Vanishing disk drive

[Guest Holz]

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:42:29 -0700

"Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi all,

>

>I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working

>due to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come

>up in the BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive

>letter (nor can I do it manually...selection greyed out) Disk

>Managment says its active and healthy but after many disconnects,

>uninstalls and reboots I'm still right where I started. Any ideas?

>Could it be the registry again?

>

>Thanks,

>

>Rob

>

>

 

On the left side of the disk there is a little button that says import?

dynamic? basic?

 

--

Holz

:-)

[Guest Lupo]

Vanishing disk drive

 

Hi all,

 

I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working due to

a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come up in the BIOS

and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive letter (nor can I do it

manually...selection greyed out) Disk Managment says its active and healthy

but after many disconnects, uninstalls and reboots I'm still right where I

started. Any ideas? Could it be the registry again?

 

Thanks,

 

Rob

[Guest Lupo]

Re: Vanishing disk drive

 

Nope. It says: Disk1, Basic, 111.81 GB, Online

"Holz" <holz@my-laptop.nowhere> wrote in message

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>

>

> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:42:29 -0700

> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>>Hi all,

>>

>>I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working

>>due to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come

>>up in the BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive

>>letter (nor can I do it manually...selection greyed out) Disk

>>Managment says its active and healthy but after many disconnects,

>>uninstalls and reboots I'm still right where I started. Any ideas?

>>Could it be the registry again?

>>

>>Thanks,

>>

>>Rob

>>

>>

>

> On the left side of the disk there is a little button that says import?

> dynamic? basic?

>

> --

> Holz

> :-)

>

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Vanishing disk drive

 

You might look at TweakUi.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

 

In TweakUi select My Computer, Drives.

 

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Lupo wrote:

> Nope. It says: Disk1, Basic, 111.81 GB, Online

> "Holz" <holz@my-laptop.nowhere> wrote in message

> news:20080320135544.09435614@IT01.ladco.local...

>>

>>

>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:42:29 -0700

>> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>> Hi all,

>>>

>>> I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not

>>> working due to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive

>>> will come up in the BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned

>>> a drive letter (nor can I do it manually...selection greyed out)

>>> Disk Managment says its active and healthy but after many

>>> disconnects, uninstalls and reboots I'm still right where I

>>> started. Any ideas? Could it be the registry again?

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>> Rob

>>>

>>>

>>

>> On the left side of the disk there is a little button that says

>> import? dynamic? basic?

>>

>> --

>> Holz

>> :-)

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Vanishing disk drive

 

 

"Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi all,

>

> I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working due

> to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come up in the

> BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive letter (nor can I

> do it manually...selection greyed out) Disk Managment says its active and

> healthy but after many disconnects, uninstalls and reboots I'm still right

> where I started. Any ideas? Could it be the registry again?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Rob

 

Try this:

1. Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

2. Type the following commands:

mountvol{Enter}

* Make a note of the volume name that does NOT have a drive

* letter in the line following it. The volume name looks like so:

\\?\Volume{5b21c8e0-b18f-11dc-afb6-806d6172696f}\

mountvol | find "\\" > mount.bat{Enter}

notepad mount.bat{Enter}

* Delete all volume names except the one you previously

* made a note of. Modify this name like so:

mountvol G: \\?\Volume{d2b72b61-db71-11d8-aef3-806d6172696f}\

* Save & close the file.

mount.bat{Enter}

 

What do you see on the screen?

[Guest Lupo]

Re: Vanishing disk drive

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for the info but when I do as you described all the volumes come back

with a drive letter. A: (floppy) C: (system volume) and E and F (dvd

drives). The missing drive D does not show on the list. I did exactly as

described in your instructions. Any other ideas?

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:e4cr0rsiIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working due

>> to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come up in

>> the BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive letter (nor

>> can I do it manually...selection greyed out) Disk Managment says its

>> active and healthy but after many disconnects, uninstalls and reboots I'm

>> still right where I started. Any ideas? Could it be the registry again?

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Rob

>

> Try this:

> 1. Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

> 2. Type the following commands:

> mountvol{Enter}

> * Make a note of the volume name that does NOT have a drive

> * letter in the line following it. The volume name looks like so:

> \\?\Volume{5b21c8e0-b18f-11dc-afb6-806d6172696f}\

> mountvol | find "\\" > mount.bat{Enter}

> notepad mount.bat{Enter}

> * Delete all volume names except the one you previously

> * made a note of. Modify this name like so:

> mountvol G: \\?\Volume{d2b72b61-db71-11d8-aef3-806d6172696f}\

> * Save & close the file.

