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General Category => Hardware => Topic started by: calog on May 20, 2005, 10:57:20 PM

Title: xp doesn't recognize 2nd hard drive
Post by: calog on May 20, 2005, 10:57:20 PM

hello,

I installed a second hard drive ( quantum lct15  20gb ) in a presario 5wv277.

My problem is that the bios recognize it but it does'nt appear in xp. I formatted it with partition magic 8 in ntfs and partition magic recognize it but not xp.

I tried different configuration ( slave, master, primary ide, secondary ide) but still xp doesn't see it.

The presario have nothing in the way of options in the bios, it's pretty basic so i can't do much there but the bios see it fine so i don't think the bios is at fault here.

It doesn't appear either in disk management.

Any help would be appreciated.
thanks in advance.

Title: xp doesn't recognize 2nd hard drive
Post by: Seven_2600 on August 01, 2005, 10:10:36 AM

ATTENTION: To make XP see your disk you must assign a DRIVE letter to the disk and make it active! This is a VERY simple procedure.
Start -> Run -> diskmgmt.msc
1) Right Click on the hard disk XP is NOT seeing.
2) Click 'Mark Partition as Active'
3) Right Click on that same disk again
4) Click 'Change Drive Letters and Paths'
5) Click the 'Add' button
6) Assign a drive letter by the dropdown box.

Now wasn't that easy! /biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':D\' />

Title: xp doesn't recognize 2nd hard drive
Post by: Musikaman on September 11, 2005, 10:24:02 PM

My disk shows as active and healthy, but with no drive letter. Also, my only options are to create a dynamic drive or delete the partition.

Ideas? (Much sesitive information on drive, reformatting not an option)

Title: xp doesn't recognize 2nd hard drive
Post by: devonuto on October 25, 2005, 05:32:31 PM

I'm having the same problem, and I'm going to buy a 3.5" HDD External USB Case and see if I can retrieve the data that way.

Title: xp doesn't recognize 2nd hard drive
Post by: mb on November 17, 2005, 12:56:18 AM

me too re dynamic drive delemna-- what did you finally do??? how??

thanx

Title: xp doesn't recognize 2nd hard drive
Post by: Yukute on January 11, 2008, 07:13:49 PM

Thank you Seven. Things were not exactly as you stated (all systems vary a bit) but it solved my problem. It was extremely easy too. Now to format a new 750gig drive... should be ready next week /tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':P\' />

[quote name=\'Seven_2600\' post=\'50861\' date=\'Aug 1 2005, 07:10 AM\']ATTENTION: To make XP see your disk you must assign a DRIVE letter to the disk and make it active! This is a VERY simple procedure.
Start -> Run -> diskmgmt.msc
1) Right Click on the hard disk XP is NOT seeing.
2) Click 'Mark Partition as Active'
3) Right Click on that same disk again
4) Click 'Change Drive Letters and Paths'
5) Click the 'Add' button
6) Assign a drive letter by the dropdown box.

Now wasn't that easy! /biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':D\' />[/quote]