RE: Lap Top Hard Drive

From: Deborah (Deborah_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/08/04 

Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 16:31:03 -0700

Looking at the links now, if it doesnt work for the fujitsu/ibm who knows
laptop hard drive, it is way cool anyway!!

"Deborah" wrote:

> I have been trying to install winxp on a alaptop upgrade for a client. What
> happens is, I fdisk, format, and then reboot and the partition is gone. I
> plug the laptop hard drive into a desktop machine and no problem, I put it
> back into the laptop machine and no partition. I can fdisk and create the
> partition in the lap top but as soon as I reboot, poof, gone. I have tried
> using the laptop restore cd as well as a boot disk. I am going nutso here.
> The client needs this back in the morning. Just FYI I reset the bios to
> defaults, also tried taking out the bios and lap top batteries and letting it
> sit a bit and still no go, tried low lvl format on the drive, still wont hold
> the partition on the lap top, reminder, it will hold the partition if plugged
> into the desktop machine. I also tried a second laptop, different brand and
> still had the same problem. If you create a partition in the desktop set it
> up, shows working, take out of desktop and put in lap top, shows no partition.
> --
> Deborah Owner ACE Computer Guy
>

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  • Re: Which partitioning scheme gives best performance?
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