HELP!! Fixed Disk not found

[maclost]

:upset: I'm very confused about this one. I got an old Compaq Presario 2100 running Win 95. I wanted to wipe all of the info on it so I partitioned and repartitioned it and then formated it. Then I went to reinstall the O.S. and it said this: NO FIXED DISK FOUND cannot create a temporary directory. If you have a HPFS or NTFS installed on your hard drive you will need to create an MS-Dos boot partition to set up windows. I have wiped other Hard Drives and never had this problem. Why has this happened? What can I do? :eek:

[degsy]

Is the BIOS or POST screen still recognising the drive?

Bootup using a Windows Startup disk and run FDISK.
Check the Partition Info if it is detecting the drive.

[maclost]

I did try that and when I do it says Fixed Disk not found.
It seems as if the drive is detected when I try to install the OS it just tells me info I posted in the last thread. Thanks :wave:

[Bad Dog]

Did you make the primary dos partition active while in fdisk?
Has to be done. Can do it now if not active without disturbing what you have already done.
BD:disgust:

[maclost]

Yes I thought I did Baddog. I have done this before w/ no problems.

This Is What I Did:

Followed the instructions on How To Delete a Partition
(used a win 98 boot disk to do this)
Followed all the instructions given to me in the download section of this site on how to delete a partition (I have done this before w/ no problems)

Then followed the instructions on How to Create a Partition
(used a win 98 boot disk to do this)

Then followed the instructions on How to Format a Partition
(used a win 95 boot disk to do this, because the win 98 would not work)

Then I followed the instructions on How to Install Windows
(used win 98 boot disk and win 98 CD to install with)

When I was installing the OS it said there was an error on the Hard Drive and it stop loading.

And that was the end of that. So any sugestions/help?

Thanks again. :wave:

[Bad Dog]

If you enter fdisk and option 4, does it give the following:
Partition: c: 1
Status: A
Type: Pri Dos
and the rest, Volume Label, Mbytes, System (fat32), and Usage
BD:disgust:

[maclost]

Baddog :fyi: When I try to enter FDisk it tells me no FDisk found. I can not get into FDisk. Boy I really don't under- stand this problem or what to do. :dizzy: Can I try to boot a different way? Someway to see what's on the HD?

Thanks

[Bad Dog]

"I wanted to wipe all of the info on it so I partitioned and repartitioned it and then formated it."
How did you do all this the first time? Did you use a bootdisk?
Make sure your bios startup routine starts with the 'A' drive and install bootdisk and boot. Will the bootdisk start up? If yes, then at 'A' prompt, type fdisk.
I can't quite understand if you have done this before with this particular disk, why you can't bring fdisk up.
Do you have a barebones flop boot disk with just bare commands? Use it.
You may have to explain this again as it's not being consistent.
Sorry.
BD:disgust: