win-98se does not recognize hdd

alidabiri · 03-01-2006, 08:20 PM

Hi

Im trying to install a new hard drive in win 98 SE. BIOS recognizes the drive as secondary master wd300bb, but windows doesn't recognize. How do I get windows to recognize the hard drive?
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Geekgirl · 03-01-2006, 08:34 PM

When you run fdisk, can it see the second hard drive?

alidabiri · 03-01-2006, 08:45 PM

We have put this in a 98 machine to extract the data. we have data on this drive that we need to save. is there any way that we can recover this data without formating/ fdisking the hard drive?

Geekgirl · 03-01-2006, 08:51 PM

Is the drive NTSF, 98 does not reconize NTFS
When you said new drive I thought you meant "empty"

alidabiri · 03-01-2006, 09:01 PM

It came off of a Dell with XP home

Geekgirl · 03-01-2006, 09:06 PM

Your not listening to me, 98 will not read NTFS you need to place it in another machine with a NTFS system installed

alidabiri · 03-01-2006, 09:17 PM

ok, this time, we put the hard drive in another XP home machine. it still does not recognize the drive in windows. what now?

alidabiri · 03-01-2006, 09:27 PM

Hey, we fixed it!
the drive was jumpered as master, so we put it in the secondary cable as a master, unplugging the cd rom drive, which was set as the secondary master.

**koala** · 03-01-2006, 09:28 PM

When you put it in the XP NTFS machine, did you change the master/slave jumper on the back of the drive? Which IDE connector are you using?

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see your last reply.

alidabiri · 03-01-2006, 10:37 PM

thanks tj and koala.
we're cooking with gas now! it's all ok. i copied the turbo tax stuff to another machine with this hdd as secondary master. (it would not work as slave drive, and we didn't know the jumber setting map for it.) xp-home on the new machine recognized this hdd and we copied the files. i just wanted to thank you both for being so helpful to reply and help us.

Geekgirl · 03-02-2006, 08:10 AM

Glad you got it resolved, after reading the XP machine wasnt reconizing it the jumpers would have been my next suggestion

Good job

03-01-2006, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
alidabiri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 144 OS: XP-SP2	win-98se does not recognize hdd Hi Im trying to install a new hard drive in win 98 SE. BIOS recognizes the drive as secondary master wd300bb, but windows doesn't recognize. How do I get windows to recognize the hard drive? Edit/Delete Message __________________ If I can't fix it, you don't need it.

03-01-2006, 08:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,186 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	When you run fdisk, can it see the second hard drive? __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

03-01-2006, 08:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
alidabiri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 144 OS: XP-SP2	We have put this in a 98 machine to extract the data. we have data on this drive that we need to save. is there any way that we can recover this data without formating/ fdisking the hard drive? __________________ If I can't fix it, you don't need it.

03-01-2006, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,186 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Is the drive NTSF, 98 does not reconize NTFS When you said new drive I thought you meant "empty" __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

03-01-2006, 09:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
alidabiri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 144 OS: XP-SP2	It came off of a Dell with XP home __________________ If I can't fix it, you don't need it.

03-01-2006, 09:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,186 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Your not listening to me, 98 will not read NTFS you need to place it in another machine with a NTFS system installed __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

03-01-2006, 09:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
alidabiri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 144 OS: XP-SP2	ok, this time, we put the hard drive in another XP home machine. it still does not recognize the drive in windows. what now? __________________ If I can't fix it, you don't need it.

03-01-2006, 09:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
alidabiri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 144 OS: XP-SP2	Hey, we fixed it! the drive was jumpered as master, so we put it in the secondary cable as a master, unplugging the cd rom drive, which was set as the secondary master. __________________ If I can't fix it, you don't need it.

03-01-2006, 09:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,366 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	When you put it in the XP NTFS machine, did you change the master/slave jumper on the back of the drive? Which IDE connector are you using? EDIT: Sorry, didn't see your last reply. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 03-01-2006 at 09:29 PM.

03-01-2006, 10:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
alidabiri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 144 OS: XP-SP2	thanks tj and koala. we're cooking with gas now! it's all ok. i copied the turbo tax stuff to another machine with this hdd as secondary master. (it would not work as slave drive, and we didn't know the jumber setting map for it.) xp-home on the new machine recognized this hdd and we copied the files. i just wanted to thank you both for being so helpful to reply and help us. __________________ If I can't fix it, you don't need it.

03-02-2006, 08:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,186 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Glad you got it resolved, after reading the XP machine wasnt reconizing it the jumpers would have been my next suggestion Good job __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*