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  #11  
Old February 5th 07, 09:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use on
win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and make
it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...
try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
...

"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard

drive
size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive in

an
SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run

into
| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php








  #12  
Old February 6th 07, 04:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the Disk space.

ssome schrieb:
Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use on
win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and make
it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...

try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
...

"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard


drive

size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive in


an

SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run


into

| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php








  #13  
Old February 6th 07, 04:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Posts: 14
Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the Disk space.

ssome schrieb:
Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use on
win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and make
it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...

try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
...

"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard


drive

size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive in


an

SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run


into

| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php








  #14  
Old February 6th 07, 10:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Posts: 85
Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

So partitioning a big drive and assigning it to D and E (and F) would be
fine
with win 98 SE on another C: drive. If the new drive was the only drive
then win would have to be installed on the first partition, to recap.

it would seem wrong to get a big (200+ GB) drive and only use the first 120
GB of it and let the rest go unused as suggested by the above msgs.

An interesting point here. i bought a new P5, 2.6 GHz machine and win 98SE
would not let the old fdisk work on the new drive. i had to go to the WD HD
site and get 2 utils that let me fdisk and format the new 80 GB drive. One
was a DOS file if there wasn't win 98 already in that machine and the other
file was a win 98 file that would setup the new HD if win 98 was already
installed. i hope other HD mfgrs also do this. i got a new fdisk and win
98Me defrag.

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...
You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the D iskspace.

ssome schrieb:
Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use

on
win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and

make
it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...

try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
...

"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard


drive

size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive in


an

SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run


into

| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php










  #15  
Old February 6th 07, 10:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Posts: 85
Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

So partitioning a big drive and assigning it to D and E (and F) would be
fine
with win 98 SE on another C: drive. If the new drive was the only drive
then win would have to be installed on the first partition, to recap.

it would seem wrong to get a big (200+ GB) drive and only use the first 120
GB of it and let the rest go unused as suggested by the above msgs.

An interesting point here. i bought a new P5, 2.6 GHz machine and win 98SE
would not let the old fdisk work on the new drive. i had to go to the WD HD
site and get 2 utils that let me fdisk and format the new 80 GB drive. One
was a DOS file if there wasn't win 98 already in that machine and the other
file was a win 98 file that would setup the new HD if win 98 was already
installed. i hope other HD mfgrs also do this. i got a new fdisk and win
98Me defrag.

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...
You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the D iskspace.

ssome schrieb:
Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use

on
win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and

make
it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...

try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
...

"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard


drive

size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive in


an

SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run


into

| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php










  #16  
Old February 8th 07, 10:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

I've tested it. On my 250 GB drive and my 80 GB drive Fdisk runs. I
wonder why it runs not at your system.

ssome schrieb:
So partitioning a big drive and assigning it to D and E (and F) would be
fine
with win 98 SE on another C: drive. If the new drive was the only drive
then win would have to be installed on the first partition, to recap.

it would seem wrong to get a big (200+ GB) drive and only use the first 120
GB of it and let the rest go unused as suggested by the above msgs.

An interesting point here. i bought a new P5, 2.6 GHz machine and win 98SE
would not let the old fdisk work on the new drive. i had to go to the WD HD
site and get 2 utils that let me fdisk and format the new 80 GB drive. One
was a DOS file if there wasn't win 98 already in that machine and the other
file was a win 98 file that would setup the new HD if win 98 was already
installed. i hope other HD mfgrs also do this. i got a new fdisk and win
98Me defrag.

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...

You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the D iskspace.

ssome schrieb:

Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use


on

win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
. ..


Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and


make

it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
.. .


try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
. ..


"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard

drive


size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive in

an


SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run

into


| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php








  #17  
Old February 8th 07, 10:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Posts: 14
Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

I've tested it. On my 250 GB drive and my 80 GB drive Fdisk runs. I
wonder why it runs not at your system.

ssome schrieb:
So partitioning a big drive and assigning it to D and E (and F) would be
fine
with win 98 SE on another C: drive. If the new drive was the only drive
then win would have to be installed on the first partition, to recap.

it would seem wrong to get a big (200+ GB) drive and only use the first 120
GB of it and let the rest go unused as suggested by the above msgs.

An interesting point here. i bought a new P5, 2.6 GHz machine and win 98SE
would not let the old fdisk work on the new drive. i had to go to the WD HD
site and get 2 utils that let me fdisk and format the new 80 GB drive. One
was a DOS file if there wasn't win 98 already in that machine and the other
file was a win 98 file that would setup the new HD if win 98 was already
installed. i hope other HD mfgrs also do this. i got a new fdisk and win
98Me defrag.

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...

You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the D iskspace.

ssome schrieb:

Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use


on

win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
. ..


Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and


make

it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
.. .


try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
. ..


"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard

drive


size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive in

an


SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run

into


| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php








  #18  
Old February 9th 07, 01:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
ssome
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 85
Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

i now have the new fdisk, maybe that will work.
the orig fdisk didn't work on an new WD 80 on a new P5, 2.6 MHz machine
until i dwnlded the WD util from their site.

When you partitioned the 250 in half, were both partitions then viable HDs
with win 98SE?

