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PC won't recognize the 3rd and 4th intrnl HDs

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namin77 Posts 1 Registration date Sunday January 25, 2009 Status Member Last seen January 26, 2009 - Jan 26, 2009 at 03:11 PM
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Jan 27, 2009 at 07:28 PM
Hello,
My brother in-law had trouble with his PC and he decided to install a fresh copy of Win XP pro, after he did that, his 3rd and 4th internal HDs are not showing up (at the time of install he had the 5th and sixth HDs which are external connected). I checked it out for him, but can't seem to pin point the problem. is this a known issue? Any sugesstion/help would be appreciated. devise manager and myComputer/HD manage only shows the two. Raid is not on and the HDs are not chained and are not the same size either. they do carry a lot of data. Thanks,
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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Jan 27, 2009 at 07:28 PM
In general it's not a good idea to install Windows with multiple drives attached. I always install with one drive only and then add the other drives one at a time.

He could disconnect the drives - restart Windows - shut the PC down - connect 1 of the drives - restart windows.

This might work - I see no reason why it will not. Good Luck