 Windows98 Old Laptop, creating new partition and run phdisk |
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 Mar 20 2008, 06:44 PM
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Thank you Yours puzzled Mark |
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Mar 20 2008, 07:55 PM
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 Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 7,264 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
You threw me there for a minute. The command is FDISK. You need to download a bootdisk to a floppy. You can download one here
www.bootdisk.com Use the ME one -------------------- Mark
 why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Mar 20 2008, 08:12 PM
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 Senior Member Group: BC Advisor Posts: 513 Joined: 15-July 06 From: In the middle of Kansas Member No.: 76,380 |
Hello and welcome to BC!
Nothing native to Windows 98 will tell you to create a hard drive partition. That does not happen. Something else might be going on. More information would be really helpful Make & model of the system What you have done so far and where you are at currently Here is a link to a tech article what phdisk does http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=14860 Is it useful or needed? Not sure This post has been edited by Eyesee: Mar 20 2008, 08:13 PM |
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Mar 21 2008, 07:45 AM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 7,264 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
After reading Eyesee's link I guess the first thing we need to determine is what exactly is it that you need. If you put a new hard drive in it and now you want to partition, format and install an OS, you need FDISK. I'm not familiar with Phdisk
As for no floppy drive, do you have a USB slot or a pcmcia-USB card? If so you might be able to use a thumb drive. Not sure if your old BIOS will recognize it -------------------- Mark
why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Mar 22 2008, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: BC Advisor Posts: 513 Joined: 15-July 06 From: In the middle of Kansas Member No.: 76,380 |
98 second edition cd's are bootable. First edition cd's are not.
Looks to me that phdisk is only a powr mamagement utility that can be disabled in the system BIOS. With a new drive it must be fdisked and formatted before you can use it. The moldel number of this system would really be helpful |
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Mar 23 2008, 02:38 AM
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Actually, if I remember correctly, it's just like 'The Wizard of OZ'. When Dorothy and gang are going through the poppy field, suddenly everything is in colour.
98SE CD's are only bootable if you are closer to the Emerald Palace...  |
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