Lost 140gb after fdisk

First I hope this is in the right place?

I'm problem is I'm tring to install windows 2003 business server on a 160gb HD,
after fdisk with a win98se boot disk I lost 120gbs.

Question is how do I partition into 3 parts? or get back lost HD.

 

The Windows 2003 (SBS or otherwise) should be able to create the partitions for you. I would suggest doing the following:

1. Boot with the Win98 boot disk and use FDISK to remove the partition you created initially.
2. Exit FDISK and shutdown (your hard disk will now be blank)
3. Start the PC and going in to the BIOS screens and check the system is set to boot from CD-ROM as the first boot device. Insert the SBS setup CD in the CR-ROM drive. Save setting and exit
4. On reboot you should boot to the SBS Setup CD. Work through the wizards and when prompted install the OS into a partition you create. Only create the main OS partition at this stage.
5. Complete the first stage of the install process (before installing application like Exchange and SQL) that takes you to a Windows desktop.
6. Use the disk management utility (in Computer Management) to create the additional partitions
7. Complete the install

 

Thanks RaggieB

Thanks, Will do as you said, only the PC is a Dell,
meaning I will have to boot from F12 on start screen.

Thanks again

 

Y=Yes

Hi Steve

No I said Y=yes, I got a total of 20gb of my 160gb, I believe from ReggieB I should partition with windoows 2003 after I install from a blank fdisk.

 

Update

Hi
I've done ReggieB suggestion for fdisk the drive, it worked. But I format 10GB for the OS, 40GB for Programs and the last 100GB for data.

My problem is Windows won't or couldn't format the last 100GB.

How do I format the last 100GB?

 

Would Disk manager let you create two 50 Gb partitions?

I wonder if you have a motherbaord issue - that is the IDE controller won't support a disk of this size.

 

Hi ReggieB

The HD is faulty on reboot it wouldn't load OS or format.

Dell is replaceing the drive

 

There are several Fdisk versions

There are several Fdisk versions, some of which will not 'see' an entire large HD.

Look here...
Fdisk Does Not Recognize Full Size of Hard Disks Larger than 64 GB

Good Luck
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