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Lee535 · 08-22-2003, 11:45 AM

I did format the 40GB and put WIN98 on it -- I didn't have any trouble with that so guess I didn't highlight this fact -- I made the 20GB a master on the secondary channel of the new controller and had the same result so this didn't help.

I finallly just gave in and reformatted the 20GB Western Digital drive using the Seagate software that came with the new 40GB drive -- and the system then assigned a D to the 20GB. I don't understand why it was necessary to reformat the 20GB but that seems to have solved the problem -- so I assume something was wrong on that drive that the reformat eliminated.

Thanks for all the input.

Tim

08-22-2003, 11:45 AM	#11
Lee535 Member (3 bit) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	I did format the 40GB and put WIN98 on it -- I didn't have any trouble with that so guess I didn't highlight this fact -- I made the 20GB a master on the secondary channel of the new controller and had the same result so this didn't help. I finallly just gave in and reformatted the 20GB Western Digital drive using the Seagate software that came with the new 40GB drive -- and the system then assigned a D to the 20GB. I don't understand why it was necessary to reformat the 20GB but that seems to have solved the problem -- so I assume something was wrong on that drive that the reformat eliminated. Thanks for all the input. Tim