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...
I've tested it. On my 250 GB drive and my 80 GB drive Fdisk runs. I
wonder why it runs not at your system.

ssome schrieb:
So partitioning a big drive and assigning it to D and E (and F) would be
fine
with win 98 SE on another C: drive. If the new drive was the only drive
then win would have to be installed on the first partition, to recap.

it would seem wrong to get a big (200+ GB) drive and only use the first

120
GB of it and let the rest go unused as suggested by the above msgs.

An interesting point here. i bought a new P5, 2.6 GHz machine and win

98SE
would not let the old fdisk work on the new drive. i had to go to the

WD HD
site and get 2 utils that let me fdisk and format the new 80 GB drive.

One
was a DOS file if there wasn't win 98 already in that machine and the

other
file was a win 98 file that would setup the new HD if win 98 was already
installed. i hope other HD mfgrs also do this. i got a new fdisk and

win
98Me defrag.

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...

You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the D iskspace.

ssome schrieb:

Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two

valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use


on

win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
. ..


Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and


make

it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in

theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
.. .


try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
. ..


"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard

drive


size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive

in

an


SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run

into


| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php










  #19  
Old February 9th 07, 01:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
ssome
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 85
Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

i now have the new fdisk, maybe that will work.
the orig fdisk didn't work on an new WD 80 on a new P5, 2.6 MHz machine
until i dwnlded the WD util from their site.

When you partitioned the 250 in half, were both partitions then viable HDs
with win 98SE?

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...
I've tested it. On my 250 GB drive and my 80 GB drive Fdisk runs. I
wonder why it runs not at your system.

ssome schrieb:
So partitioning a big drive and assigning it to D and E (and F) would be
fine
with win 98 SE on another C: drive. If the new drive was the only drive
then win would have to be installed on the first partition, to recap.

it would seem wrong to get a big (200+ GB) drive and only use the first

120
GB of it and let the rest go unused as suggested by the above msgs.

An interesting point here. i bought a new P5, 2.6 GHz machine and win

98SE
would not let the old fdisk work on the new drive. i had to go to the

WD HD
site and get 2 utils that let me fdisk and format the new 80 GB drive.

One
was a DOS file if there wasn't win 98 already in that machine and the

other
file was a win 98 file that would setup the new HD if win 98 was already
installed. i hope other HD mfgrs also do this. i got a new fdisk and

win
98Me defrag.

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...

You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the D iskspace.

ssome schrieb:

Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two

valid
120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use


on

win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
. ..


Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and


make

it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in

theory
.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
.. .


try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
. ..


"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard

drive


size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive

in

an


SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run

into


| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php










  #20  
Old February 9th 07, 07:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Default Hard drive larger then 120GB question

On the first Partition runs Win98 Se. Because Win98 Se not runs on the
second Partition (not bootable),I have insalled WinXP Pro.

ssome schrieb:
i now have the new fdisk, maybe that will work.
the orig fdisk didn't work on an new WD 80 on a new P5, 2.6 MHz machine
until i dwnlded the WD util from their site.

When you partitioned the 250 in half, were both partitions then viable HDs
with win 98SE?

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...

I've tested it. On my 250 GB drive and my 80 GB drive Fdisk runs. I
wonder why it runs not at your system.

ssome schrieb:

So partitioning a big drive and assigning it to D and E (and F) would be
fine
with win 98 SE on another C: drive. If the new drive was the only drive
then win would have to be installed on the first partition, to recap.

it would seem wrong to get a big (200+ GB) drive and only use the first


120

GB of it and let the rest go unused as suggested by the above msgs.

An interesting point here. i bought a new P5, 2.6 GHz machine and win


98SE

would not let the old fdisk work on the new drive. i had to go to the


WD HD

site and get 2 utils that let me fdisk and format the new 80 GB drive.


One

was a DOS file if there wasn't win 98 already in that machine and the


other

file was a win 98 file that would setup the new HD if win 98 was already
installed. i hope other HD mfgrs also do this. i got a new fdisk and


win

98Me defrag.

ssome

"T-Online" wrote in message
...


You can use Partitions smaller 137 Gb! If you want to run Win98,you must
install it on the partition at the beginning of the D iskspace.

ssome schrieb:


Where does it say that you can't partition a 240 GB drive into two


valid

120s?
a 360 into 3 ea 120s?

also, we use defrag from win 98 Me, are there other Me files we can use

on


win 98SE?

ssome

"USR" wrote in message
a...



Thanks for the links guys....

... so, I guess as long as I don't create more then one partition and

make


it less then 127GBs in size, Win98SE should have no problems...in


theory

.... I'll post back once I get the drive.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
.. .



try rhis place too for information

http://www.48bitlba.com/

--
Jon Hildrum

www.hildrum.com
"Touch Base" wrote in message
. ..



"USR" wrote in message
...
| Hello:
|
| I know that there is a limitation in Win98SE with regard to hard

drive



size
| greater then 120GB. My question is, if I put a 320GB hard drive


in

an



SE
| box but only create a partition of 120GB or less, will I still run

into



| problems?
|
| TIA
|

some information;
http://www.hexff.com/w98_hd.php








 




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