Re: [ql-users] new hard disk
Dilwyn Jones wrote: OK, I give up. How do you get Windows XP to format a new second hard disk? I uninstalled the old drive D:\, switched off, restarted, the New Hardware Wizard found the new drive and it's now listed as drive D:\ in Device Manager. Now, how do I format it? It doesn't appear in My Computer etc. - normally you can right click on a drive name and get the context menu to offer a format command. It's almost as if it's not recognised because it's not formatted, but of course that gives a catch 22 of not being able to format a new hard disk because it's not already formatted, so I guess I'm missing some simple course of action here??? Also tried from DOS command line, FORMAT D: just gives drive not recognised error F***ing Windoze! (That stood for Flaming, by the way, in case anyone thought otherwise!) This new 250GB drive is to be the home for all my QL stuff, a full backup of drive C:\ and my music (that way Windoze can do what it likes with the C:\ drive.) In windows XP, right click on 'My Computer' (Either on the start menu or on the desktop if you have the icon there), from the menu click on manage. A new window will appear, on the left click on Disk Management, there you'll see your new drive (probably without a partition), right click on the drive 'bar' on the right and select 'Create new partition', then follow the prompts. Your new drive will then be partitioned and formatted for you and should then be usable. Hope that helps! Phil ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] new hard disk
From the DOS Command line, have you tried FDisk? I think it is self explanatory but be careful to format the right disk - Formatting your C Drive would be disastrous. If in doubt, most basic DOS books will walk you through the procedure or the Help facility in Windows (if you search FDisk) will give you the info. Hope this helps, John Gilpin. - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: QL Users List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:27 AM Subject: [ql-users] new hard disk OK, I give up. How do you get Windows XP to format a new second hard disk? I uninstalled the old drive D:\, switched off, restarted, the New Hardware Wizard found the new drive and it's now listed as drive D:\ in Device Manager. Now, how do I format it? It doesn't appear in My Computer etc. - normally you can right click on a drive name and get the context menu to offer a format command. It's almost as if it's not recognised because it's not formatted, but of course that gives a catch 22 of not being able to format a new hard disk because it's not already formatted, so I guess I'm missing some simple course of action here??? Also tried from DOS command line, FORMAT D: just gives drive not recognised error F***ing Windoze! (That stood for Flaming, by the way, in case anyone thought otherwise!) This new 250GB drive is to be the home for all my QL stuff, a full backup of drive C:\ and my music (that way Windoze can do what it likes with the C:\ drive.) -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] new hard disk
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Gilpin wrote: From the DOS Command line, have you tried FDisk? I think it is self explanatory but be careful to format the right disk - Formatting your C Drive would be disastrous. If in doubt, most basic DOS books will walk you through the procedure or the Help facility in Windows (if you search FDisk) will give you the info. Hope this helps, You have to ignore all these messages about the command line! XP does it from administrative tools, and the easiest route to that from My COmputer has already been described. This method is *so* much better than the old command line tools, as it would be very hard indeed to format the wrong disk (8-)# Laurence Reeves wrote a great scam program, for DOS (when that was *real* and not emulated). It looked just like a real format, including disk access. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGJI4eM3RzOs8+btoRAgxqAJ0aERjBUd4rwBcmyqCje4RONE+HOACcDQpB 1xGnsmlu/oSQXckP/jL7Slw= =0yZ0 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] QL Wiki - New Theme
Just to let you know that the appearance of the QL Wiki has now been updated to take account of its theme!! Many thanks to Jimmy for all his hard work on the css. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] new hard disk
At 09:27 17/04/2007, you wrote: OK, I give up. How do you get Windows XP to format a new second hard disk? I uninstalled the old drive D:\, switched off, restarted, the New Hardware Wizard found the new drive and it's now listed as drive D:\ in Device Manager. Now, how do I format it? It doesn't appear in My Computer etc. - normally you can right click on a drive name and get the context menu to offer a format command. It's almost as if it's not recognised because it's not formatted, but of course that gives a catch 22 of not being able to format a new hard disk because it's not already formatted, so I guess I'm missing some simple course of action here??? Also tried from DOS command line, FORMAT D: just gives drive not recognised error F***ing Windoze! (That stood for Flaming, by the way, in case anyone thought otherwise!) You really can't blame MS or Uncle Bill if you don't bother with what is on your PC (XP I presume). Use the HELP provided - type Format into search box then Format basic volume:- this comes up :- Notes * To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. * In the console tree, click Disk Management. * ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\diskmgmt.chm::/ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\diskmgmt.chm::/dm_format_partition.htm# [] ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\diskmgmt.chm::/ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\diskmgmt.chm::/dm_format_partition.htm#Where? * Computer Management (Local) * Storage * Disk Management This is OK first time, but if you ever want to change or resize partitions Windows is destructive of all data, much better is PowerQuest's Magic, moves the data as it works. While you are venting your spleen at Seattle, think a little deeper, how could you afford to buy such a large HDD ? How come I was offered 1Gig RAM for £50 yesterday - the half meg Expanderram I got in 1980 cost £70 ! ! ! ! The reason is Gates ever larger operating systems have created the market for hardware thet bulk production has brought the price crashing down. No I am not an out and out lover of MS, but credit where it is due, and gratitude. (that way Windoze can do what it likes with the C:\ drive.) Now there I think you are right, I look on it as Bill's sandpit, let him play there and create and create his defrag-needing mess in one place. My first 'puter was a Grundy Newbrain, had two cassette ports, then the QL with 2 Mdvs and the convention of prog's on one and data the other. I have carried that logic to the PC. Partitions for each - Progs, Data, Install packages, Page/Swap file - a major cause and obstruction of defregging. Btw, if you dont wish ever to boot from the new drive wrap all volumes in and extended partition. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 04:43 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 04:43 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 04:43 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] new hard disk
Dilwyn Jones wrote: OK, I give up. How do you get Windows XP to format a new second hard disk? I uninstalled the old drive D:\, switched off, restarted, the New Hardware Wizard found the new drive and it's now listed as drive D:\ in Device Manager. Now, how do I format it? It doesn't appear in My Computer etc. - normally you can right click on a drive name and get the context menu to offer a format command. It's almost as if it's not recognised because it's not formatted, but of course that gives a catch 22 of not being able to format a new hard disk because it's not already formatted, so I guess I'm missing some simple course of action here??? Also tried from DOS command line, FORMAT D: just gives drive not recognised error F***ing Windoze! (That stood for Flaming, by the way, in case anyone thought otherwise!) This new 250GB drive is to be the home for all my QL stuff, a full backup of drive C:\ and my music (that way Windoze can do what it likes with the C:\ drive.) didnt see anyone ask this, have you checked in the BIOS setup if the computer is seeing the new HD and is reporting its correct size?? On some PC's you need to get into the BIOS First, let it determine that there is a HD present, then save settings THEN Fdisk and most any other utility way of messing with the drive should work. MOST newly bought retail packeages HD's should be recognizable by winderze ONCE its allowed to see the drive I recall -- Paul Holmgren 2 57 300-C's in Indy Hoosier Corps L#6 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Incommunicado + Message for Rich Mellor
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:56:43 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I arrived back from Hove on Monday night to discover my telephone line is dead. At the moment we cannot trace the fault and the earliest date for repair is Thursday afternoon. This means I have no email access for a few days. I can still be reached via my landline as BT are redirecting the calls. Oh dear that is not good news. MESSAGE FOR RICH MELLOR I managed to get a boxed copy of Supercharge at Hove. Complete with manual, lenslock and disc. Would your client still be interested? All I need is payments for post and packing. Yes please I am sure he would - do you want to post it to me. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] New here....
Gents, (Ladies?) I just recently joined the list and wanted to shortly introduce myself... I just recently browsed ye olde this' and thats in the basement and came across a box of my old QL stuff buried under 10 years of dust. I couldn't stand it for long and now he's back on the desk again: Sinclair QL, basically brand new (has been bought at that time as an occasion for next to nothing just in case), MGG, Sandy Q-Board and, after browsing the internet for what might have been left over from the QL community, now accompanied by a brand new QPC installation on my laptop. Still lurking in the box is a Miracle QXL board, which has long lost its fellow PC with the ISA slots. Let's see if I can find a new replacement. Please be warned: I might possibly pester you with questions on what has changed during my 10 years absence from the scene during the next weeks or so. Something about my background: I earn a living from daily juggling with real computers with a big scandinavian mobile phone company (no, the other one) in Germany. When I used to be an active QL-er i was mainly interested in programming in 68k assembler and C, mostly for the pointer interface which was, as far as I remember, pretty new to the scene back then (One of my last software purchases for the QL was QPAC2, which was brand-new at that time) What I'm basically interested in right now is how I can revive my old collection of software, most importantly Text87, which is by far the most expensive piece of my software collection. It just doesn't seem to like the QPC. Any hints on that, maybe? Thanks Tobias ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
