Format hard disk

M

Manish

Recently, my Win 2000 files got corrupted, and I couldn't
boot my system. I installed a new copy of Windows 2000
after creating a partition and took a backup of all my
data after login into the fresh version of Win 2000. Now I
wish to format my hard disk and start afresh with only one
version of Win 2000 (and delete unwanted software to free
up space). How can I format my hard disk? I tried booting
through diskettes, and using the Recovery Console to
format the disk. I reach the comand prompt, and "format
c:" does not format my disk.
Please advise.

Thanks
 
D

Dave Patrick

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Recently, my Win 2000 files got corrupted, and I couldn't
| boot my system. I installed a new copy of Windows 2000
| after creating a partition and took a backup of all my
| data after login into the fresh version of Win 2000. Now I
| wish to format my hard disk and start afresh with only one
| version of Win 2000 (and delete unwanted software to free
| up space). How can I format my hard disk? I tried booting
| through diskettes, and using the Recovery Console to
| format the disk. I reach the comand prompt, and "format
| c:" does not format my disk.
| Please advise.
|
| Thanks
 
R

Robert

I have followed your instructions...now I am at the
screen that gives the options:

1. Set up Win 2000 on selected item...
2. Create a partition in unpartitioned space...
3. Delete selected partition...

8715 BM Disk 0 at ID 0 on Bus 0 on AIC78U2
Unpartitioned space

79 MB Disk 0 at ID 2 on Bus 0 on AIC 78 u2
There is no disk in this drive.

I have two SCSI hard drives...C and D.

What next???

I appreciate your help.
 
D

Dave Patrick

You'll want to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom. The set of four
install disks can be created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the
\bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or
makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.

Then *F6* very early and very important (at setup is inspecting your system)
in the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and select S to specify
additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer
supplied Windows 2000 driver for your scsi controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I have followed your instructions...now I am at the
| screen that gives the options:
|
| 1. Set up Win 2000 on selected item...
| 2. Create a partition in unpartitioned space...
| 3. Delete selected partition...
|
| 8715 BM Disk 0 at ID 0 on Bus 0 on AIC78U2
| Unpartitioned space
|
| 79 MB Disk 0 at ID 2 on Bus 0 on AIC 78 u2
| There is no disk in this drive.
|
| I have two SCSI hard drives...C and D.
|
| What next???
|
| I appreciate your help.
 
R

Robert

I'm sorry...but I am really confused now. I followed your
earlier post to the letter. I don't expect to be able to
find the Manufacturer's driver for my SCSI controller as
this computer is several years old.

You didn't mention this in your earlier post...so I'm
really confused now. Sorry!

Robert

BTW did you mean F8 (vs F6)?
 
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Dave Patrick

Post some details of the drive controller. I'll help you find the driver.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| I'm sorry...but I am really confused now. I followed your
| earlier post to the letter. I don't expect to be able to
| find the Manufacturer's driver for my SCSI controller as
| this computer is several years old.
|
| You didn't mention this in your earlier post...so I'm
| really confused now. Sorry!
|
| Robert
|
| BTW did you mean F8 (vs F6)?
 
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Robert

When I started this, I had no earthly idea that I would
be taking my computer apart...I despise working on
computers! The Win 2000 would keep rebooting and I simply
wanted to reinstall it. Now I have had to take the
computer apart and unplug the ribbon cables and search
far and wide for some indication of the motherboard model
and SCSI info. The SCSI is on board. There are several
Adaptec chips on the motherboard. Also printed on the
motherboard, next to the SCSI port is "Adaptec SCSI-50
Ultra 2-68. The motherboard is an ASUS and it is a Dual
Pentium 400. I can't find the model printed anywhere on
it. I get the sinking feeling that I you have sent me on
a "wild goose chase" :)

What next?
 
