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Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there
any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary drive without reformatting it? -----Original Message----- Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if something can't be done with them would you use anything else. Rick wrote: They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the MaxBlast software. -----Original Message----- "Brad L." wrote: I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it gave: Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non- DOS type partition. That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay program is used to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what the computer can actually support. Were you using any such software on the old hard drive (the one that died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive, and Disk Manager and they usually announce themselves during the boot process, just before the Windows startup splash screen appears. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . . |
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You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the main one died and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it (both drives are Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second one even though you haven't touched it. FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was necessary (a Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a large hard drive into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that (courtesy of cquirke in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the first drive is usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could affect reading the second drive. From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y, select your drive and "Display Partition Information"; the information that it gives should be a little more informative than the /STATUS switch. You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display information on the second drive... see if it says DDO installed. Rick wrote: Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary drive without reformatting it? -----Original Message----- Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if something can't be done with them would you use anything else. Rick wrote: They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the MaxBlast software. -----Original Message----- "Brad L." wrote: I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it gave: Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non- DOS type partition. That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay program is used to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what the computer can actually support. Were you using any such software on the old hard drive (the one that died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive, and Disk Manager and they usually announce themselves during the boot process, just before the Windows startup splash screen appears. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . . |
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:11:50 GMT,Rick T penned
this whopper in microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the main one died and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it (both drives are Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second one even though you haven't touched it. FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was necessary (a Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a large hard drive into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that (courtesy of cquirke in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the first drive is usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could affect reading the second drive. From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y, select your drive and "Display Partition Information"; the information that it gives should be a little more informative than the /STATUS switch. You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display information on the second drive... see if it says DDO installed. Rick wrote: Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary drive without reformatting it? FWIW, I have uninstalled it when moving a drive from an old PC to a newer one that recognized the size of the drive, but it will leave you with a tiny hidden partition where it used to reside, nothing to lose sleep over, and not really big enough to be of use for much else. You should get faster access times, but not faster transfers. -- "Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor." Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet. Mike |
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Yes, blindly using the install tools that come with a new deisk can lead
to unpleasant experiences gr "Rick T" wrote in message ... Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if something can't be done with them would you use anything else. Rick wrote: They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the MaxBlast software. -----Original Message----- "Brad L." wrote: I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it gave: Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-DOS type partition. That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay program is used to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what the computer can actually support. Were you using any such software on the old hard drive (the one that died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive, and Disk Manager and they usually announce themselves during the boot process, just before the Windows startup splash screen appears. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . |
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Yes Steve, it has. heh
-----Original Message----- Yes, blindly using the install tools that come with a new deisk can lead to unpleasant experiences gr "Rick T" wrote in message ... Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if something can't be done with them would you use anything else. Rick wrote: They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the MaxBlast software. -----Original Message----- "Brad L." wrote: I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it gave: Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non- DOS type partition. That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay program is used to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what the computer can actually support. Were you using any such software on the old hard drive (the one that died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive, and Disk Manager and they usually announce themselves during the boot process, just before the Windows startup splash screen appears. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . . |
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Close. I have two drives on one cable. One on
the "master plug" (the new primary drive) and one on the "slave plug" (the existing secondary drive). The existing secondary drive had been set up with MaxBlast. The new primary drive was set up with Fdisk. They are both Maxtor but the new primary drive is significantly newer but, as far as I can tell, they are comparable (ie both are 7200 rpm Ultra ATA 133 drives). I do remember one more thing, when originally installing the second hard drive, I believe MaxBlast installed something called "Easy Bios". -----Original Message----- You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the main one died and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it (both drives are Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second one even though you haven't touched it. FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was necessary (a Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a large hard drive into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that (courtesy of cquirke in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the first drive is usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could affect reading the second drive. From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y, select your drive and "Display Partition Information"; the information that it gives should be a little more informative than the /STATUS switch. You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display information on the second drive... see if it says DDO installed. Rick wrote: Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary drive without reformatting it? -----Original Message----- Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if something can't be done with them would you use anything else. Rick wrote: They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the MaxBlast software. -----Original Message----- "Brad L." wrote: I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it gave: Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non- DOS type partition. That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay program is used to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what the computer can actually support. Were you using any such software on the old hard drive (the one that died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive, and Disk Manager and they usually announce themselves during the boot process, just before the Windows startup splash screen appears. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . . . |
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Yup, that's the one(EZ-Bios).
If you go into your BIOS and change the DriveType for your second drive to whatever the documentation for the EZ-BIOS program tells you to, that might clear things up. Rick Brad L. wrote: Close. I have two drives on one cable. One on the "master plug" (the new primary drive) and one on the "slave plug" (the existing secondary drive). The existing secondary drive had been set up with MaxBlast. The new primary drive was set up with Fdisk. They are both Maxtor but the new primary drive is significantly newer but, as far as I can tell, they are comparable (ie both are 7200 rpm Ultra ATA 133 drives). I do remember one more thing, when originally installing the second hard drive, I believe MaxBlast installed something called "Easy Bios". -----Original Message----- You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the main one died and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it (both drives are Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second one even though you haven't touched it. FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was necessary (a Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a large hard drive into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that (courtesy of cquirke in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the first drive is usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could affect reading the second drive. From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y, select your drive and "Display Partition Information"; the information that it gives should be a little more informative than the /STATUS switch. You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display information on the second drive... see if it says DDO installed. Rick wrote: Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary drive without reformatting it? -----Original Message----- Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if something can't be done with them would you use anything else. Rick wrote: They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the MaxBlast software. -----Original Message----- "Brad L." wrote: I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it gave: Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage 1 39206 1 100% C: 39205 2 39080 100% Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non- DOS type partition. That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay program is used to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what the computer can actually support. Were you using any such software on the old hard drive (the one that died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive, and Disk Manager and they usually announce themselves during the boot process, just before the Windows startup splash screen appears. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . . . |
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