> mount.bat{Enter}

>

> What do you see on the screen?

>

>

[Guest Anna]

Re: Vanishing disk drive

 

>> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:e4cr0rsiIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi all,

>>>

>>> I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working

>>> due to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come up

>>> in the BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive letter

>>> (nor can I do it manually...selection greyed out) Disk Managment says

>>> its active and healthy but after many disconnects, uninstalls and

>>> reboots I'm still right where I started. Any ideas? Could it be the

>>> registry again?

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>> Rob

 

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>> news:OQ1eaA3iIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Try this:

>> 1. Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>> 2. Type the following commands:

>> mountvol{Enter}

>> * Make a note of the volume name that does NOT have a drive

>> * letter in the line following it. The volume name looks like so:

>> \\?\Volume{5b21c8e0-b18f-11dc-afb6-806d6172696f}\

>> mountvol | find "\\" > mount.bat{Enter}

>> notepad mount.bat{Enter}

>> * Delete all volume names except the one you previously

>> * made a note of. Modify this name like so:

>> mountvol G: \\?\Volume{d2b72b61-db71-11d8-aef3-806d6172696f}\

>> * Save & close the file.

>> mount.bat{Enter}

>>

>> What do you see on the screen?

 

 

"Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> Thanks for the info but when I do as you described all the volumes come

> back with a drive letter. A: (floppy) C: (system volume) and E and F

> (dvd drives). The missing drive D does not show on the list. I did

> exactly as described in your instructions. Any other ideas?

 

 

Rob:

We'll assume, of course, that prior to the reinstall of your OS, the

secondary HDD functioned without any problems. And that you haven't changed

its connection and/or configuration since the OS reinstall.

 

If you haven't already tried this - give the following a try...

 

Disconnect the secondary HDD from your system and boot *only* to your

primary HDD. After shutting down the system reconnect the secondary HDD

making sure you've properly connected/jumpered it.

 

If still a problem, connect it on the secondary IDE channel (either as

Master or Slave) and see if that works. (I'm assuming you're working with

PATA, and not SATA HDDs. If it's a SATA HDD, try another SATA connector on

the motherboard).

 

You might also want to download the HDD diagnostic utility from the disk's

manufacturer and check it out (notwithstanding that the drive is listed in

the BIOS and Device Manager/ Disk Management.)

Anna

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Vanishing disk drive

 

Thanks for the feedback. By the way, it would be a good

idea to fix your clock or your time zone. You're consistently

posting in the future.

 

 

"Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi Anna,

>

> I had done all you described with no results. Then at 4 am I came upon a

> Symantec article saying that if you have Go Back installed it does

> something to the MBR to make it not seen by windows. I made a boot disk

> from an image they supplied and it fixed the MBR instantly..Didn't even

> have to reboot...there was drive D again!

>

> Thanks all for your help. I am breathing easier now.

>

> Rob

> "Anna" <myname@myisp.net> wrote in message

> news:urN4ZbFjIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>

>>>> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:e4cr0rsiIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Hi all,

>>>>>

>>>>> I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working

>>>>> due to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come

>>>>> up in the BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive

>>>>> letter (nor can I do it manually...selection greyed out) Disk

>>>>> Managment says its active and healthy but after many disconnects,

>>>>> uninstalls and reboots I'm still right where I started. Any ideas?

>>>>> Could it be the registry again?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>>

>>>>> Rob

>>

>>

>>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>>>> news:OQ1eaA3iIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Try this:

>>>> 1. Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>>> 2. Type the following commands:

>>>> mountvol{Enter}

>>>> * Make a note of the volume name that does NOT have a drive

>>>> * letter in the line following it. The volume name looks like so:

>>>> \\?\Volume{5b21c8e0-b18f-11dc-afb6-806d6172696f}\

>>>> mountvol | find "\\" > mount.bat{Enter}

>>>> notepad mount.bat{Enter}

>>>> * Delete all volume names except the one you previously

>>>> * made a note of. Modify this name like so:

>>>> mountvol G: \\?\Volume{d2b72b61-db71-11d8-aef3-806d6172696f}\

>>>> * Save & close the file.

