Guest Dave Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Hi, I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram system. I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. How should I partion them? In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure which to use for the second hard drive. Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? Thanks for any advice and opinions!!!
Guest db.·.. > Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... try re asking here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.win98.apps&lang=en&cr=US -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram system. > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > How should I partion them? > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > which to use for the second hard drive. > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > system. > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > How should I partion them? > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > which to use for the second hard drive. > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate newsgroup for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98.
Guest Dave Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... Thanks! "db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." wrote: > try re asking here: > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.win98.apps&lang=en&cr=US > > -- > > db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> > > "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram system. > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > > > How should I partion them? > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > > which to use for the second hard drive. > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > > > > > > > >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... Post here instead: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion Dave wrote: > Hi, > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > system. > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > How should I partion them? > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > which to use for the second hard drive. > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!!
Guest Dave Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... Thanks! "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > Post here instead: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion > > Dave wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > > system. > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > > > How should I partion them? > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > > which to use for the second hard drive. > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > >
Guest Dave Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > > system. > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > > > How should I partion them? > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > > which to use for the second hard drive. > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > > > > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate newsgroup > for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98. > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE47DA48-74BC-41C2-9488-83108FF04A94@microsoft.com... > > I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... ROFL! When you're hungry and things look slow at McDonalds, you go to the busy hardware store instead!
Guest Dave Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... Yup! But not quite as bad as looking for a date at a family reunion!!!!! LOL "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BE47DA48-74BC-41C2-9488-83108FF04A94@microsoft.com... > > > > I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... > > ROFL! When you're hungry and things look slow at McDonalds, you go to the > busy hardware store instead! > > >
Guest smlunatick Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... On Oct 2, 2:37 am, Dave <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > "Dave" <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > > > Hi, > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > > > system. > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > > > How should I partion them? > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > > > which to use for the second hard drive. > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > > > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate newsgroup > > for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98. Yeah, of course it is slow there. Windows 98 is years out of date and fewer and fewer people are using it.
Guest Richard in AZ Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ceeb9fd7-ddfe-451e-b356-0e6d121a39b8@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... On Oct 2, 2:37 am, Dave <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > "Dave" <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > > > Hi, > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > > > system. > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > > > How should I partion them? > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > > > which to use for the second hard drive. > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > > > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate newsgroup > > for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98. Yeah, of course it is slow there. Windows 98 is years out of date and fewer and fewer people are using it. Since we are really here to help people, I will give this question a shot. I would make the 40 GB drive the primary drive and set it up as one "primary DOS" partition. I would set up the 10 GB drive as a slave drive and still FDISK it as one "primary DOS" partition. Then install Windows 98 on the 40 GB drive, install programs there as well, but keep on of your Data on the 10 GB drive. Then you only have to backup the 10 GB drive to preserve your data. You can always reinstall the OS and Programs, but you cannot replace missing personal data. Better to help someone, even in the wrong newsgroup, that to do all that "flame crap" that seems to occupy the efforts of a few very immature individuals in these news groups.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... "Richard in AZ" <me@mailinator.com> wrote in message news:eQ6cS0LJJHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:ceeb9fd7-ddfe-451e-b356-0e6d121a39b8@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Oct 2, 2:37 am, Dave <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... >> >> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: >> >> > "Dave" <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... >> > > Hi, >> >> > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram >> > > system. >> >> > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. >> >> > > How should I partion them? >> >> > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not >> > > sure >> > > which to use for the second hard drive. >> >> > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? >> >> > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! >> >> > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate >> > newsgroup >> > for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98. > > Yeah, of course it is slow there. Windows 98 is years out of date and > fewer and fewer people are using it. > > Since we are really here to help people, I will give this question a shot. > I would make the 40 GB drive the primary drive and set it up as one > "primary DOS" partition. > I would set up the 10 GB drive as a slave drive and still FDISK it as one > "primary DOS" partition. > Then install Windows 98 on the 40 GB drive, install programs there as > well, but keep on of your Data > on the 10 GB drive. > Then you only have to backup the 10 GB drive to preserve your data. You > can always reinstall the OS > and Programs, but you cannot replace missing personal data. > > Better to help someone, even in the wrong newsgroup, that to do all that > "flame crap" that seems to > occupy the efforts of a few very immature individuals in these news > groups. What you say won't work (as the competent people in the Win98 newsgroup would immediately spot): Win98 will not natively recognise partitions above 32 GBytes. This is why the OP should post his question in the correct newsgroup.
