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Hi,

I have this strange problem where Win2k can not see a
partition on a 200GB disk that was previously used in
Win2003.

The sequence of things is like that:

1. I had Win2003 running on my system (2 HDD, bootable is
40GB, 2-nd 200GB), run into some problems and decided to
install win2k. Before doing that, I saved all my
important files on the 2-nd disk (200GB).

2. Booted with win2k CD-ROM, while loading the files from
the CD into RAM, I got 2 identical messages on the
installation screen saying: "Disk I/O Error status
00000200". They did not affect the installation. When in
the partition selection screen, the partition on the
200GB screen was displayed as "Damaged" (although I
checked it at that point by exiting the install and going
back to win 2003; it was not damaged).

3. Restarted the install and continued it past the
partition selection point by formating the C:\ partition
on my bootable disk to NTFS, but leaving the other
partitions, including the one on the 200GB Disk
untouched. Once in win2k, I can't see files on the 200GB
Disk, although it was formated exactly the same as the 2
partitions I have on the bootable disk.

In explorer the partition on the 200GB disk shows
as "File System : Unknown" with a size of 0.

In Disk Manager the disk shows healthy unformated and
with a size of only 128GB.

Needless to say, the 200GB disk is set as a slave on the
same channel as the bootable disk.

Please help!
Thanks

 

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Apply Service Pack 4 to W2K.



On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 03:42:13 -0700, "George Huszar"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have this strange problem where Win2k can not see a
>partition on a 200GB disk that was previously used in
>Win2003.
>
>The sequence of things is like that:
>
>1. I had Win2003 running on my system (2 HDD, bootable is
>40GB, 2-nd 200GB), run into some problems and decided to
>install win2k. Before doing that, I saved all my
>important files on the 2-nd disk (200GB).
>
>2. Booted with win2k CD-ROM, while loading the files from
>the CD into RAM, I got 2 identical messages on the
>installation screen saying: "Disk I/O Error status
>00000200". They did not affect the installation. When in
>the partition selection screen, the partition on the
>200GB screen was displayed as "Damaged" (although I
>checked it at that point by exiting the install and going
>back to win 2003; it was not damaged).
>
>3. Restarted the install and continued it past the
>partition selection point by formating the C:\ partition
>on my bootable disk to NTFS, but leaving the other
>partitions, including the one on the 200GB Disk
>untouched. Once in win2k, I can't see files on the 200GB
>Disk, although it was formated exactly the same as the 2
>partitions I have on the bootable disk.
>
>In explorer the partition on the 200GB disk shows
>as "File System : Unknown" with a size of 0.
>
>In Disk Manager the disk shows healthy unformated and
>with a size of only 128GB.
>
>Needless to say, the 200GB disk is set as a slave on the
>same channel as the bootable disk.
>
>Please help!
>Thanks


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

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"Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@jsiinc.com> wrote in message
news:08ksf0h9g3bjlkac03e1g8n80b8fjj8imf@4ax.com...
>
> Apply Service Pack 4 to W2K.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 03:42:13 -0700, "George Huszar"
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have this strange problem where Win2k can not see a
> >partition on a 200GB disk that was previously used in
> >Win2003.
> >
> >The sequence of things is like that:
> >
> >1. I had Win2003 running on my system (2 HDD, bootable is
> >40GB, 2-nd 200GB), run into some problems and decided to
> >install win2k. Before doing that, I saved all my
> >important files on the 2-nd disk (200GB).
> >
> >2. Booted with win2k CD-ROM, while loading the files from
> >the CD into RAM, I got 2 identical messages on the
> >installation screen saying: "Disk I/O Error status
> >00000200". They did not affect the installation. When in
> >the partition selection screen, the partition on the
> >200GB screen was displayed as "Damaged" (although I
> >checked it at that point by exiting the install and going
> >back to win 2003; it was not damaged).
> >
> >3. Restarted the install and continued it past the
> >partition selection point by formating the C:\ partition
> >on my bootable disk to NTFS, but leaving the other
> >partitions, including the one on the 200GB Disk
> >untouched. Once in win2k, I can't see files on the 200GB
> >Disk, although it was formated exactly the same as the 2
> >partitions I have on the bootable disk.
> >
> >In explorer the partition on the 200GB disk shows
> >as "File System : Unknown" with a size of 0.
> >
> >In Disk Manager the disk shows healthy unformated and
> >with a size of only 128GB.
> >
> >Needless to say, the 200GB disk is set as a slave on the
> >same channel as the bootable disk.
> >
> >Please help!
> >Thanks
>
>
> Jerold Schulman
> Windows: General MVP
> JSI, Inc.
> http://www.jsiinc.com