Re: Where are my HD's ???

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From: Squire (jerrym_at_cablenet.com)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 09:59:14 -0700

Hello, Helder,

Reboot into your BIOS, and see if the system recognizes all the Hard drives.

If not, you may need to go into the computer case and check all the ribbon
cables and power connections.
They can work loose over a period of time.

Good Luck,
Jerry
"Helder" <equipa.cmmc@iol.pt> wrote in message
news:1078158308.300595@news.iol.pt...
> Hello,
>
> I had problems with my computer lately, and i couldn't connecto to the
> internet, i uninstalled the DSL modem and installed again, didn't work. I
> also see 2 connections in Network Connections that i don't know. I called
> the helpdesk of my provider and they told me that i probably had a virus,
so
> i scanned the pc but didn't find any virus. Anyway, i decided to
re-install
> XP.
>
> When installing WinXp i deleted partitions on C: and made a fresh install.
> Everytthing was fine but my other 2 HD's are gone. When i open Explorer i
> can only see C: but i have 2 other physical hard disks on the computer,
all
> my work is on those disks.
>
> Can someone explain me what is wrong or what can i do to make my disks
> visible on Xp?
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Helder Almeida
> (Portugal)
>
>

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