02-07-2004, 08:10 AM | #1 (permalink) |
Tilted
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DOS boot disk question
Man, it's been a LONG time since I had to make a DOS boot disk.
I am setting up a RAID 0 in my system, and I need to get to the command prompt to use fdisk to format the array. When I make a regular boot disk in XP, it doesn't recognize any of my drives except A: and B: (and i don't have a B: drive) I visited bootdisk.com and made one of his DOS disks, and that had all the utilities on it including FDISK, but still didn't recognize my drives. I have installed both disks in the RAID array, set up the array using the Mobo's software, and gotten to the A: prompt, where I can't do anything. I also tried using the WinXP CD, but I kept getting errors during the install, I was assumming this is because I didn't format the existing drive using FDISK first. Do I have to edit config.sys or autoexec.bat with my drive letters or something? I have a ASUS A7V333 with an Athlon XP 2000+, WinXP SP1, and a WD 80 gig, partitioned into C: (9GB-OS) and E: (70GB-Progs and storage). Just to clarify, I am setting up RAID with the existing WD 80GB, which is currently still full of data, and a brand new WD 80GB (same model)... Ahh boot disks......takes me back to the days of trying to get Wing Commander 3 to run on a 486SX................. Thanks. |
02-07-2004, 10:03 AM | #3 (permalink) |
Tilted
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Thanks for the help, i checked ASUs and there is a driver for the RAID utility.
The thing is, after my first attempt failed, i put my original HD back in as the master IDE and everthing was as it was before. I am trying to make a boot disk that recognizes my HD as it is, before I try again in the RAID config. This is probably a really stupid question. Does it have something to do with NTFS??? Last edited by scavengertype; 02-07-2004 at 10:08 AM.. |
02-07-2004, 10:17 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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DOS can't read NTFS... and FDISK will only create FAT16 and 32 partitions.
My personal favorite boot utility is the Ultimate Boot CD, since I no longer have a floppy. Find it here: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com Perhaps you'll find it useful. |
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