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partitioning through usb port app
I need to partition a 250GB HD using a usb to ide adapter on a win98se
system. My usual partitioning tool will not work on a drive connected via a usb port. What program is the simplest and least complicated to use to partiton to, if memory serves?, the 100gb limit for win98se? What are the potential problems in doing this, if any? Thanks for any helpful answers. Sorry I don't have time to look this up right now, so can someone please help? |
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jkerouac wrote:
I need to partition a 250GB HD using a usb to ide adapter on a win98se system. My usual partitioning tool will not work on a drive connected via a usb port. What program is the simplest and least complicated to use to partiton to, if memory serves?, the 100gb limit for win98se? There is no particular limit on the partition sized with SE unless you are talking about the 48 bit LBA limit of 137GB that applys to the entire physical drive, not just the partition. Some of the partitioners on the UBCD will partition USB drives fine. What are the potential problems in doing this, if any? http://www.48bitlba.com/win98.htm |
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Try bootitng installed to a CD or floppy. Skip the install and it will
go into maintenance mode. Go into the partition work and you can create partitions. Might have to activate usb in the settings. -- Ed Light Better World News TV Channel: http://realnews.com Bring the Troops Home: http://bringthemhomenow.org http://antiwar.com Iraq Veterans Against the War: http://ivaw.org http://couragetoresist.org Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. |
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Hi Rod, thanks for the reply, more blow
"Rod Speed" wrote in news:6etac9F8rcscU1 @mid.individual.net: jkerouac wrote: I need to partition a 250GB HD using a usb to ide adapter on a win98se system. My usual partitioning tool will not work on a drive connected via a usb port. What program is the simplest and least complicated to use to partiton to, if memory serves?, the 100gb limit for win98se? There is no particular limit on the partition sized with SE unless you are talking about the 48 bit LBA limit of 137GB that applys to the entire physical drive, not just the partition. So do you mean by this that I cannot have like two 125 GB partitions on this drive the SE will recognize? Some of the partitioners on the UBCD will partition USB drives fine. Sorry, what's the UBCD? What are the potential problems in doing this, if any? http://www.48bitlba.com/win98.htm |
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Ed Light wrote in
: I'm using an old ver (can't recall offhand, not at my home machine) of bootitng. Works fine on installed drived, but if memory serves, it does not recognize any hd connected through the usb port, I recall trying that once. Maybe the later versions do? Try bootitng installed to a CD or floppy. Skip the install and it will go into maintenance mode. Go into the partition work and you can create partitions. Might have to activate usb in the settings. |
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jkerouac_not wrote:
I'm using an old ver (can't recall offhand, not at my home machine) of bootitng. Works fine on installed drived, but if memory serves, it does not recognize any hd connected through the usb port, I recall trying that once. Maybe the later versions do? OH, yeah! Just download the latest. -- Ed Light Better World News TV Channel: http://realnews.com Bring the Troops Home: http://bringthemhomenow.org http://antiwar.com Iraq Veterans Against the War: http://ivaw.org http://couragetoresist.org Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. |
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Previously jkerouac wrote:
Hi Rod, thanks for the reply, more blow "Rod Speed" wrote in news:6etac9F8rcscU1 @mid.individual.net: jkerouac wrote: I need to partition a 250GB HD using a usb to ide adapter on a win98se system. My usual partitioning tool will not work on a drive connected via a usb port. What program is the simplest and least complicated to use to partiton to, if memory serves?, the 100gb limit for win98se? There is no particular limit on the partition sized with SE unless you are talking about the 48 bit LBA limit of 137GB that applys to the entire physical drive, not just the partition. So do you mean by this that I cannot have like two 125 GB partitions on this drive the SE will recognize? I don't think SE can handle 125GB partitions or 250GB disks at all. Arno |
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jkerouac wrote
Hi Rod, thanks for the reply, more blow Rod Speed wrote jkerouac wrote I need to partition a 250GB HD using a usb to ide adapter on a win98se system. My usual partitioning tool will not work on a drive connected via a usb port. What program is the simplest and least complicated to use to partiton to, if memory serves?, the 100gb limit for win98se? There is no particular limit on the partition sized with SE unless you are talking about the 48 bit LBA limit of 137GB that applys to the entire physical drive, not just the partition. So do you mean by this that I cannot have like two 125 GB partitions on this drive the SE will recognize? It is possible, with the limitations spelt out in the url I posted at the bottom. Some of the partitioners on the UBCD will partition USB drives fine. Sorry, what's the UBCD? You can resolve those by using google. http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ What are the potential problems in doing this, if any? http://www.48bitlba.com/win98.htm |
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Arno Wagner wrote:
Previously jkerouac wrote: Hi Rod, thanks for the reply, more blow "Rod Speed" wrote in news:6etac9F8rcscU1 @mid.individual.net: jkerouac wrote: I need to partition a 250GB HD using a usb to ide adapter on a win98se system. My usual partitioning tool will not work on a drive connected via a usb port. What program is the simplest and least complicated to use to partiton to, if memory serves?, the 100gb limit for win98se? There is no particular limit on the partition sized with SE unless you are talking about the 48 bit LBA limit of 137GB that applys to the entire physical drive, not just the partition. So do you mean by this that I cannot have like two 125 GB partitions on this drive the SE will recognize? I don't think SE can handle 125GB partitions or 250GB disks at all. You're wrong, as always. |
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"Rod Speed" wrote in
: Ok, I had some time to do a search on this. It appears that se tools such as scandisk cannot be used on anything over 64GB without risk of data corruption. Also I will need a partitioner other than fdisk I think since I will divide the drive into approx 4 60GB partitions and I guess fdisk only allows one primary partition. If anyone can suggest a good simple partitioner that will do it, let me know. Maybe N.C. |
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