HD Installation Problems

[Python15]

I have an 18.6 Gb 2.5" HD I want to put into my A1200. My problem is that my HD Toolbox and HD Install floppy has corrupted down the years. Is there a way I can install WB3.1 onto this HD via WinUAE. I've ran WinUAE up and it sees the drive but when I try to partition/format the drive it shows no HD. I must add that it has been a looong number of years since I fired this machine up and I've forgotten nearly everything I ever new about Amiga's (which wasn't much anyways) but would love to show my Grandkids what they're mum's and dad's used to play with. If it can be done would there be some sort of tutorial somewhere? Thanks in advance.

[Python15]

Wow, thanks for the rapid response, I shall have a look right away!

[Python15]

Thanks for the info guys, I've managed to get WB3.1 loaded and running but still on the PC. Next step is Amiga 1200 surgery. I guess my next headache will be getting software ported from PC to Amiga once the HD is fitted.

[Python15]

Thanks guys, you've given me a lot to think about! I wish it would all come flooding back instead of just trickling! Guess that's old age! I vaguely remember using something called Parnet in the 90's but I believe this was Amiga to Amiga. Open to correction. Now that I come to think of it I think I have an old A500 in the garage somewhere. Must go have a look.

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OK now, a few questions. I've had the hard drive in the Amiga and everything was going swimmingly. Then the machine had one of those software errors during a transfer of data and rebooted. When it came back on line all the partitions were NDOS. I must add that the drive was partitioned as HD0 @ 400Mb, HD1 @ 1Gb and the rest of the drive partitioned in just under 4Gb lots (18 Gb drive). Is this not acceptable? Should it be just the two partitions not greater than 4Gb? I also tried slaveing in a DVD/CD ROM drive but didn't really know what I was doing with AmiCDROM 1.5, just too many variables I couldn't answer so was just guessing. I also saw a sweet mod with what looked like a laptop DVD drive which ejected out the back of the machine. Looked real neat! Any advice very welcome!

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Thanks guys and apologies to Mike, I did read your post but obviously (and foolishly) didn't realize that the 4Gb limit applied to the entire drive, nos simply partitions as explained by Thomas. I now have a much better understanding! Thanks again and back to the drawing board! As I said earlier, this is a very steep relearning curve I'm afraid so you'll have to be patient with me being a bimmblehead!