Switching Hard Drives

I have a 40 MB HD (as drive D) on a system running XP. I want to remove this
drive and install it in a system running 98SE. I though I would first
format it in the XP system but the only option I have for formatting it if
the NTFS. Do I have to first install it in the SE system before I can
format it.

Will the SE system recognize the drive (as drive D) if it still is format
for NTFS when it is installed?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Marv

98SE does not recognize NTFS, so you will have to convert that drive to
Fat32. One way to do that is with Partition Magic or a similar partitioning
program. If you go that route, you can convert the drive without erasing the
data currently on the drive.(I'd recommend backing it up first, anyway)
Otherwise, you'll have to back up whatever is on the drive currently, then
delete the partition and re-format it as Fat32. The XP setup program won't
do that, so you would have to use 98SE, or you could use a Win98 boot disk,
which has Fdisk on it, to boot your XP system up as Win98, just long enough
to reformat the drive. That's probably more work than just moving the drive
to the the Win98 system and reformatting it there. Once it is converted to
Fat32, then you can restore the data you backed up.

Alan

"Marv Wade" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I have a 40 MB HD (as drive D) on a system running XP. I want to remove
this
> drive and install it in a system running 98SE. I though I would first
> format it in the XP system but the only option I have for formatting it if
> the NTFS. Do I have to first install it in the SE system before I can
> format it.
>
> Will the SE system recognize the drive (as drive D) if it still is format
> for NTFS when it is installed?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Marv
>
>

Yeah, that is what I thought but wanted to make sure before I moved it to
the SE system.

Thanks.

Marv Wade

"alanrc54" <alanrc54@netzero.com> wrote in message
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> 98SE does not recognize NTFS, so you will have to convert that drive to
> Fat32. One way to do that is with Partition Magic or a similar
partitioning
> program. If you go that route, you can convert the drive without erasing
the
> data currently on the drive.(I'd recommend backing it up first, anyway)
> Otherwise, you'll have to back up whatever is on the drive currently, then
> delete the partition and re-format it as Fat32. The XP setup program won't
> do that, so you would have to use 98SE, or you could use a Win98 boot
disk,
> which has Fdisk on it, to boot your XP system up as Win98, just long
enough
> to reformat the drive. That's probably more work than just moving the
drive
> to the the Win98 system and reformatting it there. Once it is converted to
> Fat32, then you can restore the data you backed up.
>
> Alan
>
> "Marv Wade" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:Oj1ZQPW0DHA.1752@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I have a 40 MB HD (as drive D) on a system running XP. I want to remove
> this
> > drive and install it in a system running 98SE. I though I would first
> > format it in the XP system but the only option I have for formatting it
if
> > the NTFS. Do I have to first install it in the SE system before I can
> > format it.
> >
> > Will the SE system recognize the drive (as drive D) if it still is
format
> > for NTFS when it is installed?
> >
> > Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> >
> > Marv
> >
> >
>
>

Just use fdisk from a DOS bootable floppy

----- Marv Wade wrote: ----

Yeah, that is what I thought but wanted to make sure before I moved it t
the SE system

Thanks

Marv Wad

"alanrc54" <alanrc54@netzero.com> wrote in messag
news:WZKdnfHwEf37WGiiRVn-vg@comcast.com..
> 98SE does not recognize NTFS, so you will have to convert that drive t
> Fat32. One way to do that is with Partition Magic or a simila
partitionin
> program. If you go that route, you can convert the drive without erasin
th
> data currently on the drive.(I'd recommend backing it up first, anyway
> Otherwise, you'll have to back up whatever is on the drive currently, the
> delete the partition and re-format it as Fat32. The XP setup program won'
> do that, so you would have to use 98SE, or you could use a Win98 boo
disk
> which has Fdisk on it, to boot your XP system up as Win98, just lon
enoug
> to reformat the drive. That's probably more work than just moving th
driv
> to the the Win98 system and reformatting it there. Once it is converted t
> Fat32, then you can restore the data you backed up
>> Ala
>> "Marv Wade" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in messag
> news:Oj1ZQPW0DHA.1752@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl..
>> I have a 40 MB HD (as drive D) on a system running XP. I want to remov
> thi
>> drive and install it in a system running 98SE. I though I would firs
>> format it in the XP system but the only option I have for formatting i
i
>> the NTFS. Do I have to first install it in the SE system before I ca
>> format it
>>>> Will the SE system recognize the drive (as drive D) if it still i
forma
>> for NTFS when it is installed
>>>> Any thoughts would be appreciated
>>>> Mar
>>>>>>