XP does not see my second HDD

[Paul Simmel]

Hi,

I just completed a reformat and fresh install of XP Pro. XP does not see my second HDD. BIOS sees it, but XP doesn’t.

WTF! I’ve had WIN2K on the same box/hardware, plus an XP Upgrade, all of which have seen my second drive.

Any suggestions please???

[freestyler]

Have you tried Settings > Control Panel > Adminstrative Tools > Computer Management

Then go down to Storage > Disk Management

...and seeing if it's listed?

You might have to right click it and hit Import Disks.

[Paul Simmel]

Have you tried Settings > Control Panel > Adminstrative Tools > Computer Management

Then go down to Storage > Disk Management

...and seeing if it's listed?

You might have to right click it and hit Import Disks.

Thanks, that was fast! I will try that and report back....

[Cole]

I had an issue where my slave hard drive would sometimes be visible and sometimes not. Turned out to be a faulty IDE cable. May be worth checking that the IDE plugs are seated properly in the hard drive's socket.

Hope that this is helpful.

[Paul Simmel]

Have you tried Settings > Control Panel > Adminstrative Tools > Computer Management

Then go down to Storage > Disk Management

...and seeing if it's listed?

You might have to right click it and hit Import Disks.

Thanks, Free…

I found it there, but unfortunately I had to reformat the drive. Only thing I can think of is that during the XP install, I may have deleted the partition on that HDD. This is weird to say the least, as I have never had a second HDD come up in the basic install/format. I had TWO partitions on the basic system drive prior to the install. I wanted to get that drive back to a ONE partition drive, so I deleted all partitions. I might have deleted the partition of the SECOND HDD without realizing it! But this has NEVER happened before.….

It’s not a total loss as I have a backup of all the data… just, now I have to figure out how to network in XP to get the data back over there (separate computer).

Anyway, as I type I am sure I will have a recognizable second HDD after the format which is occurring right now. I just need to figure out how to network the TWO XP computers so I can get the software backups to the fresh XP box.

Thanks!

[freestyler]

No problem Paul

[Paul Simmel]

No problem Paul

[handyguy]

Next time try Partition Magic, it can take care of this for you.