partition problem on dynamic disk

[me]

windows 2000 server sp4
create simple volume, 2gb, ntfs, drive w
shows healthy in disk management

however...

drive w doesn't show in explorer
right clicking w in disk management and selecting 'explore' produces: 'the
system cannot find the device specified'
properties shows empty (no drive size, file system unknown)

 

[Bjorn Landemoo]

me

Did you format the volume from within Disk Management?

Best regards

Bjorn

 

[me]

yeah
created and formatted it there

me

Did you format the volume from within Disk Management?

Best regards

Bjorn

 

[Bjorn Landemoo]

me

Is this a removable disk? Do you have other volumes on this disk? Is the
disk basic or dynamic? What does device manager say about the disk?

Best regards

Bjorn

 

[me]

not removable
this is the second volume on the disk besides system partition

 

[Bjorn Landemoo]

me

This is bizarre...

Anything in Event Viewer?

Is this repeatable? Can you delete the volume, create a new and format with
the same result?

Best regards

Bjorn

 

[me]

no difference
deleted partition, created new one, formatted it, same error
'cannot find the specified device'

and nothing in the event logs...very strange

 

[me]

this is interesting...i can't access it locally but i can remotely.
it is shared normally as administrative share, and from a workstation i can
map to it and do what i want...but still inacessible locally.

 

[Bjorn Landemoo]

me

More and more bizarre...

Can you access it locally with anything else than explorer? Command prompt,
for instance, or saving a notepad document?

What disk controller do you use? What size is your first partition? What is
the size of the disk?

Best regards

Bjorn

 

[me]

not gonna believe this one
i logged back in the server to try from the command prompt
drive shows in my computer now and trying to explore it shows the drive

whatever...

 

[Bjorn Landemoo]

Heh...

The worst thing is those errors that show up, and then disappear. You never
know when it will come back...

Best regards

Bjorn