Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!dlg6627 From: dlg6627@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: HELP - Hard Drive Problems Message-ID: <46500151@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 16 Aug 90 20:11:00 GMT References: <185659@<90226> Lines: 16 Nf-ID: #R:<90226:185659:uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:46500151:000:539 Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!dlg6627 Aug 16 15:11:00 1990 >I have a SEGATE ST251 with a noname controller in a noname AT compatible. >PROBLEM: > When I format the drive (with or without the DISK MANAGER SOFTWARE) >it works fine until I power down. Upon power up, the disk is not recognized >and the partition table is usually empty. (Various things have happened, but >this is the most common error I have encountered...) >ANY suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. make sure that DEVICE=DMDRVR.BIN is in your config.sys file >-- Jim Meyers : Penn State Great Valley -- DL