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Hi
I have a computer with two HD's (each with two partitions)
Each HD has it's own installation of XP Pro and there is a dual boot .ini
I have already had a problem getting the first installation to recognze a
MPEG player and I thought it was a compatibility problem but now I am not so
sure.
I have just connected up an external hard drive and but it doesn't appear at
all if I boot the 1° hard drive.
If I boot the 2° hard drive, it appears in systems properties but there is
no icon in 'configuration display' and it seems to be inaccessible.
I have two ideas.
First, the 60GB capacity may be too much for my computer too recognize.
Secondly, I may have exceeded the maximum number of IDE peripherals (4) but
I am not sure.
Is this per HD or per computer cos on the second HD, the devices are
connected physically to the computer but the pilots aren't installed (no
printer or scanner capabilities therefore)
What does it mean for an IDE to be installed. Just connected or the pilot is
running as well?
If this is my problem, could I use 'system properties + material profiles
option' to get around this.
Thanks for any help to get the external drive visible/accessible
Dave Neve
Hi
I have a computer with two HD's (each with two partitions)
Each HD has it's own installation of XP Pro and there is a dual boot .ini
I have already had a problem getting the first installation to recognze a
MPEG player and I thought it was a compatibility problem but now I am not so
sure.
I have just connected up an external hard drive and but it doesn't appear at
all if I boot the 1° hard drive.
If I boot the 2° hard drive, it appears in systems properties but there is
no icon in 'configuration display' and it seems to be inaccessible.
I have two ideas.
First, the 60GB capacity may be too much for my computer too recognize.
Secondly, I may have exceeded the maximum number of IDE peripherals (4) but
I am not sure.
Is this per HD or per computer cos on the second HD, the devices are
connected physically to the computer but the pilots aren't installed (no
printer or scanner capabilities therefore)
What does it mean for an IDE to be installed. Just connected or the pilot is
running as well?
If this is my problem, could I use 'system properties + material profiles
option' to get around this.
Thanks for any help to get the external drive visible/accessible
Dave Neve