cdl@aluxs.UUCP (Derrick Mitchell) (02/10/89)
I have a PC-XT compatible with an Adaptdec RLL controller with a 30 Meg Lapine drive. A few days ago I aquire a 20 Meg Miniscribe, I would like to also use this drive such that I may have 60 Meg (2 * 30Meg). The followings are what I did and why I need help. I did the Low level format with the debug command (G=c800:ccc as specified by Adaptect) selecting drive 1 as the new drive to format. Everything worked fine and the drive was formated. Now this newly formatted drive should be my drive D. When I try to do a FDISK, I get an error telling me that a DOS partition already exist. question 1: Does FDISK only work on Drive "C" (I also tried FDISK D:) I also tried FORMAT D: this gives "Invalid drive specification" If I remove my "C" drive (the 30 Meg Lapine) and replace it with the Miniscribe then boot from my floppy disk, I am able to use fdisk and format on the said drive. I am not sure if I am missing some steps or if what I am attempting is legal at all. So my question is can I use two harddisk on a pc-xt and if so how. Thanks in advance. Derrick.
michael.robert@f3.n369.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Robert) (02/23/89)
> worked fine and the drive was formated. > Now this newly formatted drive should be my drive D. > When I try to do a FDISK, I get an error telling me that > a DOS partition already exist. Did you hit "[5] - Select Next Fixed Disk Drive" in Fdisk? > question 1: Does FDISK only work on Drive "C" No, it will work on D:; you just have to tell it to work on D: as above.. Good luck, MR -- __ Fidonet : 369/2 [(305) 421-8593] Brave New World South / \ Internet: muadib.FIDONET.ORG / oo|\ or : f3.n369.z1.FIDONET.ORG (_\ |_) UUCP : novavax!muadib _ /__\@'__ USnail : 433 SE 13th CT. J-202, Deerfild Beach, Fl. 33441 // / | | (( / | (*) | "Speak UUCP Fido, Speak!" \\/ \ |__U__| ______ \ /_ || \\_ / FIDO \ muadib is a FREE gateway for mail between \____)|_) \_) (________) Usenet and FidoNet. For info write to Root.