well if you want to try and install an Operating Sytem on a drive that you have tested and is known to be bad ,good luck.
Boot into BIOS and change your boot order so that your CD-Rom drive is the 1st boot device.Use the Maxtor Utility to format your drive when it prompts you to reboot .Insert your windows 98 cd in and Reboot with CD-Rom Support.After your OS is installed you will need to boot back into your BIOS and change your boot order back to your Hard Drive .
Boot into BIOS and change your boot order so that your CD-Rom drive is the 1st boot device.Use the Maxtor Utility to format your drive when it prompts you to reboot .Insert your windows 98 cd in and Reboot with CD-Rom Support.After your OS is installed you will need to boot back into your BIOS and change your boot order back to your Hard Drive .