Re: External HD

If you would have read what I wrote, I SAID THAT I BOUGHT AN EXTERNAL H/D AND
IT IS FORMATTED WITH FAT32 AND I NEED TO REFORMAT IT WITH NTFS. I NEED TO
KNOW HOW TO THAT.

"Beach" wrote:

> Did you format in NTFS or Fat32, it sounds like you have formatted it under
> the FAT32 file system instead of NTFS
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eRbRunjnFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Fred Bohm wrote:
> > > -- I bought an external HD on Ebay. It worked perfectly when I
> > > plugged it in. When I was done playing around with it I decided to
> > > format it and get rid of all the junk I had stored on it. I went to
> > > my computer and did a right click on the drive and did a format. Now
> > > I can not find it again. I can find it in device manager and it says
> > > it is working. It does not show up in my computer anymore.
> > > Originally it was drive H. I have tried to reload the drivers, but
> > > nothing works.
> > >
> > > I am running XP pro. The drive is a Platinum 250GB 5400rpm. ATA/133
> > > HDD. Other numbers on the drive are: E-H011-02-3880 3.5 series
> > > ER: +5v 670ma +12v 960ma. It is in a Sapphire Octopus link USB
> > > 2.0-3.5" external enclosure.
> >
> > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > > First off, a USB hard drive that needs drivers.. Weird.
> > > Secondly - if you see it in Device Manager - have you tried just
> > > giving it a driver letter there?
> >
> > a1hdbiker wrote:
> > > I had same problem. Thank you Mr. Stanley.
> > > I do have another question for you and that is
> > > "Why doesn't the new drive show up in 'My Computer'"?
> > > How do you get it to show up?
> >
> > Do you see it in Disk Management?
> > Have you given it a drive letter?
> >
> > Although it should technically just "get one", it may not be able to for
> > various reasons. One being that Windows is very particular with external
> > USB devices and will sometimes not give them letters if you already have
> use
> > of C, D, E, F and G.. It's very random and sometimes works - but something
> > just isn't right there. I have had to - in the past - change peoples CD
> > drive letters to "Y" and "Z" and reboot before hooking the USB drive into
> > the machine to grab "E" or "F". All this can be done in the Disk
> Manager..
> >
> > To start Disk Management:
> > 1. Log on as administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
> > 2. Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc, and then click OK.
> > 3. In the console tree, click Disk Management. The Disk Management window
> > appears. Your disks and volumes appear in a graphical view and list view.
> To
> > customize how you view your disks and volumes in the upper and lower panes
> > of the window, point to Top or Bottom on the View menu, and then click the
> > view that you want to use.
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
>
>
>
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