Format

Hi Guys, I'm stuck, I am doing a format and it keeps terminating at 52%. The DOS promt reads "Format Terminated not ready "

 

Using Fdisk.Exe, try deleting, then creating a partition and make it the active partition.
Then,
format c: /u

 

Excuse my ignorance, but if I partition the drive at 52% will it not in effect halve the size of my HD???

 

Markp62, I have never done this before, would you be kind enough to give me some instructions on how to perform this operation.

 

Here is how to use fdisk and format to ready the HD for Win98.
At A:\> type fdisk enter
press "Y" enter for large disk support
at FDISK Option select "1" enter
at Create DOS Partition or logical DOS Drive select "1" enter
Verifying drive integrity, **%
press "Y" enter at do you wish to use the maximum available size for Primary DOS Partition
and make the partition active (Y/N)..? // Choose Y.
If you want to partition the disk set the size of your primary.
Verifying drive integrity, **%
you then get a message to RESTART your system for changes to take effect
To create a second partition, you must create a extended partition and then create the logical drive(s) or other partitions.
YOU MUST REBOOT and format AFTER FDISK.

Press Esc and then Ctrl,Alt,Del, with bootdisk/Startup disk still in the floppy drive
At windows Startup Menu select without CD-Rom support
at A:\> type format c: (this will only format the HDD)
or A:\> type format c: /s (this will format and make HDD bootable)
At WARNING, ALL DATA WILL BE LOST PRESS "Y "
Formatting and the size of your HDD (i.e. 19,09.84M for a 20Gig)
after format enter a name for the HDD or just press enter you can name it later
Press Ctrl,Alt,Del, to reboot with bootdisk/startdisk in floppy
Select with CD-Rom support
enter A:\>C:\
and C:\>dir to see HDD space (i.e. 19,083.48 MB free for 20Gig)