Data Write Error

[unicef2k]

I have a Western Digital 15.3G hard drive (WD152BA), and I haven't been able to install it onto my computer.

It's the only hard drive on my computer (since I removed my old one). After formating my hd and installing Windows 98, the first time windows start by itself, I would get 'Data Write Error: Unable to write to disk in drive C. Data or files may be lost'

I have downloaded the Diagnostic tools from the Western Digital website, I have also used them but they didn't report any problem. I also Scandisk and Fdisk.

How do I get rid of this annoying error?

My computer:
P II 400
192 MB
Floppy Drive
Network Card (3Com EtherLink XL TP0 10Mb Ethernet NIC (3C900B-TP0))
(the network card is already connected to my cable modem)

Thanks in Advance

 

[aces0]

interesting nobody has reply to this topic by now first your motherboard may not be bios flashed with a updated version to recognize that larger hardrive if its old it may only read a 8 gig tops. now i want you to try to format it the basic way like this:

ok your having a problem understanding formating so ill give you a real easy way to do it. down load maxblast PLUS
from here

http://www.maxtor.com/products/DiamondMax/software/maxblast/

on a floppy then put it in at the startup and make shure you have a 98 or me floppy recovery or start up disk because it will ask you to put it in then at cd E: enter setup.exe and put in the CD its thats it easy

 

[Enkrypted]

I would try to replace the IDE cable first. That might just solve the problem for you.