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Missing Harddrive!
Sleeping Dog:
Something else occurred to me. How did you have the drive formatted in the first place? UNIX/LINUX type OS's don't work with certain Windows partitioning.
Sleeping Dog
TheGreatPoo:
I wanted this to be a Linux only machine so when DrakX asked me what to do about partitioning, I chose the "Erase entire disk" option. So the hardrive should have been completely erased. I wanted to start from scratch.
I haven't tried messing with the hardware yet (been too busy or tired; I'm at work now) but I will this afternoon.
I will try visiting those sites to flash my BIOS and thanx for the info.
If anyone needs anymore information on my system, It's a Micron PC with a Micronics MB. The AT style MB has built in audio (which DrakX did not detect), an S3 Virge video card, an HP ethernet card, a 2.2GB Western Digital hardrive, and it is powered by a 180MHz Pentium Pro with 64MB of RAM. Not the newest or fastest computer but it gets the job done. Plus, I think I read somewhere that Linux runs exceptionaly good and fast on older hardware too.
Thanx for everyone's replies and I hope ya'll (yes I'm from Texas) will stick with me til I get it workin. Thanx!
Master of Reality:
its probly got Ext. 2 (or Ext. 3) file system then. Therefore any windows software will not detect it.
TheGreatPoo:
Are you refering to the BIOS? I'm not sure but I don't think the BIOS is specific to windows as it gives me an option to choose "Other" instead of "DOS" for the large disk support. Interesting point though.
Sleeping Dog:
If you just "erased" the drive as opposed to reformatting it, that could be causing the problem. This would be especially true if it had Windows on it before and had one or more compressed partitions. You might also consider doing a Google search on "different kinds of disk partitions" or something similar. You might find info that can fix your issue and help you plan your HD setup strategy too.
Prior to any new OS install on an old box, it is always a good idea to flash-upgrade the BIOS. Flash upgrades can help cure all kinds of boogery issues. Most BIOS upgrade sources will give a full description of what each subsequent upgrade corrected. If you have not done a BIOS flash before, then:
1. Read the instructions over and over until you are absolutely sure that you understand the process.
2. Be ABSOLUTELY SURE that you use the correct flash download for your motherboard BIOS. Sometimes the same model of MB will have several different release versions.
There are explanations and utilities for doing this that are provided on a couple of the links that I gave to you earlier.
Good Luck! Hope you get it fixed.
Sleeping Dog
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