10GB C: Drive Not Seen With W98 Boot Floppy

A request for advice if I may:

I recently acquired a Deskpro that I'm trying to clean up and set up for
friends. No manuals, no diskettes, no CDs, etc. I planned to start fresh
by wiping the disk clean and re-loading an OS. If I boot with a Win98 boot
floppy the C: drive isn't seen, though the CD-ROM assigned as D: is.
Reading other posts here I suspect it may be the 8MB BIOS barrier and
perhaps I need an upgrade (the HDD is 10 MB).

I've looked for a model number to use in searching for an upgrade and found
only a barcode sticker on the back that began with the code "6014DW". Is
this the model number or do I need look somewhere else?

I also see this is a 600MHz Celeron based system.

Not having done anything with a Compaq before, any thoughts and advice would
be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

Correction. I don't know this is a 600MHz Celeron based system (confused it
with something else I'm working on).


"Dave" wrote in message
...
A request for advice if I may:

I recently acquired a Deskpro that I'm trying to clean up and set up for
friends. No manuals, no diskettes, no CDs, etc. I planned to start fresh
by wiping the disk clean and re-loading an OS. If I boot with a Win98
boot
floppy the C: drive isn't seen, though the CD-ROM assigned as D: is.
Reading other posts here I suspect it may be the 8MB BIOS barrier and
perhaps I need an upgrade (the HDD is 10 MB).

I've looked for a model number to use in searching for an upgrade and
found
only a barcode sticker on the back that began with the code "6014DW". Is
this the model number or do I need look somewhere else?

I also see this is a 600MHz Celeron based system.

Not having done anything with a Compaq before, any thoughts and advice
would
be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

Could be the BIOS limit (which would be 8Gb, not 8Mb), but it also could be

1) Jumpered wrong -- should be Cable Select
2) On the wrong spot in the cable - should be on the end connector
3) Not partitioned and formatted

Tom
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Correction. I don't know this is a 600MHz Celeron based system (confused
it
with something else I'm working on).


"Dave" wrote in message
...
A request for advice if I may:

I recently acquired a Deskpro that I'm trying to clean up and set up for
friends. No manuals, no diskettes, no CDs, etc. I planned to start
fresh
by wiping the disk clean and re-loading an OS. If I boot with a Win98
boot
floppy the C: drive isn't seen, though the CD-ROM assigned as D: is.
Reading other posts here I suspect it may be the 8MB BIOS barrier and
perhaps I need an upgrade (the HDD is 10 MB).

I've looked for a model number to use in searching for an upgrade and
found
only a barcode sticker on the back that began with the code "6014DW".
Is
this the model number or do I need look somewhere else?

I also see this is a 600MHz Celeron based system.

Not having done anything with a Compaq before, any thoughts and advice
would
be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

g Yes, I guess 10MB would be a pretty small HDD today.

I should have mentioned that the HDD is working with an installed OS now,
but I intend to start fresh with a clean install. It is seen and functional
from Windows. Why it isn't seen after booting with a W98 boot floppy is
puzzling.


"Tom Scales" wrote in message
...
Could be the BIOS limit (which would be 8Gb, not 8Mb), but it also could
be

1) Jumpered wrong -- should be Cable Select
2) On the wrong spot in the cable - should be on the end connector
3) Not partitioned and formatted

Tom
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Correction. I don't know this is a 600MHz Celeron based system
(confused
it
with something else I'm working on).


"Dave" wrote in message
...
A request for advice if I may:

I recently acquired a Deskpro that I'm trying to clean up and set up
for
friends. No manuals, no diskettes, no CDs, etc. I planned to start
fresh
by wiping the disk clean and re-loading an OS. If I boot with a Win98
boot
floppy the C: drive isn't seen, though the CD-ROM assigned as D: is.
Reading other posts here I suspect it may be the 8MB BIOS barrier and
perhaps I need an upgrade (the HDD is 10 MB).

I've looked for a model number to use in searching for an upgrade and
found
only a barcode sticker on the back that began with the code "6014DW".
Is
this the model number or do I need look somewhere else?

I also see this is a 600MHz Celeron based system.

