Hi All, I need to get some information on the implementation of FAT for an embedded system environment. I am developing a system with an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) on it. The FPGA is supposed to read and write data to/from the hard-disk. There is no operating system involved which can...

I have some text document saved on a floppy disk during 1991-1992 time. The disk is Memorex 2S/2D 3.5". The format of the disk is unknown. It could be an old Macintosh format. Is there a way to read the disk from current PC with system windows 98, ME, etc? Thanks a lot! Taiping

My Windows 98 computer (from 1999) came with a 7.85 GB Hard drive. When I filled it (2003) I added an 80 GB drive. I moved everything I could from the original C: drive to the new D: drive and while not perfect, everything worked. I recently upgraded Norton Anti-Virus and the new program filled...

My hard disk has 2 partition, C and D. But under My Computer, it only shows C drive. How can I rectify this problem. Thanks

Maintenance/defragmentation scandisk, keeps continually restarting. then a message says: "scan disk has restarted 10 times because windows or some other program is writing to this drive" I have no programs running and can't fathom what can be wrong. Defragmentation scanning can't even start...

Hello, I am running scandisk on a computer - of course I always get the warning 'Scan disk has stopped serveral times...' blah blah blah. Now of course I have left the room during this procedure in hopes it would complete...but no. This dialog window opens up and waits. I want Scandisk to...

I keep getting the same message when trying to copy files" either from the cd or disk drives. "the system cannot read from the specified device" or "drive not accessible" what can I do?

Per www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confCable-c.html "Using the middle connector and leaving the end connector unattached ...... leaves part of the cable "dangling". This is called a stub and creates much worse electrical characteristics on the cable, due to reflections from the unterminated ends of...

I defraged my hard drive and now I just have a c prompt. When I try and re-install I get a message that I am missing a file himem.sys. How do I re installl win 98 ?

I lost my boot disk for Win98 Millenium. How do I get a new one. I have lots for Win98SE. But I believe they won't work (fully) for the Millenium version?? Anyone please?

My Win98 will not boot. I get a message in DOS: "While initilalizing device WDCTRL the Micro House(tm) 32 bit disk for Microsoft(MH32bit.386) has detected a hardisk with a geometry thta cannot be supported." What does it mean? How can I solve this? Help please! Ted

I have just installed win-98se on my Asrock test platform, on a new 500 gb hard drive. I used the switch that prevents ACPI installation, and after all is said and done I have no yellow (!) showing up in device manager. On-board lan and USB are functional. I haven't tried sounds...

anyone can please tell me what wrong with my laptop.. cuz when i start my computer its just error no. 173 and then 163.. and it didn't start unless i restart my computer again.

how to omit this password dialog box from my pc automatically because everytime i have to manually using 'esc'button to escape it.thanks

how to use timer switch to turn on my computer without pushing the switch button on my motherboard?thanks.

why my computer can't do copying on certain cd to my hardisk. it will show "error while reading.possibility of corrupt disc" ? please help. thanks.

someone please help me to get rid of this "about:blank" which will appear everytime when i lauch my IE. thanks

trying to install canon bj-4300 printer,error mgs file missing dmcolor.dll...insert disk 2 of win 98....software installed on computer when received...no disk. when?where?or how i can locate missing file? please help...thanks

I think I have lost my C drive. Is this possible? Cannot boot from hard drive..only from a: drive. Cannot get into safe mode. Have windows 98. Had a power surge several weeks ago and that is when all of this happened. Thanks!

I have recently reformatted wndws2000 back to wndws98. I have on floppy disk copies of jpegs/gifs from another wndws98. They loaded fine when pc I have now was a wndws2000. But now, I get (A)inaccessible. I go to Properties, it says (A) Drive is full. I know thats rubbish 'cause it worked before...