To: Dale Henderson <nilram@faeryland.tamu-commerce.edu> Cc: linux-8086@vger.rutgers.edu From: <pat@onyx.southwind.net> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 16:17:25 -0500 (CDT) Newsgroups: linux.dev.8086 first, you will need to low level format the drive, try running debug from the command prompt, (included with all versions of dos called sid under dr dos) at the - prompt type g=c800:5 on some 90% of pcs this will do it for you, follow the prompts and lowlevel format drive 0, then partition the drive. this is about 90% likely to work if not let me know. Pat Conant, Professional Dragonslayer On 12 Jul 1997, Dale Henderson wrote: > Hi > > I know this is a little off topic. But this is the closest group i > could find :( > > I have an original IBM PC with a full 640k ram!! anyway it has a > 20MEG? Seagate Hard Drive? Mode st-225. and well I can't access it. > > I tried to run dos fdisk but it gave an error. I tried to use > minix part and got an error saying it can't access the partition table. > > any Ideas on what the problem is or how to fix it. > > Is there any way to set up the BIOS on these machines for I'm sure the > battery is dead. (It always says the date is 01-01-80) > > anyway thanks for any help. > And I do apologize for being off topic. > > -- > Dale Henderson <mailto:nilram@faeryland.tamu-commerce.edu> > > "Imaginary universes are so much more beautiful than this stupidly- > constructed 'real' one..." -- G. H. Hardy >
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