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Partiton magic and my hd
I have a HD that is not currently being seen by my
WIN98OS, but is seen by my bios. I just got Partition Magic 8, and it sees the drive and the partition(s) I have on it. It classifies them as "EZ- DRIVE" type. What can PMagic do for me to get win98 to see/use the drive without me loosing the data on the drive? |
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Partiton magic and my hd
"bob" wrote in message
... I have a HD that is not currently being seen by my WIN98OS, but is seen by my bios. I just got Partition Magic 8, and it sees the drive and the partition(s) I have on it. It classifies them as "EZ- DRIVE" type. What can PMagic do for me to get win98 to see/use the drive without me loosing the data on the drive? At this point you shouldn't worry about or use PartitionMagic. You should worry about getting EZDrive going again by searching for example the WD knowledge base. -- Joep |
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Partiton magic and my hd
You will need to install the EZDrive software on the boot drive, but since
that other drive is the only one that has been created with EZDrive partitions, it will only operate on that other drive. However, this is a complicated process - is there any data on that drive that you need? If not, simply erase the existing partitioning and create standard DOS/Windows 32 partitioning. The simplest way to erase the drive is with ZAP or WIPE at this site. http://www.microstorage.com/Harddriveinfo.htm If you do need the data, it _might_ be possible to configure a DOS boot disk with the EZDrive software, This would enable you to boot to DOS and copy the data from the other drive to your main drive, and would avoid the need to install EZDrive on the boot drive. Then wipe or zap it as above. Even though this is a bit complicated, I would prefer this option over installing EZDrive on your boot drive. If possible, you should identify the version of EZDrive in use, as the different versions are not always compatible. See if you can find a partition identification utility at the WD site. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bob" wrote in message ... I have a HD that is not currently being seen by my WIN98OS, but is seen by my bios. I just got Partition Magic 8, and it sees the drive and the partition(s) I have on it. It classifies them as "EZ- DRIVE" type. What can PMagic do for me to get win98 to see/use the drive without me loosing the data on the drive? |
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Partiton magic and my hd
i have 2 hd in my sys. one 13GB one 100GB, the 13GB is the
one that was recently formatted and the beginning of the problem of me not being able to see my 100GB as it is my Primary OS drive. How do i go about loading up Ez-bios on to my 13GB ? I Do need to keep my data on my 100GB! -----Original Message----- You will need to install the EZDrive software on the boot drive, but since that other drive is the only one that has been created with EZDrive partitions, it will only operate on that other drive. However, this is a complicated process - is there any data on that drive that you need? If not, simply erase the existing partitioning and create standard DOS/Windows 32 partitioning. The simplest way to erase the drive is with ZAP or WIPE at this site. http://www.microstorage.com/Harddriveinfo.htm If you do need the data, it _might_ be possible to configure a DOS boot disk with the EZDrive software, This would enable you to boot to DOS and copy the data from the other drive to your main drive, and would avoid the need to install EZDrive on the boot drive. Then wipe or zap it as above. Even though this is a bit complicated, I would prefer this option over installing EZDrive on your boot drive. If possible, you should identify the version of EZDrive in use, as the different versions are not always compatible. See if you can find a partition identification utility at the WD site. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bob" wrote in message ... I have a HD that is not currently being seen by my WIN98OS, but is seen by my bios. I just got Partition Magic 8, and it sees the drive and the partition(s) I have on it. It classifies them as "EZ- DRIVE" type. What can PMagic do for me to get win98 to see/use the drive without me loosing the data on the drive? . |
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Partiton magic and my hd
"bob" wrote in message ... I have a HD that is not currently being seen by my WIN98OS, but is seen by my bios. I just got Partition Magic 8, and it sees the drive and the partition(s) I have on it. It classifies them as "EZ- DRIVE" type. What can PMagic do for me to get win98 to see/use the drive without me loosing the data on the drive? if your bios sees the drive ok you need to boot from your ez-drive floppy, disable it and save... (then uninstall it) |
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Install the 13Gig as your primary.
Install Win on it and then see if you can view the 100Gig and its partitions. If so post back. -----Original Message----- i have 2 hd in my sys. one 13GB one 100GB, the 13GB is the one that was recently formatted and the beginning of the problem of me not being able to see my 100GB as it is my Primary OS drive. How do i go about loading up Ez-bios on to my 13GB ? I Do need to keep my data on my 100GB! |
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Partiton magic and my hd
Is this a new problem or is this the same problem that has already been
addressed? I can't tell from the name or the signature. Your description is not quite clear but I think you have the 13Gb drive as your primary or boot drive, and the 100Gb as an extra drive. You were using EZBIOS to access the 100Gb drive. You then re-formatted the 13Gb drive and now you can't access the 100Gb drive. I assume that you are using EZBIOS because the system could not access the whole of the 100Gb drive without it. You need to re-install EZBIOS on the 13Gb (primary, or boot) drive. This will re-enable access to the 100Gb drive. If you no longer need EZBIOS (for instance, if you have upgraded your system and the BIOS can now handle drives as large as 100Gb without extra help) then you could install EZBIOS on a DOS boot floppy and boot to floppy in order to copy the data from the 100Gb drive to the 13Gb drive (assuming it will fit) and then zap or wipe the 100Gb drive. Note that this process will change long file names to DOS file names. If this is an option then I believe this is preferable, because your system is better off not using EZBIOS if you don't need it. If in doubt, go for the first option (install EZBIOS on the boot drive). If the arrangement isn't as I have described it then there may be other options. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) wrote in message ... i have 2 hd in my sys. one 13GB one 100GB, the 13GB is the one that was recently formatted and the beginning of the problem of me not being able to see my 100GB as it is my Primary OS drive. How do i go about loading up Ez-bios on to my 13GB ? I Do need to keep my data on my 100GB! -----Original Message----- You will need to install the EZDrive software on the boot drive, but since that other drive is the only one that has been created with EZDrive partitions, it will only operate on that other drive. However, this is a complicated process - is there any data on that drive that you need? If not, simply erase the existing partitioning and create standard DOS/Windows 32 partitioning. The simplest way to erase the drive is with ZAP or WIPE at this site. http://www.microstorage.com/Harddriveinfo.htm If you do need the data, it _might_ be possible to configure a DOS boot disk with the EZDrive software, This would enable you to boot to DOS and copy the data from the other drive to your main drive, and would avoid the need to install EZDrive on the boot drive. Then wipe or zap it as above. Even though this is a bit complicated, I would prefer this option over installing EZDrive on your boot drive. If possible, you should identify the version of EZDrive in use, as the different versions are not always compatible. See if you can find a partition identification utility at the WD site. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bob" wrote in message .. . I have a HD that is not currently being seen by my WIN98OS, but is seen by my bios. I just got Partition Magic 8, and it sees the drive and the partition(s) I have on it. It classifies them as "EZ- DRIVE" type. What can PMagic do for me to get win98 to see/use the drive without me loosing the data on the drive? . |
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