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Re: 2.5 Gb harddisk becomes 520 Mb.

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From: Garrett Krueger
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 00:00
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Keith Christensen wrote:
> 
> Try Quantum's site for their version of Disk Manager...
> <http://support.quantum.com/menus/utilities.htm >.
> This will work for now , but keep the software on a floppy !
> That way you can uninstall it later if you use the drive in a system that
> doesn't need BIOS overlay!
> Once you have installed DM, FDISK and Format CAN'T get rid of it! Only the
> uninstall or a low-level format can do that!
> (Good Idea.... wrap the floppy in aluminum foil , then in a sandwich bag,
> and tape it on top of the drive!)-
> -
> Keith Christensen .... radiopro@BAMBIgte.net [309093]
> (Kill ..(delete..<g>) BAMBI for email.... the spammers are wise to NOSPAM!)
> 
> A: Hi Tech is a Pain in the  )(  !
> B: I deal with Fast Electrons,
>     call a lineman for problems with the slow ones!
> 
> J.L.Mook wrote in message ...
> |I want to install a 2.5 Gb Quantum Bigfoot harddisk on my 486DX33
> |computer, but it doesn't seem to see the harddisk my BIOS tells me that I
> |have installed a 2.5 Gb harddisk but when I go to Dos or Win95 it's only
> |520 MB. I understand there is software witch will fix this problem !
> |
> |Can anybody tell me how I should do this and where I can find this
> |Software......Thanxx
> |
> |Luc Mook

That's not true... you CAN get rid of the Disk manager partition.  You
simply need to do a "clean-boot" from a floppy drive.  Then remove the
"non-dos" partition from your hard drive (this is the ontrack
partition).
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Garrett Krueger              1-612-771-9209                   CleoSci
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gkrueger@cleosci.com     http://www.cleosci.com    St. Paul, MN 55117
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From: Garrett Krueger <gkrueger@cleosci.com>
Subject: Re: 2.5 Gb harddisk becomes 520 Mb.
Date: 1997/12/17
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