WindowsXP not seeing second drive!!??

[Ed Jay]

I have two hard drives divided into five (C - G) and three (H - J)
partitions, respectively. There are two installations of XP, one on C and
the other on G.

I've had issues with the installation on C. I formatted C in preparation
for reinstalling XP. Partitions D - G on Drive 0 are untouched, as are the
partitions on Drive 1.

When I attempt to install XP, it reports partitions C, E, F, G, but with
'D' reported as an unformatted partition. XP install does not see the 2nd
drive at all. I installed XP, and the 2nd drive is missing.

I can see the 2nd drive from within the XP installation on G, and I can
see it from DOS.

Help! What do I do to recover my drive information?

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[sandy58]

On Jun 30, 1:02 am, Ed Jay wrote:
> I have two hard drives divided into five (C - G) and three (H - J)
> partitions, respectively. There are two installations of XP, one on C and
> the other on G.
>
> I've had issues with the installation on C. I formatted C in preparation
> for reinstalling XP. Partitions D - G on Drive 0 are untouched, as are the
> partitions on Drive 1.
>
> When I attempt to install XP, it reports partitions C, E, F, G, but with
> 'D' reported as an unformatted partition. XP install does not see the 2nd
> drive at all. I installed XP, and the 2nd drive is missing.
>
> I can see the 2nd drive from within the XP installation on G, and I can
> see it from DOS.
>
> Help! What do I do to recover my drive information?
>
> --
> Ed Jay (remove 'M' to reply by email)
>
> Win the War Against Breast Cancer.
> Knowing the facts could save your life.http://www.breastthermography.info

Why do you want more than one WindowsXP installation? Especially on
the same hard drive?

 

[Ed Jay]

sandy58 wrote:

>On Jun 30, 1:02 am, Ed Jay wrote:
>> I have two hard drives divided into five (C - G) and three (H - J)
>> partitions, respectively. There are two installations of XP, one on C and
>> the other on G.
>>
>> I've had issues with the installation on C. I formatted C in preparation
>> for reinstalling XP. Partitions D - G on Drive 0 are untouched, as are the
>> partitions on Drive 1.
>>
>> When I attempt to install XP, it reports partitions C, E, F, G, but with
>> 'D' reported as an unformatted partition. XP install does not see the 2nd
>> drive at all. I installed XP, and the 2nd drive is missing.
>>
>> I can see the 2nd drive from within the XP installation on G, and I can
>> see it from DOS.
>>
>> Help! What do I do to recover my drive information?
>>
>> --
>> Ed Jay (remove 'M' to reply by email)
>>
>> Win the War Against Breast Cancer.
>> Knowing the facts could save your life.http://www.breastthermography.info
>
>Why do you want more than one WindowsXP installation? Especially on
>the same hard drive?

One is the primary OS for my machine, the other is a test bed.

Update: I disconnected the 2nd drive. When I tried to install XP, it
reports partitions C, E, F, G, H. I installed XP, and then connected the
second drive. Went through the 'Found new hardware,' but even though I see
the 2nd drive in Device Mgr, I still can't see the drive operationally.

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Knowing the facts could save your life.
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