[FDISK and FORMAT large HDDs]

Hi LoneCrusader,

Thank you for your welcome and also for your hint

to read the thread of Dencorso.

I will read his thread and also the threads which are

reffered to in his thread and hope to find what I am

looking for.

Thanks again.

John

[FDISK and FORMAT large HDDs]

Hi All,

I'm new here at this forum, so maybe the answer on my question is already here on this forum.

I have a computer with OS WIN98SE and a HDD of 6GB as primary partition. My MoBo is NOT

supporting 48bit LBA and supports only HDD <33GB.

I now have installed a 500GB PATA HDD and connected it to a UltraPCI card. Sofar everything

seems OK and my computer recognozes the full 500GB.

I want to partition and format my new disk with the FDISK and FORMAT that came with WIN98SE,

but I am not sure wether these programs support 48bit LBA. As far as I understand these programs

will work on a 48bit LBA disk but do not the display the sizes correctly. Will they partition and format

my disk properly, so my data will not be damaged beyond the 137GB barrier?

I also have a copy of PowerQuest PartitionMagic v8 installed on my computer. Do you know if

PartitionMagic will support 48bit LBA.

I am aware that the Programs SCANDISK and DEFRAG will not support 48bit LBA, so I have disabled

them.

Thanks for your help!