Re: can't access slave fat32 on xp ntfs system

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From: Norm (spam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 02/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:08:08 GMT

Try this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307844&Product=winxp

"~A_Sammy" <bogus@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:KKidnT4dKfUKMaXdRVn-sw@comcast.com...
> Hi,
>
> This has me stumped. I have a Maxtor 3.5 gig drive with data on it that's
> FAT32 installed as a slave. First on the primary channel, and then when I
> couldn't access it, I put it on the secondary channel as a slave to a
cdrom
> where it is now keeping its data all to itself.
> The abit mobo sees it during POST as a second drive, and XP sees it in the
> storage maintenance window but didn't assign a drive letter.
> In maintenace storage it reports it as Disk 1, basic, online, Storage, Fat
> 32 and says it is healthy (Active),
> the XP drive is Disk 0, basic, online, and has system written on it with a
> drive letter assigned: C
>
> So, any ideas why it didn't get a drive letter assigned? Or, better yet,
> how to assign one?
>
> TIA
>
> Sammy
>
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