

 WC> Added to  my list of things to try, thanks.

You're welcome, and good luck. Let us know the final outcome, ok?

 -> [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).

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

It sounds like there's still some hope, then.

   Ken

 
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