E: is not accessible. The parameter is incorrect.

[Frank W.]

This is displayed when I try to use the drive. It has happened to 3 different hard drives used for extra
storage. So I know its not the hard drives. Usually I delete the partition, create a partition and I'm
back to normal. But something is causing it. I Googled it and read lots, but not really any solutions.
Any suggestions? Using W2k pro with latest updates. Drives are 80 gig each and the cmos is old. But I
was using these drives before (over 200 gigs total) with no problems. I was renaming the drives and
changing the drive letters. I wonder if this could have caused problems or if its generally not
recommended?

 

[Irwin]

More details please. How were you renaming the drives and changing
letters? In win2k? Using Partition Magic?

IMF

This is displayed when I try to use the drive. It has happened to 3

different hard drives used for extra

storage. So I know its not the hard drives. Usually I delete the

partition, create a partition and I'm

back to normal. But something is causing it. I Googled it and read

lots, but not really any solutions.

Any suggestions? Using W2k pro with latest updates. Drives are 80

gig each and the cmos is old. But I

was using these drives before (over 200 gigs total) with no problems. I was renaming the drives and
changing the drive letters. I wonder if this could have caused

problems or if its generally not

 

[Frank W.]

I was renaming the drives by right clicking / Rename in Windows
Explorer using Win2k.

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

This is displayed when I try to use the drive. It has happened to 3 different hard drives used for extra
storage. So I know its not the hard drives. Usually I delete the partition, create a partition and I'm
back to normal. But something is causing it.

I Googled it and read lots, but not really any solutions.

I didn't give any? I'm almost sure I did.

 

[Frank W.]

This is displayed when I try to use the drive. It has happened to 3 different hard drives used for
extraDrives > > are 80 gig each and the cmos is old. But I was using these drives before (over 200 gigs
total) with no

solutions.

I didn't give any? I'm almost sure I did.

If could give a suggestion here that would be great.

 

[Irwin]

You say the CMOS is old. I assume then you are using ez-bios to access
your drive. I have been told by the Maxtor tech people that Win2k and
ez-bios are incompatible. Period. They are adamant about that, and will
tell you that any problems you have will be because of that. Sure, I
have gotten them to work, but results can be unpredictable and things
can disappear. It has happened to me. They won't even entertain a
solution, other than getting an ATA controller card. So, if that is
your situation, that may be your solution.

Irwin

to 3 different hard drives used for

extra

the partition, create a partition and

I'm

Using W2k pro with latest updates.

Drives > > are 80 gig each and the cmos is old. But I was using

these drives before (over 200 gigs

total) with no

letters. I wonder if this could have

 

[Frank W.]

You say the CMOS is old. I assume then you are using ez-bios to access

your drive.

Motherboard: ASUS P2B rev 1.04

Award Modular Bios v4.51 PG ACPI Bios Revision 1006

10/09/98 i440BX



Does that help? Remember that I have had it happen with 3 different hard drives.

In case renaming and changing the drive letter has led to problems, I have ceased to do both.

 

[Irwin]

If your bios is 1998 and your drives are 80gig, then you probably have
ezbios on all of them, and all of the same things can happen. I am not
sure this is the problem, but your idea of setting up and leaving
things along seems wise.

IMF

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

If could give a suggestion here that would be great.

Run Findpart. Check under bootsector (BS) column.