D

Dave Patrick

Which ASUS mb is it? Last resort look for an FCC ID number.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| When I started this, I had no earthly idea that I would
| be taking my computer apart...I despise working on
| computers! The Win 2000 would keep rebooting and I simply
| wanted to reinstall it. Now I have had to take the
| computer apart and unplug the ribbon cables and search
| far and wide for some indication of the motherboard model
| and SCSI info. The SCSI is on board. There are several
| Adaptec chips on the motherboard. Also printed on the
| motherboard, next to the SCSI port is "Adaptec SCSI-50
| Ultra 2-68. The motherboard is an ASUS and it is a Dual
| Pentium 400. I can't find the model printed anywhere on
| it. I get the sinking feeling that I you have sent me on
| a "wild goose chase" :)
|
| What next?
 
R

Robert

I found a disk for AIC 7890 SCSI Driver Diskette 1/1
Content:
ASUS EZ-SCSI Driver Rev. 4.03
Windows NT4.0/95/98 Rev 3.01
MD001

Is this what I need?
-----Original Message-----
Sorry, it is "DS" -- it is a dual processor mb.
-----Original Message-----
I don't find an 'OS' could it be an P2B-LS? You'll have to try the Windows
NT4 driver as that was the latest.

http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/selectftp.aspx? l1_id=1&l2_id=2&l3_id=1&m_id=11&f_name=7890v302.zip~zaqwe
Click to expand...
d
c

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| After removing ALL the cards, I finally found it...
|
| ASUS P2B-OS


.
Click to expand...
.
Click to expand...
 
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Robert

I found a disk for AIC 7890 SCSI Driver Diskette 1/1
Content:
ASUS EZ-SCSI Driver Rev. 4.03
Windows NT4.0/95/98 Rev 3.01
MD001

Is this what I need?

ALSO...I can't remember which ribbon cables to connect
back. Evidently there is only one drive (I was mistaken).
There are two black SCSI connectors and one larger gray
one. The all grey ribbon cable plugs into the gray one.
That leaves a colored ribbon cable that is plugged into
the hard drive. The end has a terminator (relatively
large black "box") on it. I know I unplugged three
connectors but I don't think you connect both ends of the
same ribbon cable...including the terminator end. Is this
clear as mud?

Robert
 
D

Dave Patrick

The 68 pin wide scsi bus would connect to any scsi devices with the
termination on the end of the bus. There are some unused connectors in the
length of the bus cable. Are there any other scsi devices? There should be a
cable to connect the IDE CD-Rom drive to the mb (it is IDE? isn't it) then
there would be the floppy drive cable.

Use the NT driver here.
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-DS

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I found a disk for AIC 7890 SCSI Driver Diskette 1/1
| Content:
| ASUS EZ-SCSI Driver Rev. 4.03
| Windows NT4.0/95/98 Rev 3.01
| MD001
|
| Is this what I need?
|
| ALSO...I can't remember which ribbon cables to connect
| back. Evidently there is only one drive (I was mistaken).
| There are two black SCSI connectors and one larger gray
| one. The all grey ribbon cable plugs into the gray one.
| That leaves a colored ribbon cable that is plugged into
| the hard drive. The end has a terminator (relatively
| large black "box") on it. I know I unplugged three
| connectors but I don't think you connect both ends of the
| same ribbon cable...including the terminator end. Is this
| clear as mud?
|
| Robert
 
R

Robert

It appears that the last company that worked on the
computer (one that I was very dissatisfied with) had
plugged the second to last connector into the hard drive
and the last (terminated) connector back into the
motherboard (into the other SCSI port). I am surprised
that the computer was working like this.

I will get back to work on this later today...thanks for
your help.

Robert
 
R

Robert

There are two SCSI options on install screen (after
pressing "S") as follows:

AHA290X/291X/294/394X/4944/AK-78XX PCI...

AHA294XU2/295U2/395XU2/AIC-789X PCI...

Which one do I choose???

Robert

-----Original Message-----
It appears that the last company that worked on the
computer (one that I was very dissatisfied with) had
plugged the second to last connector into the hard drive
and the last (terminated) connector back into the
motherboard (into the other SCSI port). I am surprised
that the computer was working like this.

