What doesn't PM8 like my partition? Errors 107 and 108

[micky]

How do I solve Partition Magic errors 107 and 108:? Everything works
fine when I run winME, but I can't add a second partition for win2000.
I can't even fully display the current partition using Partition Magic
8.

It says the errors are: " #107 Partition begins after end of disk
This error can occur if a partition erroneously extends beyond the
physical end of the hard disk. This may happen if the hard disk has
been used on a different computer or with a different hard-disk
controller or if BIOS settings have been changed. Be advised that the
physical geometry of the hard disk may differ from the logical
geometry assigned to the hard disk by the operating system.

#108 Partition doesn't end at end of cylinder
The hard-disk partition table contains erroneous values.
PartitionMagic expects partitions to begin and end on the correct
cylinder boundaries. If they do not, the disk may be partially
corrupted. In this circumstance, if PartitionMagic were to make any
modifications it might cause the loss of data. Therefore,
PartitionMagic refuses to recognize any of the hard disk's partitions.
To resolve this problem, see the instructions in Resolving partition
table errors."

I wanted to replace the bad HDD in my old IBM Thinkpad 600E laptop,
which was 4GB, with 10GB, but I ended up with 40GB.

So I made the WinME partition 10GB. Hey, why not! And after a little
help from you guys, WinME was (and is) working fine, as well as it can
since so many programs don't work with it anymore.

So I planned to install win2000 in another partition. WinME Fdisk
wouldn't make another partition (said there was no room on the disk) ,
nor would the freeware on Hirens' Boot CD: Smart FDisk, Extended
FDisk, Parted whatever, etc.

So I dug out Partition Magic 8 and booted from it, then installed it.

Then I ran Partiinfo.exe and it said (I think I aligned the columns
correctly.)

PowerQuest PartitionInfo 8.0 -- Windows 95/98/Me Version
Date Generated: 09/23/11 22:12:25
Copyright (c)1994-2002, PowerQuest Corporation
Permission is granted for this utility to be freely copied so long
as it is not modified in any way. All other rights are reserved.

PowerQuest, makers of PartitionMagic(r), Drive Image(tm), and
DriveCopy(tm), can be reached at:
Voice: 801-437-8900
Fax: 801-226-8941
Web site: http://www.powerquest.com/support/
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)

General System Information:
Total Physical Memory (bytes): 301,277,184
Used Physical Memory: (bytes): 268,517,376
Maximum Page File Size: (bytes): 1,846,202,368
Current Page File Size: (bytes): 129,540,096

===========================================================================================================
Disk Geometry Information for Disk 1: 1071 Cylinders, 240 Heads,
63 Sectors/Track

System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl
===========================================================================================================
NO NAME 0 0 80 0 1 1 0C 1023

Head Sect StartSect NumSects
===========================================================================================================
149 63 63 20,466,747

Info: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
0 0 80 0 1 1 0C 1353 149 63 63 20466747

Error #109: Partition ends after end of disk.
ucEndCylinder (1353) must be less than 1071.
Error #108: Partition didn't end on cylinder boundary.
ucEndHead expected to be 239, not 149.

===========================================================================================================
Partition Information for Disk 1: 7,907.0 Megabytes
Volume PartType Status Size MB PartSect #
===========================================================================================================
C:NO NAME FAT32X Pri,Boot 9,993.5 0 0

StartSect Total Sects
===========================================================================================================
63 20,466,747
===========================================================================================================
Boot Record for drive C: (Drive: 1, Starting sector: 63, Type:
FAT32)

===========================================================================================================
1. Jump: EB 58 90
2. OEM Name: MSWIN4.1
3. Bytes per Sector: 512
4. Sectors per Cluster: 16
5. Reserved Sectors: 32
6. Number of FAT's: 2
7. Reserved: 0x0000
8. Reserved: 0x0000
9. Media Descriptor: 0xF8
10. Sectors per FAT: 0
11. Sectors per Track: 63 (0x3F)
12. Number of Heads: 240 (0xF0)
13. Hidden Sectors: 63 (0x3F)
14. Big Total Sectors: 20466747 (0x1384C3B)
15. Big Sectors per FAT: 9985
16. Extended Flags: 0x0000
17. FS Version: 0
18. First Cluster of Root: 2 (0x2)
19. FS Info Sector: 1
20. Backup Boot Sector: 6
21. Reserved: 000000000000000000000000
22. Drive ID: 0x80
23. Reserved for NT: 0x00
24. Extended Boot Sig: 0x29
25. Serial Number: 0x0DFD1695
26. Volume Name: NO NAME
27. File System Type: FAT32
28. Boot Signature: 0xAA55


Thanks for any help.

 

[micky]

How do I solve Partition Magic errors 107 and 108:? Everything works

Darn, it's 108 and 109! Not 107. Very sorry

fine when I run winME, but I can't add a second partition for win2000.
I can't even fully display the current partition using Partition Magic
8.

It says the errors are:

"#109 Partition ends after end of disk
This error can occur if a partition erroneously extends beyond the
physical end of the hard disk. This may happen if the hard disk has
been used on a different computer or with a different hard-disk
controller or if BIOS settings have been changed. Be advised that the
physical geometry of the hard disk may differ from the logical
geometry assigned to the hard disk by the operating system.