[LPDad]

The solution is easy. Just Duct-tape it securely on and start beating it with a ball-peen hammer!!

Some Ideas. (Try these one at a time, until you find the problem or until the problem resolves)

first: make sure the settings on the drive itself are correct. It should be on "master" if it is at the end of the ribbon cable, it should be on "slave" if it is on the middle connecter. (if you have a newer computer then try using the "csel" or automatic setting)

If you have 2 drives on the cable ( if you are using both the master and the slave positions) and if the settings on the drive are incorrect, then you will only be able to see one drive.

If you have 2 drives try swapping the drives to see if the new drive then works. Try different settings on the drive selectors

And ...make sure you have the cable connecter correct--some of the cables can be put on "upside/down or backwards". Try using a newer ribbon cable (they come in 2 sizes, depending on your computer-- Try connectiong with a new cable, -- if you have a choice, use the larger size)

Make sure you are getting power to the drive!!! (is your power source large enough or are you trying to get by with a 200W POS)

After you have tried all of the above (and have triple verified that the drive/drives are hooked up correctly and powered--Then go into the control panel/system/DEVICE MANAGER---

Choose the Disk Drives and the REMOVE IT (REMOVE ALL OF THE DISK DRIVES !!!!!) Get rid of them, Flush em, G'bye !!

THen Reboot.

Let windows 98 try to see the new harddrives and then reinstall them (and install the drivers)

Hopefully that will work.

Let me know how things work out.