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lobo_pac · 12-28-2002, 04:42 PM

ok....trying to install a new 120Gb WD drive on my friends hp. he already has a 40Gb (that's Seagate btw) that has all his program files etc. already on it. the bios recognizes it, but i can't get it to install correctly using wd's ez-bios installer. the problem is that the original drive is ntfs and the ez installer wants to partition using fat-32 and won't allow it to continue.

the hp bios (phoenix something) also recognizes the drive, but it doesn't show up in my computer. when trying to access it through dos, drive d: says "drive not ready."

so.....short of formating the original 40Gb drive into fat 32 and losing all the info on it, what are his options? if we do have to do that....how does he reinstall xp? should it have a system restore disk or something like that? i know they don't ship with an xp disk.

thanks.

12-28-2002, 04:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
lobo_pac Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 320	See today's most popular deals at » Help Installing Hard Drive ASAP!! ok....trying to install a new 120Gb WD drive on my friends hp. he already has a 40Gb (that's Seagate btw) that has all his program files etc. already on it. the bios recognizes it, but i can't get it to install correctly using wd's ez-bios installer. the problem is that the original drive is ntfs and the ez installer wants to partition using fat-32 and won't allow it to continue. the hp bios (phoenix something) also recognizes the drive, but it doesn't show up in my computer. when trying to access it through dos, drive d: says "drive not ready." so.....short of formating the original 40Gb drive into fat 32 and losing all the info on it, what are his options? if we do have to do that....how does he reinstall xp? should it have a system restore disk or something like that? i know they don't ship with an xp disk. thanks.