Wouter:
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concerning your problem and my current comments.
Anna
Thanks for the replies.
Disk management does not allow me to assign a drive letter.
Anna:
Point 1: Yes I re installed XP Pro.
Point 2: It is not defective, it is correctly configured as it worked
before I re installed XP. The BIOS and the recovery console see / can
acces the HD, so I assume it is good configured and the IDE cable is
not defective.
Point 3: I have done that without results
Point 4: With recovery console I can acces my HD, so I could save some
important files for me. That is the problem...I need the data on the
drive, so I cannot just simply format it...It has nothing to do with my
primary HD which boots XP without incidents...Windows XP just works
fine, but as I said before I cannot acces my secondary HD.
Point 5: This is the only thing I didn't try...
Thanks in advance,
Wouter
(Wouter's original message)...
Hello,
I have a little bit of a strange problem and I have tried so many
things. I hope that someone can help me with this.
A while ago I reinstalled Win XP. I have two HD's. But my second
(slave) HD doesn't get a drive letter anymore. So windows explorer
cannot acces my HD. The HD is visible by disk management in the
computer management tool. The only options I have is to format the HD
and help. Further it says that the system is NTFS formatted and healty.
Seems fine...
Now I have tried the recovery console and within this I can acces my
HD, but there I only have the copy function and this function cannot
copy entire directories.
Lately I read something about the BartPE tool. I also have tried this,
but I'm unable to access my HD.
Now I hope that someone has some more ideas that can help.
I hope that I have made it a bit clear.
Thanks in advance,
Wouter
Anna's response...
Wouter:
1. First of all, we'll assume that when you re:installed the XP OS you
didn't inadvertently delete the partition(s) on your secondary HD. In
general, when installing the OS it's a good idea to disconnect any storage
devices in the system.
2. Assuming that's not the problem...we'll further assume that your
secondary HD is non-defective and that you have correctly
connected/configured that drive, i.e., it's properly jumpered, its IDE data
cable is non-defective and securely fastened to the drive and to its proper
motherboard's IDE connector. You will review those connections, yes?
3. Assuming there's no problem there...do this...
Disconnect your secondary HD and boot *only* with your one boot drive
connected. Shut down the machine, re:connect the secondary drive and boot.
See if at that point the system recognizes the secondary HD. If not, check
again in Disk Management to see if you can then assign a drive letter.
4. I don't understand your reference to the Recovery Console. There's *no*
problem of any kind with your boot HD, right? It boots without incident to
your Desktop and functions properly, notwithstanding the problem you're
having with the secondary HD...is that right?
5. If still no go, download the HD diagnostic utility from the manufacturer
of the problem HD and test it.
Anna
Wouter:
I suppose at this point the only thing left to try is to use the diagnostic
utility from the manufacturer of the HD to see how it tests out. I realize
you have stated that the drive was working fine before you reinstalled the
OS on your primary HD, nevertheless, it's probably prudent to test it out at
this point.
In the meantime, what about connecting that secondary HD to another IDE
channel - either as Master or Slave? Making sure, of course, that you've
properly connected/jumpered it. Naturally you'll do this after powering down
the computer.
Anna
