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ibm tp600e hard drive will not partition

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:53 pm
by black93lightining
working on a 600e. was running 98se, had modem error. took apart to reseat. when i put it back together had error 1999302. bios seen hard drive but could not boot to operating system. did low level format to start all over. now i'm trying to install a striped down xp pro but will not let me partition drive. any help would be great.

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:04 pm
by Sharedoc
Error core 19990302 is for "invalid hard disk boot record".

You can partition the hard disk in any PC if you use 3,5/2,5 IDE adapter.

Run bios/manufacturer diagnosis routines to check mainboard functions condition.