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NTFS to Fat32?
I think you have been the most help thus far in cornering
my unresolved problem. I have contacted WD and I am awaiting their response. IF i got "their" software off the drive, would FDISK beable to work with it then? I dont think that the full size of the drive will be utilized without their software.. what do you think? -----Original Message----- First go back to the WD web site to discover (and maybe download) the disk setup software. It probably does not tell you which manufacturer they use (OnTracks or Microhouse). But if that software can still be corrected or removed from the drive, then only that software will do so. Programs such as FDISK typically cannot ID or remove this disk software. It involves data and executable code written on drive where FDISK, et al does not understand. Go to WD first and get that original disk loading software. Read the instruction manual before trying to remove that software. A little detail in those instructions may completely resolve your problem. My sympathies if you have this 'special software' created problem. They generally took me hours over many days to resolve because their existance is not very 'user friendly'. The software assumes you know it is there. "bob" wrote in message ... thanx w tom. i am using 98SE. i was using the 100GB HD just fine as a primary slave for years. I reformateed the master and left the slave alone, but only to return to my windows and not beable to use it. my device manager sees it there under the primary ide controller as type 47, but thats it. there are no drive letters assigned. the bios does see it. i just tried to place it differently physically..ie: primary slave, secondary master etc..and the only config that works is the primary slave. what can i do!? . |
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NTFS to Fat32?
There software would permit you to eliminate or fix (so you can read
data from) the undefined partition. Once that partition is removed, then the drive is as FDISK would understand it. Should the WD software not be identified or not be successful, then obtain Partition Magic. It does much more than FDISK and may remove that undefined partition. Partition Magic may only destroy the partition; might not recover the data which is why you should try the WD software first. If the only intent is to destroy the data, then using the WD software or Partition Magic - whichever arrives first - would make little difference. If data is not to be perserved, then anything that can remove that partition would restore drive to a state that even FDISK will work. wrote in message ... I think you have been the most help thus far in cornering my unresolved problem. I have contacted WD and I am awaiting their response. IF i got "their" software off the drive, would FDISK beable to work with it then? I dont think that the full size of the drive will be utilized without their software.. what do you think? |
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