XP Pro "D" drive sometime missing

[Marks]

my XP Pro "D" HDD drive sometime not present but need reboot to come back, I
have C, D , E and F drives. Any hints as to what could be the cause of the
problem would be greatly appreciate. Thank you .

Marks

 

[Leonard Grey]

What exactly does "not present" mean?

What kind of drive is D (e.g. internal, external, optical, network)?

 

[JS]

Some tools to check your drive are as follows:
HD Tune: http://www.hdtune.com/

SpeedFan has an online analysis feature for hard drives.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

PassMark's BurnInTest which has options to perform numerous test including
the Disk: http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm

 

[Richard in AZ]

Also, it the D drive a separate physical drive or a partition in a physical drive?

| What exactly does "not present" mean?
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| What kind of drive is D (e.g. internal, external, optical, network)?
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| Leonard Grey
| Errare humanum est
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| Marks wrote:
| > my XP Pro "D" HDD drive sometime not present but need reboot to come back, I
| > have C, D , E and F drives. Any hints as to what could be the cause of the
| > problem would be greatly appreciate. Thank you .
| >
| > Marks
| >
| >

 

[Marks]

"D" is a partition HDD drive and occasionally disappear when I click "My
Computer" , need to reboot pc.

 

[Leonard Grey]

Is "D" a physical hard drive or is it a partition on a hard drive?

 

[Marks]

"D" is a partition on a hard drive "C"

Is "D" a physical hard drive or is it a partition on a hard drive?

 

[Leonard Grey]

How was the D partition created (e.g., which partitioning software was
used)?