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Do you know what article?  I have looked everywhere.

Thanks
Adam

"Craig Hart" <chart@nospam@hyperlink.net.au> wrote in message
news:958ggc$rsc$1@perki.connect.com.au...
> this is a known problem - answers in the MS Knowledgebase.
>
> "Adam Conde" <conde@ucla.edu> wrote in message
> news:95860v$ou1$1@carroll.library.ucla.edu...
> > I have been trying to install Windows 2000 Professional for several days
> > now, and I've been having nothing but problems.
> > I started with two Western Digital hard drives both ultra ATA/66 (I have
> an
> > Abit BE6 motherboard with a built-in ATA/66 controller).
> > Anyway I was trying to set-up a dual boot with windows 98.  I got Win98
to
> > successfully install on the C: drive.  Then I tried to start the Win2k
> > install.  I tried starting it in Win98 as a clean install not upgrade
and
> > this did not work.  After the system rebooted, it stalled at the blue
> > "Starting Windows 2000" screen for over an hour.  Next I created the
> Windows
> > installation boot disks and tried the installation again.  Same result.
> > (note: I did install the drivers for my ATA/66 controller when
prompted.)
> > After a  while I gave up on the dual boot and wiped my hard drive clean
> and
> > tried to install directly to the C: drive.  After another hang at the
blue
> > screen for about a half hour, the install finally began.  When
> installation
> > was finished windows tried to boot and it stalled at the splash screen
for
> > about an hour.  When I went into Windows Explorer it only recognized the
> C:
> > drive and not my second hard drive.  I went into device manager and it
> > listed both my drives here and said they were functioning properly.
> > Under disk management it only shows my C: drive.  It should be noted
that
> > every time I try and check for my second hard drive my system hangs for
up
> > to a half hour. There is disk activity however.
> > Next I just removed my second hard drive and Windows booted up in a
matter
> > of seconds.
> > I called Western Digital and they say it has something to do with
windows.
> > I spoke with a Win2k professional and he said that he has noticed
problems
> > with Western Digital Hard drives, so there is probably something wrong
> with
> > my second hard drive.  So, I went out and bought a new Maxtor HD. I set
> this
> > as the master drive and the WD HD that was working, as the slave.  I
tried
> > to install Win2k on this new HD and the installation stalled.  The only
> way
> > I could get it to proceed was by removing the WD HD.  So it can't be
> > something wrong with my HD, can it?  Or do these Western Digital hard
> drives
> > not like being slaves in a Win2k environment.
> >
> > I've stumped a number of "experts" already and I am desperate for help.
I
> > have been shuffling several thousand crucial files between these three
> hard
> > drives.  I need at least one of these second hard drives to work soon.
I
> > could go out and buy another HD that is not Western Digital, but I need
to
> > be sure that this is the problem.
> >
> > This is where I stand right now.
> >
> > Maxtor HD is partitioned (FAT32) into 3 drives.
> > drive C: has Win98.
> > drive D: has Win 2000 Professional
> > drive E: has 10GB of crucial files.
> > If I plug in one of the Western Digital Hard drives as a slave the
system
> > stalls (yes, I do have the jumpers set properly, and my BIOS recognizes
> both
> > hard drives)
> >
> > System info:
> > Pentium III 500
> > 256 MB RAM
> >
> > If you need more info I will be happy to provide.
> > If anyone has any suggestions PLEASE e-mail me at the address below:
> >
> > conde@ucla.edu
> >
> > Thanks in advance...Adam
> >
> >
>
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