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Installing a new hard drive
Greetings folks; I've got windows ME, my hard drive went
bad and I am replacing it with a new one... but when I try to re-install the OS (Windows ME installation software that originally came with my PC as a "QuickRestore" CD... it does not recognize the new drive... ! (A WD2000JB western digital 200 GB) What can I do? do I have to reset the memory ?... and if so HOW do I go about it? HELP))) |
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Installing a new hard drive
Have you FDISK and Formatted the new drive?
Look here for instructions http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255867 and here on installing ME to a clean HD http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=271673 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Javy" wrote in message ... Greetings folks; I've got windows ME, my hard drive went bad and I am replacing it with a new one... but when I try to re-install the OS (Windows ME installation software that originally came with my PC as a "QuickRestore" CD... it does not recognize the new drive... ! (A WD2000JB western digital 200 GB) What can I do? do I have to reset the memory ?... and if so HOW do I go about it? HELP))) |
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Installing a new hard drive
Go to the Western Digital web site and download Data Lifeguard. When you run
it it will create a boot floppy that is used to boot the computer and setup the hard drive. "Javy" wrote in message ... Greetings folks; I've got windows ME, my hard drive went bad and I am replacing it with a new one... but when I try to re-install the OS (Windows ME installation software that originally came with my PC as a "QuickRestore" CD... it does not recognize the new drive... ! (A WD2000JB western digital 200 GB) What can I do? do I have to reset the memory ?... and if so HOW do I go about it? HELP))) |
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