Re: Problem Formatting an External hard drive
- From: "POP" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:56:57 -0400
PT wrote:
I've long had an external 80GB Iomega HD connected to my
WinXP home system via
USB. It was formatted into two equal sized partitions, and
has functioned without problems for several years. I
wanted to transfer this device to another computer. So
first, I wanted to wipe both partitions clean, then create
a single NTFS partition. Here's what I did:
I went into the Computer Management section and deleted
each partition. But when I tried to create a new portion
and then format it, I ran into a problem. Windows XP now
does not recognize the HD. I tried the Control Panel |Add
Hardware, and looked into some help files on Iomega's site.
But still no recognition.
I'm certain this is a software issue, as the drive has
functioned perfectly until now.
Is there a simple step I've overlooked?
Perhaps you need to "reinstall" the drivers for that drive?
Maybe the part deletion removed something that had to be there
for identification purposes? Fdisk?
Don't know, just sort of thinking out loud.
Pop
.
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