>>>> mount.bat{Enter}

>>>>

>>>> What do you see on the screen?

>>

>>

>> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23jVSca8iIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi,

>>> Thanks for the info but when I do as you described all the volumes come

>>> back with a drive letter. A: (floppy) C: (system volume) and E and F

>>> (dvd drives). The missing drive D does not show on the list. I did

>>> exactly as described in your instructions. Any other ideas?

>>

>>

>> Rob:

>> We'll assume, of course, that prior to the reinstall of your OS, the

>> secondary HDD functioned without any problems. And that you haven't

>> changed its connection and/or configuration since the OS reinstall.

>>

>> If you haven't already tried this - give the following a try...

>>

>> Disconnect the secondary HDD from your system and boot *only* to your

>> primary HDD. After shutting down the system reconnect the secondary HDD

>> making sure you've properly connected/jumpered it.

>>

>> If still a problem, connect it on the secondary IDE channel (either as

>> Master or Slave) and see if that works. (I'm assuming you're working with

>> PATA, and not SATA HDDs. If it's a SATA HDD, try another SATA connector

>> on the motherboard).

>>

>> You might also want to download the HDD diagnostic utility from the

>> disk's manufacturer and check it out (notwithstanding that the drive is

>> listed in the BIOS and Device Manager/ Disk Management.)

>> Anna

>>

>

>

[Guest Lupo]

Re: Vanishing disk drive

 

Hi Anna,

 

I had done all you described with no results. Then at 4 am I came upon a

Symantec article saying that if you have Go Back installed it does something

to the MBR to make it not seen by windows. I made a boot disk from an image

they supplied and it fixed the MBR instantly..Didn't even have to

reboot...there was drive D again!

 

Thanks all for your help. I am breathing easier now.

 

Rob

"Anna" <myname@myisp.net> wrote in message

news:urN4ZbFjIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

>>> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:e4cr0rsiIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> Hi all,

>>>>

>>>> I had to reinstall XP SP2 and afterwards (besides updates not working

>>>> due to a registry problem...got that fixed) my slave drive will come up

>>>> in the BIOS and Disk Managment, but won't be assigned a drive letter

>>>> (nor can I do it manually...selection greyed out) Disk Managment says

>>>> its active and healthy but after many disconnects, uninstalls and

>>>> reboots I'm still right where I started. Any ideas? Could it be the

>>>> registry again?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks,

>>>>

>>>> Rob

>

>

>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>>> news:OQ1eaA3iIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Try this:

>>> 1. Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>> 2. Type the following commands:

>>> mountvol{Enter}

>>> * Make a note of the volume name that does NOT have a drive

>>> * letter in the line following it. The volume name looks like so:

>>> \\?\Volume{5b21c8e0-b18f-11dc-afb6-806d6172696f}\

>>> mountvol | find "\\" > mount.bat{Enter}

>>> notepad mount.bat{Enter}

>>> * Delete all volume names except the one you previously

>>> * made a note of. Modify this name like so:

>>> mountvol G: \\?\Volume{d2b72b61-db71-11d8-aef3-806d6172696f}\

>>> * Save & close the file.

>>> mount.bat{Enter}

>>>

>>> What do you see on the screen?

>

>

> "Lupo" <robharrop@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%23jVSca8iIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,

>> Thanks for the info but when I do as you described all the volumes come

>> back with a drive letter. A: (floppy) C: (system volume) and E and F

>> (dvd drives). The missing drive D does not show on the list. I did

>> exactly as described in your instructions. Any other ideas?

>

>

> Rob:

> We'll assume, of course, that prior to the reinstall of your OS, the

> secondary HDD functioned without any problems. And that you haven't

> changed its connection and/or configuration since the OS reinstall.

>

> If you haven't already tried this - give the following a try...

>

> Disconnect the secondary HDD from your system and boot *only* to your

> primary HDD. After shutting down the system reconnect the secondary HDD

> making sure you've properly connected/jumpered it.

>

> If still a problem, connect it on the secondary IDE channel (either as

> Master or Slave) and see if that works. (I'm assuming you're working with

> PATA, and not SATA HDDs. If it's a SATA HDD, try another SATA connector on

> the motherboard).

>

> You might also want to download the HDD diagnostic utility from the disk's

> manufacturer and check it out (notwithstanding that the drive is listed in

> the BIOS and Device Manager/ Disk Management.)

> Anna

>