Moriens
Inactive User
Hi all,
Have just run into major problems after a clean install of XP Pro on my desktop machine.
The setup is:
Primary IDE - 80gb HDD master, 160gb HDD slave (both NTFS)
Secondary IDE - Nec 3500 master - Pioneer 107 slave.
I quick NTFS formatted and reinstalled XP Pro on the 80gb master HDD, and now I cannot see the 160gb drive in My Computer.
It auto detects in BIOS, and I can see it in the disk management section after right clicking My Computer.
It's shown as a dynamic volume, partition style is MBR (Master Boot Record) and its status is unreadable.
I've turned off the system, disconnected the drive, rebooted, shutdown, rebooted and it is seen by windows as an "installing new hardware" tray icon, but doesn't appear in My Computer.
This is currently the bare XP Pro version I have installed, ie with no Service Packs installed. There are no other programs installed at the mo.
I've installed the motherboard drivers etc
The disk has about 5 years worth of bits & bobs on it, so I'm loathe to reformat.
Could it have become corrupt as it is a dynamic volume?
I realise there are a multitude of data recovery suites available for the drive, but I can't help thinking there is something I'm missing.
Any help much appreciated.
Have just run into major problems after a clean install of XP Pro on my desktop machine.
The setup is:
Primary IDE - 80gb HDD master, 160gb HDD slave (both NTFS)
Secondary IDE - Nec 3500 master - Pioneer 107 slave.
I quick NTFS formatted and reinstalled XP Pro on the 80gb master HDD, and now I cannot see the 160gb drive in My Computer.
It auto detects in BIOS, and I can see it in the disk management section after right clicking My Computer.
It's shown as a dynamic volume, partition style is MBR (Master Boot Record) and its status is unreadable.
I've turned off the system, disconnected the drive, rebooted, shutdown, rebooted and it is seen by windows as an "installing new hardware" tray icon, but doesn't appear in My Computer.
This is currently the bare XP Pro version I have installed, ie with no Service Packs installed. There are no other programs installed at the mo.
I've installed the motherboard drivers etc
The disk has about 5 years worth of bits & bobs on it, so I'm loathe to reformat.
Could it have become corrupt as it is a dynamic volume?
I realise there are a multitude of data recovery suites available for the drive, but I can't help thinking there is something I'm missing.
Any help much appreciated.