Sorry I wasn't that helpful, GS; I didn't realize you were putting the drives for the 2 old PCs together. Looks like Pilot's got you covered, though.
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Originally posted by Pilot:
Doug, you say that you had to partition into 2.1gb partitions? This must either mean that you have Windows 95A, or your old drive was set up with 16-bit partitions (FAT16), which will go up to only 2.1gb. What you need is to set up 32-bit partitions (FAT32) so that you can recognize up to 100gb. This can only be done with Windows 95B (OSR 2.1) or higher. If you have Windows 95B or higher but are stuck with FAT16 partitions, then use a program such as PartitionMagic to merge them into one big FAT32 partition.
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At the time I added the drive, I did have W95A. I was perfectly happy with it, but a few months ago I was forced to upgrade to Windows Me. I know that can handle FAT32, but can I make the conversion with PartitionMagic without backing up everything and restoring it after the change to FAT32? My impression is that changing the FAT is data-destructive, like formatting.
Thanks for the info, Pilot.