Re: Second Hard Drive Disappeared
- From: databaseben <databaseben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 07:50:02 -0700
its simple that anyone can basically do.
almost all cmos chips on motherboards have
automatic settings and a menu to work from.
But you can also bypass the menu to and manually
make adjustments.
Also, the little cmos chip also
depends on that little motherboard battery to keep
the data alive. The data that is holds is strickly
what hardware is on the motherboard, eg CPU,
Ram, Harddrives, Sound etc..... This info is
important for windows. If the battery goes bad or is
pulled out, then the data in the cmos goes blank.
So, it is a little funny that only one setting, eg Second
drive (your F) may have disappeared. But if it has then
this is where you can put the entry back in.
When you get to the cmos menu, you should have the
option to automatically optimize your cmos settings
by pushing maybe a f9 key or something. Further,
there will probably be a sub screen for the disk drives
where you will see the primary hard drive listed and
your secondary drive (your f) and maybe your floppy
too. If the secondary drive is unlisted then this is why
your hard drive disappeared inside of windows. So check
to see if you got another option in that sub menu to automatically
search for harddrives, maybe an f3 key or something. By pressing it
the cmos will search for your harddrives that are working and
list them in the appropriate place.
If it does then your good to go. So save and exit from cmos and reboot to
windows.
If not, then there is a physical impairment with the harddrive mechanism.
It simply could be that the cables connected to that harddrive wiggled loose
or something...
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"Ecka77" wrote:
HI, thanks for that, I am not an expert with IT and hardware, is adding it.
something I could accomplish easy enough? Or should a professional handle
that?
"databaseben" <databaseben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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your cmos/bios settings also records the drives existence.
open it by pressing and holding either a del key or f1 key as you press
the power on button to your pc.
it will take you to your cmos settings where you can see if the second
drive/slave drive is listed. If not
then add it.
"Ecka77" <ecka007@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am at a loss to explain how this happened, but here goes.
ON Thursday night I was trying to access my second hard drive, drive F,
which operates secondary to the main drive (drive C). The whole system
locked up and wouldn't respond while trying to open a short cut to this
drive so I turned off the computer at the power. (only option).
I am using windows XP, service pack 2.
When I restarted it took ages and ages, a lot longer than usual. And when
I opened my computer, drive F was not visible. I tried device manager and
every possible system restore and re-boot etc. I simply cannot access
this drive, it is as if the computer has deleted it.
The issue aside, everything else about the computer works fine with
absolutely no issues.
My question is how can I restore access to the F Drive? Is it something I
can fix, or will I have to take it in to a tech person to take the cover
off?
Any help would be great. Thanks
Eric, Nowra, Australia.
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