My HD has a mind of his own.........I swear!!!!!!!!

[shady]

Windows would report free space on my HD always incorectly!!!!!!!!! I would have to run a scandisk on all parts of my partitioned drive (c, d, e, f, g) to fix problems in boot sector which causes windows to report free space incorectly!!!!!!! That's happenes after most of my space on HD is filled up.........is there is anything i can do to fix that error?

[big_block_buick]

i used to get lockups and upon restart scandisk came up with incorrect free space..dont know if it's the same situation as you are in.however i seen a thread about a program called cache sentry.it has a bug fix for ie5.it's worth a try. http://www.mindspring.com/~dpoch/enigmatic/index.html

i swapped mobo's so maybe that's why, but i still use this and i havent had one lockup since.(make sure you get the cluster size correct)

[shady]

ok man thnx........what I was trying to figure out actually is why windows fools me all the time.........it shows i have like a gig......when i actually have like 150MB left

[big_block_buick]

oh,well i cant help you there.guess you maybe should have included that huh.hope you get it solved.good luck

[shady]

hey man..........i appreciate your help

[big_block_buick]

sorry if my post sounds harsh...thats just the way i talk.really.

[OuTpaTienT]

Shady, if you can give us some more info maybe we can be of assistance. Answers to these questions would be helpful. No problem if you don't know 'em all, just tell us what you know

How often do you run Scandisk?

When you shut down the computer, do you ever just turn it off without it completing the shut down procedure?

What size is your HD(s)? What sizes are the partitions?

FAT32? FAT16?

Which version of Windoze are you running?

What is the make/model of your motherboard?

Are you using the most current drivers for your motherboard's chipset?

How much ram do you have?

[shady]

Here are the answers to your questions OuTpaTienT;

1. As needed but since I have noted that problems I run it everyday or couple of times a day just to make sure that everything is right.

2. My computer always complets shut down procedure, very rarely I have to turn it of with a button

3. My HD is IBM Deskstar 30GB and there are 5 partions ( c, d, e, f, g) C is 2.92GB, D is 6.82GB, E is 4.38GB, F is 7.21GB, and G is 7.20GB.

4. They are all FAT32

5. Windows 98SE

6. Abit KT7-RAID

7. Yes I am

8. 128MB Mushkin PC133 CAS 2

Here is my Q; I have an ASUS V7700 32MB Pure, and I was told that this particullar AGP card and VIA drivers conflicts with Windows 98, causing it to randomly restart at the LOGIN screen, is that true, and how can I fix that? Thanx for you help