Reason I asked the question is to do your legwork for you.

Go here -
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp

At another computer with a floppy drive, download the Data Lifeguard Tools
11 for DOS. Make the bootable floppy from it. Assure it works. Using the
appropriate burning software, use this as template to create a boot CD.

At this website are instructions on how to use the software, specs on your
hard drive etc.

There is software for zeroing just the mbr area of a hard drive.

Zeroing an entire hard drive will also map out bad areas in the process and
keep it running silky. The software downloaded can write zeroes to the
entire hard drive.
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Jonny
<jimkunz@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> It is not a cable or controller as other Harddrives work fine.
>
> The drive is a Western Digital 120GB.. I don't know the exact model
> number off hand right now.
>
> Here's the other thread on the same topic, and their solution:
>
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...80b807467c2d5/
>
> That thread says, "windows setup did work well after zero'ing the
> partition table."
>
> I don't even know what that means..
>
> Jim
>