New HD problems [Archive] - 3D Realms Forums

Tekedon

05-08-2005, 07:13 AM

I just got a new hd... samsung 160 GB... The harddrive is detected in the bios and in windows, but it doesnt get a letter... (i.e E:) and therefore I can't get to it... or format it.
What's up with that??? http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

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Jeff

05-08-2005, 08:28 AM

Did you forget to initialize it in Disk Management? Gotta remember to do that. Then you can format it with NTFS, assign a drive letter and cluster sizes...It will apeear "offline" if it's not initialized. You'd want it to be "online" or working.

Tekedon

05-08-2005, 08:57 AM

Oops! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

superbo3

05-08-2005, 09:34 AM

i dunno why but your avatar seems familier...

Tekedon

05-09-2005, 04:03 AM

It's the same guy raigrottpojken had in his avatar... before he was banned... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Anyway, harddrive is working perfectly now... thanks http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/love.gif

Tedades

05-10-2005, 03:39 PM

Always nice to know:

Win95/98/98SE or ME will not install on a 160GB HD.
Win2K will only be 160GB (not 140) when a patch had been added to the register.

If you would put it in a old computer and the bios would not notice the 160GB, you should use a software bios.
Maxtor owners should use MaxBlast, this tool will also partion and format it for you.