Replace only?

[fucci]

This is the situation:
I am trying to install Windows 98 on a PC (OLD i know, but someone wants to use it)
Everything is ok on it except the hard drive. I can get it to recognize it and when i get to the CHKDSk part of the install i cant get past it. it keeps popping up with directory errors, so i can boot with CD support (only) to a cmd promt it will only give me use of limited cmds (help dosen't even work). I can see the directory listing and the Volume Label and dir's are all in sybols, i can't type the in or use the code for them, i can't change the Volume Label using the label cmd, and i can't erase anything. I really want to fix this and not just replace the hard drive. So any suggestions no matter how tedious they may be for me to do are welcome
THNKS

 

[Nodsu]

First, test the hard drive with the manufacturer utility. It just might be dead.
Second, use the magical "format" command to reformat the hard drive.

 

[fucci]

The drive does work and i couldnt the magical "format" command to refort it wouldnt recongnize the cmd, fdisk requires you enter a volume label. Well anyway thanks for the suggestion but i went to bootdisk.com and got a dos bootdisk and reformatted thru there, thnx any way