Windows xp cannot see all partitions on external drive

Have two hard drives in a Windows XP OS PC, both drives have six partitions.
Total of"drives**"seen by XP is 15.
Drives(**partitions and dvd writers)are all partitions on both internal hard
drives and only one(first partition)on the external drive.
External drive has six partitions.
So even with all three drives and the two dvd writers it still comes within
the max number of drive letters you can have.
Anyone know why windows cannot see anymore than one partition on the
external drive?
There was no problem before in all partitions on it being seen.
The only changes have been reducing 10 partitions to six on that drive.


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