bios setting on second hard drive

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ok - after a bunch of help here, I have learned that I added a second hard drive and it is not recognized in the Bios setting.   Is set as OFF with a N/A capacity in Bios setting.   I was using it to ghost copy my hard drive to and replace original drive.   I have a Dell dimension 8200 with XP and service packs 1 and 2 The new drive is a 80 GB seagate Ultra ATA   I can see it using 'My computer' and shows as a G: drive   What didn't I do correctly to have it in the Bios settings ? -  so I can access all 80 GB's instead of the 2 GB's that it is allowing me?

dbramlet · Answer

Just wondering, have you formatted the HD? You have the jumpers set properly like as a slave drive

Majestic · Answer

GregC1962, with the drive jumpered for Cable Select and properly attached to the cables, try clearing the NVRAM by following the procedure I have listed below.  By clearing the NVRAM the system will redetect all the installed hardware including the drives.  After a hardware change it is not uncommon for the BIOS to have difficulty detecting newly installed hardware.  Clearing the NVRAM can resolve these types of problems. Reboot system and enter the BIOS Setup by pressing F2.  Turn on Caps Lock, Scroll Lock and  Num Lock. Press ALT + E then ALT + F (should hear beep) then ALT + B

mombodog · Answer

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_harddrive&message.id=122221#M122221   He has had more than enough advice on this post, I guess he does not understand how to use the Disk management in XP to solve this. If the drive is seen in disk management (It will be because windows explorer see's the drive) then you Can delete the old 2gb partiton and repartition to the full size.   http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/howto/install_xp_disk_mgmt.html   Message Edited by mombodog on 12-31-200607:55 AM

rickmktg · Answer

GregC1962 wrote:

Well I seem to have angered mombodog, didn't mean to frustrate anyone, but what I was told did not work.

I had a DELL tech access my pc by remote.

The new DELL hard drive has an ecrypted partition.

In addition, you can not simply boot off the Norton Ghost disk and try to copy one hard drive to another - at least not with Norton Ghost 10. It does not provide the choice, nor can that simply remove the partition or write over it.

I have been instructed by DELL to boot off the Dell driver disc and manually remove the partition.

If that doesn't work they will try something else. It is encrypted and simply can not be deleted using disk management, otherwise I would have been able with out asking on this forum.

I do appreciate the help here though and Thanks.

You don't need Ghost. You can simply go to the new drive manufacturer's website, find their utility, and use it to copy old to new drive. Simple, quick, and easy. Nothing else needs to be done.

GregC1962 · Answer

Well I seem to have angered mombodog, didn't mean to frustrate anyone, but what I was told did not work.   I had a DELL tech access my pc by remote. The new DELL hard drive has an ecrypted partition.   In addition, you can not simply boot off the Norton Ghost disk and try to copy one hard drive to another  - at least not with Norton Ghost 10. It does not provide the choice, nor can that simply remove the partition or write over it.   I have been instructed by DELL to boot off the Dell driver disc and manually remove the partition. If that doesn't work they will try something else. It is encrypted and simply can not be deleted using disk management, otherwise I would have been able with out asking on this forum.   I do appreciate the help here though and Thanks.

mombodog · Answer

'Well I seem to have angered mombodog, didn't mean to frustrate anyone, but what I was told did not work.'     Not angry :smileyhappy:, just trying to help others help you, double posts can cause redundant help and information from being posted, saves time for you and others.    If something 'does not work', we need more feedback than that, like exactly what happened when it failed, error messages and such, all we can get from you, to help solve the problem.   It looks like Rick has you on the right track, good luck.

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