I already got this problem fixed..... There was no problem with the Hard Drive. I got Windows 98 installed and then ran Windows XP once 98 was installed. I did a BOOT with FDISK, deleted all partitions and made a single primary partition. After that I restarted the computer and ran FORMAT. I FORMATTED the C: drive making it usable. I installed Windows 98 off of the CD while I was in DOS. It installed fine. I then ran the installation for XP while in Windows 98. I only had 1 issue installing XP which was after it converted to NTFS, a windows file was missing and I ended up having to reformat and install 98 again. I left it on FAT the next time when I was installing XP again and it installed no problem. I got everything updated on it and it works fine. It only has an issue with the battery. It shows the battery in Device Manager, but it doesn't want to find the battery when booting up or when you unplug the AC Adapter while it's running, it'll shut down. I no longer have to WORK on it as it was sold 2 days after I got it running.