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Lee535 · 08-19-2003, 12:19 PM

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The 20GB drive is still formatted as a single partition as it was originally -- I haven't reformatted it.

Both drives are detected on startup (I assume this means the controller card is detecting the 20 GB) and both are shown in the system listing in the control panel device manager.

The 20GB was the original single drive on the WIN98 PC.

WIN98 is still on the 20GB.

I'm sure it's the 20GB that's not being assigned a letter. I'm sure it's booting on the new 40GB.

I do have the 80 conductor cable.

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I just wondered if the 20GB was using FAT16 instead of FAT32 -- although it came with a WIN98 system -- and now it's set up as a slave with a master using FAT32 -- just wondered if this would cause a problem. I don't know how to determine if the 20GB is using FAT32.

Thanks to all -- I'll try the suggestions.

Tim

08-19-2003, 12:19 PM	#9
Lee535 Member (3 bit) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Responses to qustions: The 20GB drive is still formatted as a single partition as it was originally -- I haven't reformatted it. Both drives are detected on startup (I assume this means the controller card is detecting the 20 GB) and both are shown in the system listing in the control panel device manager. The 20GB was the original single drive on the WIN98 PC. WIN98 is still on the 20GB. I'm sure it's the 20GB that's not being assigned a letter. I'm sure it's booting on the new 40GB. I do have the 80 conductor cable. ------------------------------- I just wondered if the 20GB was using FAT16 instead of FAT32 -- although it came with a WIN98 system -- and now it's set up as a slave with a master using FAT32 -- just wondered if this would cause a problem. I don't know how to determine if the 20GB is using FAT32. Thanks to all -- I'll try the suggestions. Tim