Re: Missing D: drive in WinXP
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 09/11/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:37:51 +0100
Tom wrote:
> Drive Manager sees C: as NTFS
>and the second drive as FAT32, but no drive letter, and it
>states "On-line(Active)". The reassign drive letter
>dropdown is gray, and, when clicked, it remains "blurred
>out". Can WinXP read/write to two drives with different
>formatting or is this my problem (one NTFS, one FAT32)?
>Help appreciated!
XP has no difficulty with a mix of file systems, so it is not that.
While it will not make or Format a FAT 32 partition bigger than 32 GB,
it should have no trouble using one made by something else, provided the
BIOS shows it up as using LBA access.
Are you looking at Disk manager in the graphic lower right that shows
partitions and descriptions? This sounds like a case of 'Healthy -
Unknown partition', which can arise if something has set the 'hidden'
bit in the partition's entry in the drive's partition table. Can be
fixed by a good partition manager. Active means just that if that drive
were to be booted the boot would be this partition
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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