XP installation

[GDS]

I just installed Windows XP on a PC built with
the ASUS A7M266 MB. I reformatted and did a full
install, no upgrade.

-though I partitioned the 40 gig drive into two 20 gig
partitions, XP only sees the 20 gig C drive, making
the two CDs drive D and E. If I boot off floppy, there
is a 20 gig C and 20 gig D drive, with the CDs E and F.
Why doesn't XP see the 2nd partition?

-I did have to find new drivers for some things as I
brought up XP, but I continue to get a msg. that I
need "VIA bus master IDE drivers". None of my
CDs seem to have that. Would you expect this on
the XP disc?, the Motherboard disc?, or where?

 

[rifleman]

|
|I just installed Windows XP on a PC built with
|the ASUS A7M266 MB. I reformatted and did a full
|install, no upgrade.
|
|-though I partitioned the 40 gig drive into two 20 gig
|partitions, XP only sees the 20 gig C drive, making
|the two CDs drive D and E. If I boot off floppy, there
|is a 20 gig C and 20 gig D drive, with the CDs E and F.
|Why doesn't XP see the 2nd partition?
|
|-I did have to find new drivers for some things as I
|brought up XP, but I continue to get a msg. that I
|need "VIA bus master IDE drivers". None of my
|CDs seem to have that. Would you expect this on
|the XP disc?, the Motherboard disc?, or where?
|
|
|
Have you actually formatted the second partition?

 

[GDS]

I believe I did. I think I must have because
when I booted from the floppy, it used the D
drive (2nd partition) as a ramdisk. I don't
think it could have done that had it not been
formatted. true?
/gary

 

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I believe I did. I think I must have because
when I booted from the floppy, it used the D
drive (2nd partition) as a ramdisk. I don't
think it could have done that had it not been
formatted. true?
/gary

False.

Ramdisks are created in RAM not on harddrives.

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[Guest]

thanks. I will try and reformat the 2nd partition
only and hope it doesn't hose my initial install,
and windows can see it.

thanks again for your response!

/gary