using large USB with WIN98

OK I think I blew it. I forgot that WIN98SE has trouble (or just can't) recognize larger drive spaces... went and bought a perfectly nice Iomega 250GB USB drive but it (Nu? Vu Den?) isn't recognized in the Explorer. The big USB shows in the control panel, the drivers work just fine for a 16GB USB drive and I get the "eject" icon at the taskbar...

So, short question: can I do anything to get 98SE to recognize the 250GB drive or did I just buy a nice little backup drive for the new computer?

I remember that there were "overlay" setups for specific manufacturer's drives (WD and Seagate spring to mind) ... perhaps there's a similar kludge-isim that would work on this?

Don't compute like my brother!

 

Right! I'll give this a go! I do have XP Pro at work.

If HP would stop relying on Broadcom Gigabit on-board chips, I'd have a (censored) XP-box at home instead of a "return-waiting-to-happen ".

(HP = 'Orrible Punters)

Will get back... many thanks!

 

Further report...

Went N U T S trying to re-partition the USB drive with XP's method. (I think I forgot the bollod of three Virgins and the chicken feathers...)

Found a nifty FREE program from CUTE PARTITION MANAGER that did the whole thing in three minutes... no fuss, no feathers, no Virgins required, and am now partitioned for five small drives and the rest in one big drive!

Now to find out whether the 98 machine will recognise the drive.

Will get back.

LOVE this Forum!

 

No luck

Drive shows in XP-PRO SP3 as repartitioned with five logical drive letters but does not show in 98SE. I still get the "eject drive" icon when this is connected, and I made sure that the first drive is <20GB (actually, the first 4 partitions are all <20GB) but still no joy. I get a power lite on the Iomega and no notice that it requires any auxiliary power....

An 8 GB thumbdrive DOES recognise in 98 as "Drive F ".

I'm stumped.

Anyone?

 

Did you make the partitions ntfs or fat, I don't think Win98 can recognize ntfs partitions.

 

I would reply but I'm too busy slapping myself

Oh (censored!)

You got it.

I forgot all about that.

XP can read FAT but WIN98 can't read NTFS.

Somedays I think I need a Nanny, a care Nurse and a leash.

Thank you.... I (censored) up.

Again.

(It's my middle name.)


Arie: close the thread!