RE: Partition not assigned drive letter
- From: "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 20:49:02 -0800
When running XP and using disk management, you deleted the "unknown partition".
still using disk management, you crested a new partition.
Didn't the new partition wizard start?
was it not successful?
didn't you choose to format?
what type partition, primary or extended logical?
Didn't it ask to format and assign a drive letter?
It should've. Didn't it do that?
why are you using fat32 and not ntfs?
"ms gates" wrote:
> Thanks for your respond.
> I've managed to delete and create the partition, but came to unsuccessfull.
> First, I booted up through my other OS ( Debian ) and backed up the data.
> As I mentioned before I can mount the "lost partition" over other OS and do
> everything with the data on it.
> So after that, I booted up the XP, deleted the "lost partition", rebooted,
> created a partition on the unused space left by the partition deletion.
> I was happy to see the partition had been came back.
> But...as soon as i restart, the "came back" partition suddenly disappears
> untill now.
> Disk management shows me the info just like before ( Healthy unknown
> partition ).
> I'm considering of recreate all the disk from scratch but unfortunelly there
> are a lot of application which I have the installer no more. :-<
> Notes : I did try using Partition Magic and it fails to reformated the
> partition.
>
> --
>
>
> "Dixonian69" wrote:
>
> > Unknown Partition Indicates that the partition is not recognized.
> > Partitions on master boot record (MBR) or GUID partition table (GPT) disks
> > with Healthy (Unknown Partition) status "might" be an unrecognized
> > original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partition, OEM partition, or
> > non-Windows operating system partition.
> >
> > You cannot format, assign drive letters or mount points to, or access data
> > on partitions with Healthy (Unknown Partition) status. You can, however,
> > delete these partitions using Disk Management or the DiskPart command. For
> > instructions describing how to delete partitions, see To delete a partition
> > or logical drive.
> >
> > what is on "D" drive? Did it ever show up?
> >
> > might be workaround!!
> >
> >
> > "ms gates" wrote:
> >
> > > This happen this morning ...
> > > It's an SATA disk. Divided into two FAT32 partitions.
> > > The first partiton which is the system partitoin is ok.
> > > The second one is the problem. It seems like WinXP doesn't want to assign any
> > > drive letter into it ( it used to be D: )
> > > I've check within disk management. The info shows that XP knows it as FAT32
> > > partition, it knows its size, free space, label, etc.
> > > But it shows 'Healthy(Unknown Partition)' at the status info rather than
> > > 'Healthy(SRC)' --> it used to be like that.
> > > However I'm still able to access it within Debian GNU/Linux, and my friend's
> > > XP box.
> > > Under Disk Management, there's only "Delete partition" action available. No
> > > "Change
> > > drive letter" action available.
> > > Any workaround to solve this problem is very much appretiated. I've got a
> > > bunch of data and specific applications installed on it.
> > >
> > > Thanks
.
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