Uninstalled Win 2k can not get it back on

desertbluesman · 04-18-2002, 10:36 PM

Hi,

Re;CUSL2-C PIII Maxtor Diamond Max 40 gig UDMA 100 7200, 512 Meg RAM

I uninstalled Windows 2000, now I can not get it back on the drive after reformatting "C" in Partition Magic 4. I can not get the computer to recognize the CD as a boot device, and I do not know how to set up First Boot Device in the BIOS as I have tried every option in the boot sequence settings. Am I missing something here?

Bios is Award Medallion

Any help would be appreciated.

I made the four boot floppies up on my ME computer, but 2k install would not recognize the NTFS partition as formatted by Partition Magic 4

I guess I may have to purchase a new hard drive to install 2k and use the other one as a slave to recover my data on the second and third partitions of that drive.

Thanks

Dave G.

desertbluesman@yahoo.com

kaz · 04-18-2002, 11:46 PM

Do you have to format with PM? Your MBR may have a bunch of garbage on it that 2k doesn't like, format with MS start disk using fdisk /mbr command before you format the drive to clean out the MBR or use the debug command to really wipe the disk, lots of info here:
http://www.fdisk.com/

BombTek · 04-18-2002, 11:49 PM

Try booting back into ME and just erase the NTFS partition. Let W2K create/format the partition..

To set CD as boot go into your bios and go to the "boot" tab and just highlght CDROM and use "+" and "-" to move it up in the list. HTH

desertbluesman · 04-19-2002, 10:56 AM

Thanks I do not have a dual boot system, I have a Hard Drive switch so neither drive is running or recognizes each other when the other is running. Thanks for both replies.

My strategy is this, I am going to install ME and CD burner software on that drive and salvage whatever data I want from D and E partitions. Then I am going to wipe the whole hard drive clean with the nastiest utility I can find on the Maxtor site or the f-disk site mentioned above, then try and reinstall 2k. If that does not work I will purchase a new drive and disconnect the hard drive switch and go from there.
Thanks
Dave G

kaz · 04-19-2002, 11:02 AM

That debug command will do it there is info at that site, first though you could try Fdisk1r1 I've used it when regular fdisk didn't work, it's there also...

desertbluesman · 04-19-2002, 03:50 PM

Thanks again, I just f disked the whole thing and did a reinstall from the 98SE recovery disk into DOS promp, then prompt to my CD then CD i386, then winnt, and got it on the slow but sure way. my only problem is the whole disk is now one big NTFS volume.
Thanks for the help though
dave g.

04-18-2002, 10:36 PM	#1
desertbluesman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: "Town of" Surprise, Arizona Posts: 39	Uninstalled Win 2k can not get it back on Hi, Re;CUSL2-C PIII Maxtor Diamond Max 40 gig UDMA 100 7200, 512 Meg RAM I uninstalled Windows 2000, now I can not get it back on the drive after reformatting "C" in Partition Magic 4. I can not get the computer to recognize the CD as a boot device, and I do not know how to set up First Boot Device in the BIOS as I have tried every option in the boot sequence settings. Am I missing something here? Bios is Award Medallion Any help would be appreciated. I made the four boot floppies up on my ME computer, but 2k install would not recognize the NTFS partition as formatted by Partition Magic 4 I guess I may have to purchase a new hard drive to install 2k and use the other one as a slave to recover my data on the second and third partitions of that drive. Thanks Dave G. desertbluesman@yahoo.com
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04-18-2002, 11:46 PM	#2
kaz ØLÐ GUÝ® Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,514	Do you have to format with PM? Your MBR may have a bunch of garbage on it that 2k doesn't like, format with MS start disk using fdisk /mbr command before you format the drive to clean out the MBR or use the debug command to really wipe the disk, lots of info here: http://www.fdisk.com/ __________________ "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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04-18-2002, 11:49 PM	#3
BombTek Good to be home... Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ft Walton Beach, FL Posts: 2,246	Try booting back into ME and just erase the NTFS partition. Let W2K create/format the partition.. To set CD as boot go into your bios and go to the "boot" tab and just highlght CDROM and use "+" and "-" to move it up in the list. HTH __________________ Click those ads, give what you can, keep AbxZone alive! Or I'll blow you up!!
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04-19-2002, 10:56 AM	#4
desertbluesman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: "Town of" Surprise, Arizona Posts: 39	Thanks I do not have a dual boot system, I have a Hard Drive switch so neither drive is running or recognizes each other when the other is running. Thanks for both replies. My strategy is this, I am going to install ME and CD burner software on that drive and salvage whatever data I want from D and E partitions. Then I am going to wipe the whole hard drive clean with the nastiest utility I can find on the Maxtor site or the f-disk site mentioned above, then try and reinstall 2k. If that does not work I will purchase a new drive and disconnect the hard drive switch and go from there. Thanks Dave G
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04-19-2002, 11:02 AM	#5
kaz ØLÐ GUÝ® Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,514	That debug command will do it there is info at that site, first though you could try Fdisk1r1 I've used it when regular fdisk didn't work, it's there also... __________________ "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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04-19-2002, 03:50 PM	#6
desertbluesman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: "Town of" Surprise, Arizona Posts: 39	Thanks again, I just f disked the whole thing and did a reinstall from the 98SE recovery disk into DOS promp, then prompt to my CD then CD i386, then winnt, and got it on the slow but sure way. my only problem is the whole disk is now one big NTFS volume. Thanks for the help though dave g.
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