Not having done anything with a Compaq before, any thoughts and advice
would
be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

Dave wrote:
g Yes, I guess 10MB would be a pretty small HDD today.

I should have mentioned that the HDD is working with an installed OS now,
but I intend to start fresh with a clean install. It is seen and functional
from Windows. Why it isn't seen after booting with a W98 boot floppy is
puzzling.

What's the current operating system?
Unless it uses FAT16 or FAT32, your floppy won't be able to read it.
mike


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hi,
have you gone into setup and checked the size listed for the drive ?
if it has ddo software installed it will be less than the 8 gb limit
in the bios but after it boots the full size is available . a
regular boot disk doesn't install the overlay so the drive is not
recognized . you could also check the jumpers to see if they are set
to special settings for the ddo software .
hope this helps ,
terry

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It's Win2000.


"mike" wrote in message ...
Dave wrote:
g Yes, I guess 10MB would be a pretty small HDD today.

I should have mentioned that the HDD is working with an installed OS
now,
but I intend to start fresh with a clean install. It is seen and
functional
from Windows. Why it isn't seen after booting with a W98 boot floppy is
puzzling.

What's the current operating system?
Unless it uses FAT16 or FAT32, your floppy won't be able to read it.
mike


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Return address is VALID.
Wanted, 12.1" LCD for Gateway Solo 5300. Samsung LT121SU-121
Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below.
Compaq Aero floppy,ram,battery.
FT-212RH 2-meter 45W transceiver. 2-meter linear
Toshiba & Compaq LiIon Batteries, Test Equipment
30pS pulser, Tektronix Concept Books, spot welding head...
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/4710/

Thanks for the suggestions. BIOS shows 10GB. No special jumper settings.

Dave


"terry_b17" wrote in message
...
hi,
have you gone into setup and checked the size listed for the drive ?
if it has ddo software installed it will be less than the 8 gb limit
in the bios but after it boots the full size is available . a
regular boot disk doesn't install the overlay so the drive is not
recognized . you could also check the jumpers to see if they are set
to special settings for the ddo software .
hope this helps ,
terry

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troubleshooting newsgroups.

Ah, W2K.

Is the hard drive formatted as NTFS? Right click on the drive and choose
properties.

If it is, the drive 'won't exist' to a W98 boot floppy.

Tom
"Dave" wrote in message
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It's Win2000.


"mike" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:
g Yes, I guess 10MB would be a pretty small HDD today.

I should have mentioned that the HDD is working with an installed OS
now,
but I intend to start fresh with a clean install. It is seen and
functional
from Windows. Why it isn't seen after booting with a W98 boot floppy
is
puzzling.

What's the current operating system?
Unless it uses FAT16 or FAT32, your floppy won't be able to read it.
mike


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Return address is VALID.
Wanted, 12.1" LCD for Gateway Solo 5300. Samsung LT121SU-121
Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below.
Compaq Aero floppy,ram,battery.
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Toshiba & Compaq LiIon Batteries, Test Equipment
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I will look. If it is NTFS, what would it take to re-format it as FAT32?


"Tom Scales" wrote in message
...
Ah, W2K.

Is the hard drive formatted as NTFS? Right click on the drive and choose
properties.

If it is, the drive 'won't exist' to a W98 boot floppy.

Tom
"Dave" wrote in message
...
It's Win2000.


"mike" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:
g Yes, I guess 10MB would be a pretty small HDD today.

I should have mentioned that the HDD is working with an installed OS
now,
but I intend to start fresh with a clean install. It is seen and
functional
from Windows. Why it isn't seen after booting with a W98 boot
floppy
is
puzzling.

What's the current operating system?
Unless it uses FAT16 or FAT32, your floppy won't be able to read it.
mike


--
Return address is VALID.
Wanted, 12.1" LCD for Gateway Solo 5300. Samsung LT121SU-121
Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below.
Compaq Aero floppy,ram,battery.
FT-212RH 2-meter 45W transceiver. 2-meter linear
Toshiba & Compaq LiIon Batteries, Test Equipment
30pS pulser, Tektronix Concept Books, spot welding head...
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/4710/