FDISK reports “no space to create partition” or “disk is write protected.” What is going on?
• I can’t create a partition larger than 2.1 GB, why? • I’m running DOS 6.22 or Windows 3.1x. Why I am only getting 8033 MB or less? • Why does Windows NT setup tell me that it’s only a 7.9 GB drive? • Does OS/2 support 8.4 GB and larger drives? • I’ve looked through everything in this FAQ. I’m still getting less than 8.4 GB. What’s going on? • Why do all drives larger than 8.4 GB use the same parameters? • I want to add a hard drive to my new system which includes a partitioned 2.5GB drive (C and D). When I installed the drive in my system my drive letters are changed. The D partition on the new drive becomes E. Can I change drive letters or can I install without this problem? • I have two hard drives in my computer. When I turn on the computer, only the first hard drive shows up. If I soft boot (Ctrl/Alt/Del), then both show up. How do I get both to show up the first time? • CMOS, FDISK, and Windows Explorer report less than the capacity of my new drive, but CHKDSK reports the right
