installed 2nd HD ==> partitions gone

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I installed a second harddisk as slave on the computer under windows
XP,
then booted , a window opens on the bottom-bar
saying "new hardware found" ... but after a minute or such the window
closes again.

And not only can't I see the 2nd HD, but all partitions
on the first HD except c: are gone !

I had c:,d:,e:,and f: before on that 1st HD.

is it possible to get the partitions d:,e:,f: back ?
 
gsgs said:
I installed a second harddisk as slave on the computer under windows
XP,
then booted , a window opens on the bottom-bar
saying "new hardware found" ... but after a minute or such the window
closes again.

And not only can't I see the 2nd HD, but all partitions
on the first HD except c: are gone !

I had c:,d:,e:,and f: before on that 1st HD.

is it possible to get the partitions d:,e:,f: back ?
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- What makes you think they are gone?
- What does the program diskmgmt.msc report?
- What do you see when you run mountvol.exe?

You can invoke these two programs from a Command
Prompt: Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}, then type the
above command names.
 
- What makes you think they are gone?
- What does the program diskmgmt.msc report?
- What do you see when you run mountvol.exe?

You can invoke these two programs from a Command
Prompt: Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}, then type the
above command names.
Click to expand...


OK, thanks.
diskmgmt.msc shows only c: , floppy and CD. Only one partition NFTS

mountvol shows:

Erstellt, l"scht oder listet einen Volumebereitstellungspunkt auf.

MOUNTVOL [Laufwerk:]path VolumeName
MOUNTVOL [Laufwerk:]path /D
MOUNTVOL [Laufwerk:]path /L

Pfad Gibt das (bereits vorhandene) NTFS-Verzeichnis an, auf
dem
der Bereitstellungspunkt eingerichtet werden soll.
Volumename Gibt den Namen des bereitzustellenden Volumes an.
/D L"scht den Bereitstellungspunkt vom angegebenen
Verzeichnis.
/L Zeigt den Namen des bereitgestellten Volumes fr das
angegebene Verzeichnis an.

M"gliche Werte fr VolumeName mit aktuellen Bereitstellungspunkten:

\\?\Volume{acd73726-7322-11da-89ef-806d6172696f}\
C:\

\\?\Volume{acd7371f-7322-11da-89ef-806d6172696f}\
H:\

\\?\Volume{acd7371e-7322-11da-89ef-806d6172696f}\
A:\

\\?\Volume{e664a756-6771-11dc-9c6d-004854120abe}\
D:\


A: is floppy disk
H: is CD-ROM
D: is USB-stick

I'm hesitant to experiment too much, because the old partitions could
still be there in a hidden state, but might get destroyed.
 
- What makes you think they are gone?
- What does the program diskmgmt.msc report?
- What do you see when you run mountvol.exe?

You can invoke these two programs from a Command
Prompt: Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}, then type the
above command names.
Click to expand...


OK, thanks.
diskmgmt.msc shows only c: , floppy and CD. Only one partition NFTS

mountvol shows:

Erstellt, l"scht oder listet einen Volumebereitstellungspunkt auf.

MOUNTVOL [Laufwerk:]path VolumeName
MOUNTVOL [Laufwerk:]path /D
MOUNTVOL [Laufwerk:]path /L

Pfad Gibt das (bereits vorhandene) NTFS-Verzeichnis an, auf
dem
der Bereitstellungspunkt eingerichtet werden soll.
Volumename Gibt den Namen des bereitzustellenden Volumes an.
/D L"scht den Bereitstellungspunkt vom angegebenen
Verzeichnis.
/L Zeigt den Namen des bereitgestellten Volumes fr das
angegebene Verzeichnis an.

M"gliche Werte fr VolumeName mit aktuellen Bereitstellungspunkten:

\\?\Volume{acd73726-7322-11da-89ef-806d6172696f}\
C:\

\\?\Volume{acd7371f-7322-11da-89ef-806d6172696f}\
H:\

\\?\Volume{acd7371e-7322-11da-89ef-806d6172696f}\
A:\

\\?\Volume{e664a756-6771-11dc-9c6d-004854120abe}\
D:\


A: is floppy disk
H: is CD-ROM
D: is USB-stick

I'm hesitant to experiment too much, because the old partitions could
still be there in a hidden state, but might get destroyed.

=================

It is quite extraordinary that your partitions should disappear after
installing a second disk. I have literally done this hundreds of times
and I never experienced anything like this.

As you say, there is a good chance that the partitions might still
be there and that the partition table got corrupted. One of these
programs might help you resolve the problem:

http://www.restorer2000.com/r2k.htm (to restore NTFS partitions)
http://www.hddrecovery.com.au
http://bootmaster.filerecovery.biz
http://www.runtime.org/ (GetDataBack - has a trial version)
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/filerecoverysecdownload.html
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html
www.acronis.com (RecoveryExpert)

Some time ago I tested RecoveryExpert by deliberately deleting
a partition, then restoring it. It worked well.

Falls Du auf den unsichtbaren Partitionen unersetzliche Daten
hast, wäre dies ein guter Zeitpunkt, deine Backup-Strategie
neu zu überdenken. Wichtige Daten dürfen nie bloss auf einem
Träger gespeichert werden. Eine 2.5" Festplatte in einem externen
USB-Gehäuse kostet nicht viel und eignet sich ausgezeichnet zum
Sichern von wichtigen Daten.
 
well, your hundredths of times were probably always in similar
situations,
similar environments. My experience is much worse. 30% failure rate
with
new hardware, I guestimate. But usually it doesn't destroy existing
hardware
or software.

Maybe the other partitions were other FAT or such ?

Also, the former previous 2nd HD at g: damaged badly,
loud noise,no access. When it was removed everything was good
in c: e: f: until I installed the new HD.
Maybe the software was confused by this ?!

I tried some such recovery-programs - no success.
About 10000 files in about 2000 directories are still missing,
there is probably a backup, but some months old.
It's a friend's computer, I already spent some hours on this ...
I give it one more hour, then I give up.
 
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