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***glc*** · 03-01-2003, 09:25 AM

If it's a 120 gig drive and you are going to use Win98, you should use the WD utility to set the drive up. Win98 's FDISK has problems with drives over 64gb. Just make sure your bios is set to boot from floppy first and have a Win98 startup disk ready because the WD setup will ask for it at the appropriate time. The correct utility to use is Data Lifeguard Tools 10.0, download it if you have to.

Note that if you were to use fdisk and format, it will take about 2 hours to format a 120 gig drive on a fast (like a 2.4 GHz) computer - longer on slower ones. The WD utility can format it a lot faster.

If this is an older machine, there's a good chance that the system bios can't handle a 120 gig drive, and you will have to use the WD utility to install EZ-Bios (not recommended) or use a PCI controller card.

How about some specs on this computer? This will help us advise you better.

03-01-2003, 09:25 AM	#14
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,721	If it's a 120 gig drive and you are going to use Win98, you should use the WD utility to set the drive up. Win98 's FDISK has problems with drives over 64gb. Just make sure your bios is set to boot from floppy first and have a Win98 startup disk ready because the WD setup will ask for it at the appropriate time. The correct utility to use is Data Lifeguard Tools 10.0, download it if you have to. Note that if you were to use fdisk and format, it will take about 2 hours to format a 120 gig drive on a fast (like a 2.4 GHz) computer - longer on slower ones. The WD utility can format it a lot faster. If this is an older machine, there's a good chance that the system bios can't handle a 120 gig drive, and you will have to use the WD utility to install EZ-Bios (not recommended) or use a PCI controller card. How about some specs on this computer? This will help us advise you better.