Problems would be so much easier to solve if the correct info was always available...
If I'm prepping a disk using FDISK I remove all non-DOS partitions first, then extended and finally the primary. Then re-create your primary and any extended [logical] partitions you require to use all the space available on your hard disk.
Remember: Your maximum size for a FAT 16 partition is 4Gb. Thus, you have to enable large disk support when entering FDISK if you want to create a partition bigger than 4Gb. Incidentally, any partition over the 4Gb threshold will automatically become a FAT32 drive after it has been formatted.
:: If you suspect that the MBR on your disk is corrput you can use the FDISK /mbr switch from a DOS prompt (not under Windows). This switch will usually clear an MBR problem without altering disk/partition structures. You will not get any warning and/or confirmation messages on using this switch, just a return to the usual DOS prompt.
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