Re: Windows 2000 hard disk problem

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"Fred Pickering" <fred.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sorry for this off topic but I have really tried Google and can't find a
reference.

Problem I have replaced the D drive from the original 40Gb NTFS (died) to
320Gb NTFS.

BIOS recognises it but Windows 2000 wants to format it and if I say yes it
thinks it's a floppy disk!!

Does Windows 2000 have a size limitation? and would I overcome it by
setting
it up in x? partitions ( 2 or 3)

I formatted the new drive in my workhouse XP machine and it checked out
fine.

I would update this wretched machine to XP but my client has some unique
hardware that just won't run under XP

Any help most appreciated

Fred Pickering






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