Re: Second IDE HDD is not recognised
From: Crusty \ (B_at_stard\)
Date: 08/03/04
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 21:32:21 -0400
It is easiest to partition and format a slave drive from within Windows XP.
Right click on "My Computer". Go to manage/disk management. Right click on
empty space in the drive and see the options!
-- Regards: Richard Urban aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) "Peter Cairns" <peter.cairnsREMOVETHIS@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:9d6101c478f4$2c2f7ec0$a401280a@phx.gbl... > Thanks for the advice. It's been some time since I've got > to grips with reformatting and partitioning a HDD, and > this will be the first time doing a second HDD on the > same system. > > I assume it's simply a case of booting from the WinXP CD- > ROM, and following the instructions for formatting and > partitioning of the second HDD? Will it be self-evident > that it's the new 80GB disk I want to format, and not my > existing C drive? (i.e. I don't want to find myself well > & truly stuffed!) > > I had assumed (wrongly) that to reformat and partion a > new disk, a drive letter needed to be allocated first. > > Cheers > > PC >>-----Original Message----- >>Partition and format the hard drive. >> >>-- >>Regards: >> >>Richard Urban >> >>aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) >> >> >>"Peter Cairns" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote in message >>news:9e4601c478e6$8d7f06e0$a501280a@phx.gbl... >>>I have a P2 PC with 512MB of RAM. I have recently >>> obtained a Maxtor 80GB HDD, and have been attempting to >>> install this as a slave to my existing IDE HDD. All >>> >>> jumper settings are as recommended by the literature, > and >>> the system is currently stable. The Maxtor HDD is > visible >>> when using the Device Manager, and is >>> >>> also picked up by my Nero System Analysis as follows: >>> >>> Attached Devices >>> Description : Master: ST340824A >>> Type : Disk Drive >>> DMA : On >>> Description : Slave: Maxtor 6Y080L0 >>> Type : Disk Drive >>> DMA : On >>> >>> The problem is that Windows XP does not allow me to >>> access this Maxtor HDD (it is not allocated a drive >>> letter, nor is it present under "Other"). The Maxtor >>> >>> HDD is not visible when looking at "My Computer". >>> Also, when running Norton Utilities and reviewing the >>> System Information, this application does not see the >>> Maxtor HDD. >>> >>> How do I get Windows XP to recognise and install and >>> allocate a drive letter to the Maxtor HDD? >> >> >>. >>
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