-> -> Disaster struck when he went to install Win98FE from an OEM disc. It
-> -> appears that the Linux FDISKed the HDD to full 65GB, and in the Win98
-> -> installation process, somehow, Windows FDISK was run.  Win98FE has a
-> -> problem with HDD>64MB, and it appears that the damn thing
wrapped-around
-> -> the HDD addressing, overwriting his MBR.  He now says that the HDD is
-> -> dead beyond any recovery, can't be FDISKed or even recognized in his
-> -> system.


-> It should be Doable. Yuo need to go to the Hard Drive manfactores
-> support site and download their maintenance and troubleshooting
-> software. There sould be a routing so you can "Zero" out
the Hard Drive
-> and start over. 
-> If that OEM CD is a restore disk I donm't thin kyou can get arroung the
-> FDISK problem. Because the FDISK o nthe Win98 CD is the oldr versions
-> that dosen't see drives larger then 64 gig.

Nothing currently sees the drive but I'm keeping it just to slave
to n new drive to be purchased next month
where I will try the Western Digital utility.
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