Guest smlunatick Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... On Oct 2, 7:31 pm, "Richard in AZ" <m...@mailinator.com> wrote: > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:ceeb9fd7-ddfe-451e-b356-0e6d121a39b8@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Oct 2, 2:37 am, Dave <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > > I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > "Dave" <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > >news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > > > > Hi, > > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > > > > system. > > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > > > > How should I partion them? > > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > > > > which to use for the second hard drive. > > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > > > > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate newsgroup > > > for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98. > > Yeah, of course it is slow there. Windows 98 is years out of date and > fewer and fewer people are using it. > > Since we are really here to help people, I will give this question a shot.. > I would make the 40 GB drive the primary drive and set it up as one "primary DOS" partition. > I would set up the 10 GB drive as a slave drive and still FDISK it as one "primary DOS" partition. > Then install Windows 98 on the 40 GB drive, install programs there as well, but keep on of your Data > on the 10 GB drive. > Then you only have to backup the 10 GB drive to preserve your data. You can always reinstall the OS > and Programs, but you cannot replace missing personal data. > > Better to help someone, even in the wrong newsgroup, that to do all that "flame crap" that seems to > occupy the efforts of a few very immature individuals in these news groups. Please refresh the news group name. Isn't this a Windows XP group. I was commenting on one possible reason why the OP was not getting a response to their question. As for the set up of the hard drives, depending on the use this PC will be getting, set the 40 GB as the main drive and the 10 GB as slave. Both primary. It should be noted that these hard drive size would lead me to believe that these will be getting old and reliability may be questionable.
Guest Dave Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... Thanks, Richard!!! "Richard in AZ" wrote: > > "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:ceeb9fd7-ddfe-451e-b356-0e6d121a39b8@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Oct 2, 2:37 am, Dave <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > > "Dave" <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > >news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram > > > > system. > > > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. > > > > > > How should I partion them? > > > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure > > > > which to use for the second hard drive. > > > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? > > > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! > > > > > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate newsgroup > > > for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98. > > Yeah, of course it is slow there. Windows 98 is years out of date and > fewer and fewer people are using it. > > Since we are really here to help people, I will give this question a shot. > I would make the 40 GB drive the primary drive and set it up as one "primary DOS" partition. > I would set up the 10 GB drive as a slave drive and still FDISK it as one "primary DOS" partition. > Then install Windows 98 on the 40 GB drive, install programs there as well, but keep on of your Data > on the 10 GB drive. > Then you only have to backup the 10 GB drive to preserve your data. You can always reinstall the OS > and Programs, but you cannot replace missing personal data. > > Better to help someone, even in the wrong newsgroup, that to do all that "flame crap" that seems to > occupy the efforts of a few very immature individuals in these news groups. > > >
Guest Richard in AZ Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 Re: Need FDISK help........... You are welcome. "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:04AF58E2-DD94-499F-ADBC-633A0410FA14@microsoft.com... | | Thanks, Richard!!! | | | | | | | "Richard in AZ" wrote: | | > | > "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message | > news:ceeb9fd7-ddfe-451e-b356-0e6d121a39b8@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... | > On Oct 2, 2:37 am, Dave <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: | > > I posted here cause it looks kinda slow over there................... | > > | > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: | > > | > > > "Dave" <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > > >news:C78660F5-8B68-4D42-A482-7E72E5B0DF57@microsoft.com... | > > > > Hi, | > > | > > > > I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram | > > > > system. | > > | > > > > I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. | > > | > > > > How should I partion them? | > > | > > > > In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure | > > > > which to use for the second hard drive. | > > | > > > > Also which should be my primary drive the 10GB or the 40GB? | > > | > > > > Thanks for any advice and opinions!!! | > > | > > > Mmh. An excellent starting point would be to choose an appropriate newsgroup | > > > for your question, i.e. one that deals with Windows 98. | > | > Yeah, of course it is slow there. Windows 98 is years out of date and | > fewer and fewer people are using it. | > | > Since we are really here to help people, I will give this question a shot. | > I would make the 40 GB drive the primary drive and set it up as one "primary DOS" partition. | > I would set up the 10 GB drive as a slave drive and still FDISK it as one "primary DOS" partition. | > Then install Windows 98 on the 40 GB drive, install programs there as well, but keep on of your Data | > on the 10 GB drive. | > Then you only have to backup the 10 GB drive to preserve your data. You can always reinstall the OS | > and Programs, but you cannot replace missing personal data. | > | > Better to help someone, even in the wrong newsgroup, that to do all that "flame crap" that seems to | > occupy the efforts of a few very immature individuals in these news groups. | > | > | >
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