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August 12th, 2001, 07:48 PM
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Create Primary DOS Partition = "No Space..." message. ??
I have no clue what I am doing. I have a computer I'm trying to reformat for my son and I've followed all of the instructions I've read from different posts but to no avail. I'm getting a "No space to create a DOS partition." message right now. I have a 6 gig (drive 1) and a 1 gig (drive 2)HD. I've completed the reformat but I'm getting a message that basically states the FAT file is missing or the drive needs to be partitioned. I can't figure this out. HELP!!
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August 12th, 2001, 07:58 PM
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August 12th, 2001, 08:05 PM
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August 12th, 2001, 08:09 PM
#4
Thanks but I'm still lost. If I boot with the startup disk and choose option 1 (with cd) it gives me a message saying it needs to be partitioned. If I go to fdisk and try to partition the damn thing, it says "no space". What gives??
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August 12th, 2001, 08:22 PM
#5
Read Theoran's post...it should help you. http://discussions.virtualdr.com/For...ML/003686.html
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August 12th, 2001, 08:37 PM
#6
I've followed the instructions to the T but I'm NOT getting the same responses. THAT's the problem. I can't partition OR reformat. I'm sure I'm missing something, but what?
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August 12th, 2001, 08:45 PM
#7
Here's what I'm doing....exactly:
fdisk - Choosing option 1.)Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive. +ENTER+
Choosing option 1.) Create Primary DOS Partition. +ENTER+
Message: No space to create a DOS partition.
Press Esc to continue_
Any ideas????
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August 12th, 2001, 08:48 PM
#8
Are there existing partitions/logical drives? If so, you'll need to delete them first.
Paul D
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August 12th, 2001, 08:52 PM
#9
Doh! Not computer talk! I'm ignorant.
I have two drives. One is the original C drive (1 gig). The other is one I added a couple of years ago (6 gig). I changed the jumpers and made the 6 gig the main and the old one the slave............I think. I did the reformat process and now I'm stuck. How would I go about deleting those thingamajigs?
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August 12th, 2001, 09:38 PM
#10
O.k., I think I got it. Thanks Paul D. I did need to delete the "non-DOS" partition first. Duuuh.
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August 12th, 2001, 10:04 PM
#11
Now it won't let me format!!! Bad command or file name message even after using the extractebd.cabformat.com command. A:\> or C:\> prompt is the same.
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August 12th, 2001, 10:21 PM
#12
Persistence pays off. I kept hitting retry until it gave in. I got "invalid media type reading drive C", so I gave "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr". It worked. See, it doesn't take a genius to figure this stuff out. It just takes a genius to get it done in under 6 friggin hours!!!!!!!!!!!
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August 12th, 2001, 10:25 PM
#13
When you run fdisk and look at info on the drive you are trying to format do you see the drive listed in fdisk and is the primary partition set active?
Post what you see when you look at the info on the drives in fdisk.
Let us know.
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August 12th, 2001, 10:59 PM
#14
Partition: C:1
Status: A
Type: PRI DOS
Volume Label: blank
Mbytes: 6135
System: FAT32
Usage: 100%
Now how do I install win98?
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