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More info?)
OK Ta again Bar. I'll see if changing the IDE cable fixes that error.
Thanx again
"BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B590CDC-8AC2-4EBB-849C-1FD1E76A9451@microsoft.com...
> By default any internal Hard Disk drives have drive letters assigned ahead
> of
> optical devices.
>
> Removable devices [USB attached Hard Drives, USB Memory Sticks, Card
> Readers
> and Cameras] all get assigned drive letters after the Hard Drives [SATA,
> IDE]
> and then Optical Drives. Removable Drives are also identified as
> 'Removable
> Drives' and NOT 'Haarddisk'.
>
> It is possible for the user to permanently assign alternate drive letters
> manually and thus deviate from the 'default' standards that I have
> described.
>
> In your case, where there are 2 x Hard drives and then Optical Drives and
> then the Card Reader it is not to be expected that the Card reader would
> have
> Drive Letter D OR for it be regarded in any way as a 'Harddisk'.
>
> Thus I would pay little regard to the comments regarding a Removable Drive
> that does not have any memory card inserted. If one were to 'explore' a
> Card
> Reader that was empty, one would receive the error message 'Please insert
> a
> disk into drive X].
>
> So any way you look at the messages, you seem to have a problem with that
> 80Gb Hard Drive on the IDE interface connector.
>
>
> "Paul" wrote:
>
>> Ta Bar for the info.
>>
>> I posted this same question in a forum online.
>>
>> And came to the conclusion that this error may also
>> relate to my Apacer USB 2 internal card reader,
>> (which as u can see has slots for memory cards).
>>
>> The memory card slots appear in XP, as H,I,J,K.
>>
>> Or my digital cam / webcam, which has an SD
>> card memory card slot. (Which appears as N)
>>
>> And people who replied to my post online, (and some
>> other forums online) said it can also be, because they appear
>> in XP as removable disks.
>>
>> The digital cam gets picked up by the BIOS as well
>> when I boot this system up. And because neither the card
>> reader, or the digital cam have any card of any kind in
>> their slots, hence the error. That sound right to you?
>>
>> The system is trying to read data when there's no cards
>> in either of them.
>>
>>
>>
>> "BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:68D2C101-4745-417E-BB17-28D3E4C216DD@microsoft.com...
>> > As for which drive [plus letter] applies to what drive: this can be
>> > confusing.
>> >
>> > If one has a 'simple' IDE only configuration, XP automatically assigns
>> > drive
>> > letters C thru Z on the basis of First Hard Drive [C], Second Hard
>> > Drive
>> > [D]...., First Optical Drive [E], Second Optical Drive [F].
>> >
>> > It becomes mor complex when one uses partitions on the hard drives:
>> > these
>> > then will allocate letters based upon the primary partition, then the
>> > secondary. So on the basis of First Hard Drive - 1st Partition [C],
>> > Second
>> > Hard Drive - 1st Partition [D], First Hard Drive - 2nd Partition [E],
>> > Second
>> > Hard Drive - 2nd Partition [F], First Optical Drive [G], Second Optical
>> > Drive
>> > [H].
>> >
>> > With the addition of SATA: in a NON-RAID or BASIC configuration, one
>> > can
>> > assume that where Windows is installed on the SATA drive, then it
>> > becomes
>> > the
>> > 'First' Hard Drive. S for your 'error on \Device\Harddisk2\D': you can
>> > take
>> > it that the reference to 'D' means the second drive, as confirmed with
>> > 'Harddisk2': also that it is your 80Gb IDE drive.
>> >
>> > SO TAKE CARE: backup all the important files on that drive, if you have
>> > enough space 'copy' all your files to a NEW folder on the C Drive [Call
>> > it
>> > DDRIVE]. If you have any applications, then make sure they can be
>> > reinstalled, by having the installation CDs. If not then buy a new
>> > Hard
>> > Drive and 'clone the D Drive'.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Paul" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi all, this appears under event viewer in XP.
>> >>
>> >> The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk2\D.
>> >>
>> >> Whats the D mean?? D on the system is a dvd burner. I dont think
>> >> its the burner tho.
>> >>
>> >> I have a SATA in this system, which is the main hdd.
>> >>
>> >> And an 80 IDE hdd, on primary IDE.
>> >>
>> >> I know the error means I need to replace a cable, BUT what hdd
>> >> is it talking about? The IDE?? Does Harddisk2 mean the 2nd hdd?
>> >> Which is the IDE?
>> >>
>> >> I also have a floppy, and a USB 2 internal card reader installed.
>> >>
>> >> Or is it the disk drive?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Any info appreciated
>> >>
>> >> Thanx
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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