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***glc*** · 06-18-2004, 07:09 AM

1. Boot it into Windows and open a command prompt.

2. Type FDISK

3. If asked, choose YES to the large drive option.

4. You should have an option 5 - change fixed drive. The original drive should be drive 0 and the new one drive 1. Choose the new drive. Choose 4 to display partition information, verify that it's not partitioned and has about 37 gigs available. Escape.

5. Choose 1 - create partition.

6. Choose 1 - create primary DOS partition. Choose 100%.

7. Exit FDISK.

8. Restart the computer.

9. Open My Computer, you should now see the drive. Right click on it, select Format.

06-18-2004, 07:09 AM	#10
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,727	1. Boot it into Windows and open a command prompt. 2. Type FDISK 3. If asked, choose YES to the large drive option. 4. You should have an option 5 - change fixed drive. The original drive should be drive 0 and the new one drive 1. Choose the new drive. Choose 4 to display partition information, verify that it's not partitioned and has about 37 gigs available. Escape. 5. Choose 1 - create partition. 6. Choose 1 - create primary DOS partition. Choose 100%. 7. Exit FDISK. 8. Restart the computer. 9. Open My Computer, you should now see the drive. Right click on it, select Format.