Second Hard Drive not reconized by Windows XP

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I just got another computer because the old one died on me anyway that system was Windows 98 SE Now I have Windows XP and I want to put my old hard drive(120 GB which was used for storage) on the new computer but when I do, Windows xp says its there but when I go to my computer to open it is not there but Device manager says that it's there and online I have done every test known and its working fine I even when though DOS to the Old harddrive and all the files are there but no use. So I changed the jumpers on the old harddrive to a setting that only shows about 32 GB. Now windows says it there but it needs to be formatted. How do I get windows xp to reconize it with out reformatting and downsizing the GB on the harddrive??
Anyone with any information Please help!!!
Thanks
Ky
 
Download the tools from the HD's website...i.e. maxtor or Western Digital. They have tools that fix that. That happened to me, but, mine didn't already have files on it. But check with them, they have diagnostic tools. Hope this helps!
 
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