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Anonymous
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August 24, 2005 7:04:14 PM

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Starting point was a working 120GB harddisc as MAster jumpered with partition C: + D:.
Then I connected another, new 120GB harddisc to the same IDE cable.

This new harddisc (MAxtor) was jumpered in some times as Slave resp. as Cable Select.

However this harddisc is not visible as a new drive letter in Windows Explorer.

When I access it with harddisc diagnostic software it is visible. SMART monitor values show
no errors. So what's wrong?
How can I start to format this new drive when I cannot see it?

Start->Programs->AdministrativeTools->ComputerManagement->Storage->DiskManagement
show the drive as Disk1 and "unallacated".

What does that mean?

Gunter

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August 24, 2005 8:31:21 PM

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

you need to partition and format it.

"Gunter Hansen" <GHansen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:430c8c6e$0$2105$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net...
> Starting point was a working 120GB harddisc as MAster jumpered with
> partition C: + D:.
> Then I connected another, new 120GB harddisc to the same IDE cable.
>
> This new harddisc (MAxtor) was jumpered in some times as Slave resp. as
> Cable Select.
>
> However this harddisc is not visible as a new drive letter in Windows
> Explorer.
>
> When I access it with harddisc diagnostic software it is visible. SMART
> monitor values show
> no errors. So what's wrong?
> How can I start to format this new drive when I cannot see it?
>
> Start->Programs->AdministrativeTools->ComputerManagement->Storage->DiskManagement
> show the drive as Disk1 and "unallacated".
>
> What does that mean?
>
> Gunter
>
August 24, 2005 11:02:41 PM

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

"Gunter Hansen" <GHansen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:430c8c6e$0$2105$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net...
> Starting point was a working 120GB harddisc as MAster jumpered with
partition C: + D:.
> Then I connected another, new 120GB harddisc to the same IDE cable.
>
> This new harddisc (MAxtor) was jumpered in some times as Slave resp. as
Cable Select.
>
> However this harddisc is not visible as a new drive letter in Windows
Explorer.
>
> When I access it with harddisc diagnostic software it is visible. SMART
monitor values show
> no errors. So what's wrong?
> How can I start to format this new drive when I cannot see it?
>
>
Start->Programs->AdministrativeTools->ComputerManagement->Storage->DiskManag
ement
> show the drive as Disk1 and "unallacated".
>
> What does that mean?

You need to put a volume/partition on it and assign it a drive letter.

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Joep
Anonymous
a b G Storage
August 25, 2005 8:31:43 AM

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Gunter Hansen <GHansen@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Starting point was a working 120GB harddisc as MAster jumpered with
> partition C: + D:. Then I connected another, new 120GB harddisc to
> the same IDE cable.
>
> This new harddisc (MAxtor) was jumpered in some times as Slave resp.
> as Cable Select.
>
> However this harddisc is not visible as a new drive letter in Windows
> Explorer.
>
> When I access it with harddisc diagnostic software it is visible.
> SMART monitor values show no errors. So what's wrong?
> How can I start to format this new drive when I cannot see it?
>
> Start->Programs->AdministrativeTools->ComputerManagement->Storage->DiskManagement
> show the drive as Disk1 and "unallacated".

> What does that mean?

That you need to allocate that space to a partition. Then it will get a letter
in Explorer.

Just right click on that unallocated space and it will
offer you the alternatives available for the partition type.
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