Try the FAQ link below for installing a second hd.



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WebPC.wild 466c (V8X1G)(Mine looks Napa Purple to me)

jean- wrote:
- relative newbie here.....
- wondering what additional/other steps needed with
- two hard drives on system
-
- quoting from page......"Since there's only one hard
- drive on your system (Make
- sure this is true), this is what you want to do"

Well ....

It kinda depends on 'what' your wanting to do.

Explain your intent and I can give you instructions.

Mis Dos Centavos,
Darrell

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What am I trying to do? (not entirely sure) :)
I thought your page gave an excellent guide - but thought you were indicating
that things might have to be done differently if there were 2 HD's on the system.

Have primary HD - 13.9 Gig
Added second HD - 40G Maxtor - and used Maxtor software (Maxblast) to install.
Software added EZ-BIOS - which I was later advised not a good thing. Now
would like to get rid of this. Message that EZ-BIOS is loading comes up on
screen at boot up - which I take to indicate it (EZ-BIOS) has somehow ended up
on both drives? Somewhere I read reference to doing a format of the MBR to get
rid of it.

I would like to be able to redo the FDisk and Format of the second HD - copy
everything from the original drive to it for backup - and then reformat the original
and start over with a clean install of Windows, etc. (I am using the original Win
98).

It may give you some indication of the level of understanding I have to tell you
that it has occurred to me to wonder (if I did the above) how the system would
know the second drive existed. :)

Apologies to the group if this is a second post....Netscape gave me an illegal
op error when I tried to send original reply...

Added second HD - 40G Maxtor - and used Maxtor software so system would
recognize size. This installed EZ-BIOS which I have been advised is not a
good thing. Would like to remove. Have been told need to format MBR in
order to do this?

Plan originally was to set up 2nd HD - copy everything from original HD to it
for backup - then do a reformat of original and reinstall Win 98 (original) et al.
On boot up however, system now indicates EZ-BIOS is loading. Wondering if
it has somehow installed itself on the original HD as well, and if I should just
back up everything to disk - and do a new FDisk and Format of both drives.
I thought your page gave a great walk-through - but wondered how presence
of 2nd HD might affect order of steps involved.

Thanks for any suggestions :)

Thanks - looks like great resource.....
Wish I had seen it earlier! :)