I tried to put an old 4gig (formatted) HDD, into this old machine,
i eventually set it to a slave;
but still could not get a Y in the BIOS. I think I need 2 Y's in there, is this correct?
I tried a Add new hardware in windows,
but still no go.
Do I need the old drivers for this 4gig, from the manufacturer?
This IBM model wasn't in there; when I opened the "see all availiable"
in the driver install. any help thnx.
I's an old fat32, (win98se) not the new win NT/xp/ntfs
2007-02-28 01:15:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
yeh ;as i type, there is a 6gig master that the bios see's, the other little one will bring it to ten gig, which is fine by me as second machine. Of course, that's only IF I can get the BIOS to see the bloody thing.
2007-02-28 01:29:56 · update #1
Do you know that the hard drive is functioning? When you formatted it, did you format using fat 32? If you used ntfs to format, then I do not think that your machine will see it. I also think that older system will have the main hard drive set to cable select, and if that is the case, the second hard drive will also need to be set to cable select. You could also try to see if the hard drive is working by hooking it up where the cd rom or writer is connected. Hope this helps.
2007-02-28 01:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by Mike Larson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some older and I mean OLDER hard drives actually have to be manually set and installed.
Depending on your motherboard, you may also have to clear the NVRAM. You may have to do it by switching the jumper on the motherboard.
There are so many variables at this point that you may have to give more specifics.
Everything depends on the age of your motherboard and the version of BIOS you are using.
I worked with some guys that have a nice little website that don't mind helping those with older computers.
These guys are very knowledgeable. Link is below.
2007-02-28 01:28:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ensure that your boot disk is set to master, set the new disk to slave, ensure the connections are secure...in your bios have it search for a second HDD....your computer needs to see the new disk before windows ever will...I also reccomend that when you do get it installed correctly that you reformat it to NTFS
2007-02-28 01:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm no specialist yet see you later as theres a port/socket to connect it to the computer and it really is put in correct, and nicely acceptable with your computer, then i do not see why no longer. i have not at all had nor used a transportable one notwithstanding. ask the technical crew from the save/save to procure it from, or call the producer?
2016-12-05 01:37:26 · answer #4 · answered by abigail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, are you upgrading to 4gb? thats not an upgrade. set one to master, the one with the OS on it, and set the other to slave.
2007-02-28 01:18:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jake A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