I will get back to work on this later today...thanks for
your help.

Robert
-----Original Message-----
The 68 pin wide scsi bus would connect to any scsi devices with the
termination on the end of the bus. There are some
Click to expand...
unused
connectors in the
length of the bus cable. Are there any other scsi devices? There should be a
cable to connect the IDE CD-Rom drive to the mb (it is IDE? isn't it) then
there would be the floppy drive cable.

Use the NT driver here.
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx? ModelName=P2B-DS

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I found a disk for AIC 7890 SCSI Driver Diskette 1/1
| Content:
| ASUS EZ-SCSI Driver Rev. 4.03
| Windows NT4.0/95/98 Rev 3.01
| MD001
|
| Is this what I need?
|
| ALSO...I can't remember which ribbon cables to connect
| back. Evidently there is only one drive (I was mistaken).
| There are two black SCSI connectors and one larger gray
| one. The all grey ribbon cable plugs into the gray one.
| That leaves a colored ribbon cable that is plugged into
| the hard drive. The end has a terminator (relatively
| large black "box") on it. I know I unplugged three
| connectors but I don't think you connect both ends of the
| same ribbon cable...including the terminator end. Is this
| clear as mud?
|
| Robert


.
Click to expand...
.
Click to expand...
 
R

Robert

There are two SCSI options on install screen (after
pressing "S") as follows:

AHA290X/291X/294/394X/4944/AK-78XX PCI...

AHA294XU2/295U2/395XU2/AIC-789X PCI...

Which one do I choose???
 
R

Robert

This has gone from bad to worse.

I have tried all the drivers and now I get another "blue
screen" indicating that I need to reboot. It doesn't
recognize that there is a hard drive at all.

Very frustrating!

Robert
-----Original Message-----
There are two SCSI options on install screen (after
pressing "S") as follows:

AHA290X/291X/294/394X/4944/AK-78XX PCI...

AHA294XU2/295U2/395XU2/AIC-789X PCI...

Which one do I choose???

Robert

-----Original Message-----
It appears that the last company that worked on the
computer (one that I was very dissatisfied with) had
plugged the second to last connector into the hard drive
and the last (terminated) connector back into the
motherboard (into the other SCSI port). I am surprised
that the computer was working like this.

I will get back to work on this later today...thanks for
your help.

Robert
-----Original Message-----
The 68 pin wide scsi bus would connect to any scsi devices with the
termination on the end of the bus. There are some
Click to expand...
unused
connectors in the
length of the bus cable. Are there any other scsi devices? There should be a
cable to connect the IDE CD-Rom drive to the mb (it is IDE? isn't it) then
there would be the floppy drive cable.

Use the NT driver here.
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx? ModelName=P2B-DS

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I found a disk for AIC 7890 SCSI Driver Diskette 1/1
| Content:
| ASUS EZ-SCSI Driver Rev. 4.03
| Windows NT4.0/95/98 Rev 3.01
| MD001
|
| Is this what I need?
|
| ALSO...I can't remember which ribbon cables to connect
| back. Evidently there is only one drive (I was mistaken).
| There are two black SCSI connectors and one larger gray
| one. The all grey ribbon cable plugs into the gray one.
| That leaves a colored ribbon cable that is plugged into
| the hard drive. The end has a terminator (relatively
| large black "box") on it. I know I unplugged three
| connectors but I don't think you connect both ends
Click to expand...
of
the
| same ribbon cable...including the terminator end. Is this
| clear as mud?
|
| Robert


.
Click to expand...
.
Click to expand...
.
Click to expand...
 
D

Dave Patrick

Try <Cntl> A at boot to get into controller bios. This may help you diagnose
the problem and also identify the controller.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| This has gone from bad to worse.
|
| I have tried all the drivers and now I get another "blue
| screen" indicating that I need to reboot. It doesn't
| recognize that there is a hard drive at all.
|
| Very frustrating!
|
| Robert
 

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