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Hello,

I had a hard drive failure and bought a new Segate SATA  Internal Hard Drive. As you can see it works fine. But I cannot get my second Western Digitial EIDE Hard Drive recognized. It has no oeprating system just ALL my personal files and stuff.  I have tried every configuration I can think of with no luck.  Any help greatelt appreciated!!

Thanks!System Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0

diggleydog · Accepted Answer

go to start > control panel (switch to Classic View) > administrative tools

> computer management > storage : disk management

your second disk will show, but not active(initialized)

need to make active by right clicking on window that represents then drive
then make active partition(drive)
select to create partition (if applicable)
select format (if applicable)

wait and drive will change status to "healthy" at top windows and your drive/data will now be accessible and visible in 'My Computer'


Sorted!

tjmartineau · Answer

Do you have an IDE CDrom or DVDrom drive?

If you do, use that IDE and power cable and jumper setting.

Take the cdrom drive out.

Look at the back of it, where the ribbon cable and power cable are, there should be a white or black jumper on a couple of pins.

Look at that setting, and set your old hard drive to match it.

Plug your old hard drive into that IDE and power cable, making sure you set the jumper correctly.

Power on and check to see if you can see it now....if not, listen to the drive, is it spinning up, can you hear any odd noises, grinding, ticks...let me know.

TJ

tjmartineau · Answer

Don't have the dvdrom connected at all, just have the hard drive connected on that cable.

That way, Primary boot will be your sata drive
your old hard drive will take your dvdrom's drive letter (D)

Sabrina · Answer

Okay then what do I do with the CD Rom???

tjmartineau · Answer

Ahhhh,

I see your quandry.  Leave your dvdrom drive out for the time being.  Boot your system up, you should be able to then go to my computer, and see your old hard drive.  Open it up, copy your old files that you need (songs, pictures, documents...) to your new drive.  After your sure that you have all your files, shut down, remove the old drive and hook your dvdrom drive back up, boot as normal and you're good.

Make sense?

jariknet · Answer

I think I've solve this problem in the morning =D
try these step hopefully it'll work :

1). Go to Computer Management at Control Panel -> Administrative Tools

2). Click on Disk Management and you will get a shown of partition hardisk on your computer

3). Right Click on Hardisk that doesn't show a partition and choose "Import Foreign Disks"

4). Check the Checklist and Click Ok , , ,  =D

- Y01-@8I5! -

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