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- HDD recognition problems after upgrade
- Hi- I have Samsung HD300LD with PCClone ExLite one touch system for backing up data. Recently Microsoft asked me to update my Xp SP2 - so I did...... now I cant see the USB device when I press the button to back up. I have browsed some screens and am...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, seafreshmarketing@..., Disk Management, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Convert RAW to NTFS in Windows XP?
- After power supply failure, replaced HD and moved "damaged" HD to slave position. Disk Management shows it "Healthy, Active and Online". Master HD shows file system "NTFS", Slave shows nothing under "file system". "Local Disk Properties" show "File System: RAW". How can I convert primary partition in slave drive to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, SOCKO911@..., NTFS, file system, Disk Management
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- Western Digital hard disk 120 Gb is not getting recognized when connected
- I recently bought a Western Digital 120GB hard drive (the model number is something like WD1200U17-001). This morning I backed up some files as I was going to re-install Windows XP on my laptop. Now, when I plug it in I get a "Safely Remove Hardware" message, but the drive...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, amit.agarwal12@..., Disk1, disk management, Disk Management, computer, Microsoft Windows, hard drive, Western Digital Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Windows can not find filesystem on External HD
- I have an Apricorn External Enclosure (http://www.buy.com/prod/apricorn-ez...1/10356358.html)I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2, Latest updatesI have WD 160 GB and Segate 250 GBBoth of these drives have data currently on them, from a previous external enclosure, however when I stick them in the new external Set to Master, the drive doesn't...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, naxnxtzoyzjv@..., Disk Management, file system, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- need to format a blank USB hard drive
- I have a 40GB hard I took out of my fried desktop computer and put it in an external enclosure that converts to a USB hard drive. I hooked it up to my laptop and it worked fine. When I got the original computer, though, it had two partitions: one...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, tdevick@..., Disk Management, disk, computer, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- To Install VISTA on separate partition within one HDD
- Hi Everybody,My HDD has 3 primary partitions, Win2K3-DC was on Partition 1. All of partitions is NTFS. Now I want to install VISTA on Partition 2 or 3.After booting from VISTA DVD (Untimate OEM Aug2K7), where do you want to install ... I click on partition 2 or 3 ......
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), newcomer01@..., Disk Management, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-09-30
- 2nd hard drive
- WinXP Pro. I added a second hard drive to my system. It is recognized in bios and devices manager but does not show on the windows explorer. This shows all other drives but not this one. ??? thanks in advance jessDisk ManagerIf it's a brandy new hard drive, you'll...
- Tags: mcnownjm@..., disk, Disk Manager, hard drive, Disk Management
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- second hdd
- iv just put a second hdd into my vista pc and the bios recognizes that it is there, but when vista loads up it is not Recognized. how do i get it to recognize itDiskManagmentSometimes disks have to be intialized. It's one of these 'added features' of Microsoft OS's.Try...
- Tags: alcoholic_fish@..., disk, disk management
- Discussion threads 2007-08-30
- Unistall Windows XP
- Accidently I installed Windows XP on the second partition of my disk.How do I uninstall this additional Windows and/or initialize the partition ?Disk managementYou need to go to your Computer Manager utility and choose Disk Management. From there you should be able to reformat either of the partitions you are...
- Tags: Operating systems, ricardor@..., Disk Management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- External hard drive (new) enclosure and Vista problem
- Hi,First of all Im not big on technical hardware issues but today I bought a Samsung 160gb external hard drive in an enclosure for my Toshiba M200 laptop which is running Windows Vista basic. Although Vista detects and installs drivers for the hard drive..the drive does not appear in 'Computer'....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), donnaandneil@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, Disk Management
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
- Adding Hard Drives to Dell PowerEdge 1800
- I have installed MS SBS 2003 on a Dell PowerEdge 1800. I have configured RAID 1 with two 80 GB hard drives for the operating system. I have two 250 GB hard drives installed for file storage.On star-up the server "sees" the two 250GB drives, but I cannot...
- Tags: Storage, Servers, hard drive, RCampbell@..., Disk Management, RAID, server, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerEdge
- Discussion threads 2007-07-11
- external drive in disk management & device manager, but not my compute
- Here's a pickle:I got a new triple interface WD 500GB external hard drive and I installed it. Then things got funny -- It won't show up on my computer! Thing is, I already have 150GB on it from another PC, so I checked and saw that it didn't have a...
- Tags: FireWire, punklandia90@..., disk management, disk
- Discussion threads 2007-07-06
- Missing DVD drive
- I have 2 optical drives installed on my computer, one Plextor DVD burner and one Memorex CD drive. For the 2 and a half years that I have had this computer I have not been able to get both drives to show up at once. It seems to choose the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Network technology, anti_apathetic@..., cable, Master/Slave, Disk Management, DVD-drive
- Discussion threads 2007-06-13
- Help XP Windows Explorer doesn't display USB Hard drive
- I have a new Samsung 160GB IDE hard drive that I have put in an external USB case (Noontec Sunlite.) When I plug it into my laptop or desktop they both recognise it, install it and report that it is 'working.' However when I bring up windows explorer I don't...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, nikhildhyan2004@..., Disk Management, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-06-11
- FILES IN SECOND PARTITION WAS LOST AFTER XP INSTALLATION IN THE FIRST PARTI
- FILES IN SECOND PARTITION WAS LOST AFTER XP INSTALLATION IN THE FIRST PARTITION..plz. help me...Have you looked in disk management?Bring up disk management and see if the second partition is still listed. It may have only dropped the drive letter. If that is the problem, just assign the second...
- Tags: jimmy_bucar@..., XP INSTALLATION, disk management, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
- "On the Fly" Disk Management in Windows Vista
- I started playing around with Disk Management and I have been pleased with what I can do to the disks without the purchase of third party disk management tools. Let me begin by showing you how to shrink a partition in Windows Vista.From the Start menu, type Computer Management in...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-05-18
- external disk not found
- I have an external USB disk which 1/ is detected by Device Manager and flagged as good and healthy it appears in both disk drives and USB controllers 2/ I get the familiar "bong" tone when I plug in the USB cable, but 3/ it is not picked up in...
- Tags: davidinmelbourne@..., Disk Management, USB, disk
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- In computer management, DIsk management is not accessable
- Hi,I have a problem i have seen in my friend's PC, When i go to :Right click on my computer> manage>disk management.....It gives an error stating that disk management has been disabled by your administrator.I am not able to recover the feature again... how does it happen? Is it due...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, ak_gates2010@..., computer
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- windows xp sp2 disk management Problem
- Dear frnds thanking u. i have win xp sp 2 installed in my computer. Even after logging in as administrator i am not able to open Disk management in administrative tools. only Desktop.ini file is showing in performance > Administrative tools. pls help me to access Disk management in Administrative...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, mklnarayan@..., Disk Management, disk, Administrative Tools
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- usb detect external hard disk but in my computer menu didnt appear
- i have a problem.after my home power source cut off with my external hdd still in usb port, the usb storage detecting my hard disk but the hard disk didnt appear on the my computer menu plz!!!!! help me. i'm new in this computer hardware. sorry for...
- Tags: lamki_damha@..., computer, disk, hard drive, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
