ok guys i need help...

[sedative]

ok, i just got a new 100 gig hard drive. i made my 20 gig slave and the 100 master. i installed xp on the new drive, and it formatted and partitioned it for me.. it used ntfs (it didn't give me an option between ntfs and fat), and my 20 gig is fat32. now, when i run xp, everything works a-ok, except for the small detail that my 20 gig doesn't show up!

now, i dunno if you can't view fat32 drives while using an ntfs drive, or whatever. all i wanna do is get the files from my 20 gig and transport them to my new hd.

please, please, please.. somebody must know how to help me.

:cry

[LS_Dragons]

You cannot see NTFS from FAT32 - but you should be able to see the other was - you are booting to NTFS and the 2nd drive is FAT32. I think the problem is that you are using a Master/Slave setting. I suggest setting both to cable select and make sure the 100 gig drive is in position O and the 20 gig in position 1 (assuming you are using a dual connector cable on a single IDE controller). Second option is to use the XP Disk Manager to see if it can see the drive. With Disk Manager - you will be able to mount the FAT32 volume. Check that out and see if you don't get visibility - but the 1st option is the best one.

[sedative]

i do have the 100 gig on 0 and the 20 on 1.. still nothing.

[LS_Dragons]

I see that you have the drives arranged correctly - but do you have them jumpered master/slave or both as cable select. The default jumper for most drives today is cable select - unless you have tons of other IDE devices on the system - like CD-RW and DVD etc. Check the jumpers on both drives and make syure they are cable select.

Another option (if you have a network set up) is to pop the files you need over the network then pop them back.

[XPerties]

hey hey, SO you got it....Ok let me understand you ...Did you partition the drive (100) and you split it as 80gig and 20gig? and you can see the extra 20 on that drive? Or is it the seperate drive you cant see? Im sure I know what you need to do, just need to know which 20 you cant see.

If its the seperate hard drive....I believe you got the western right? There picking on the connects on the 80 pin ribbon. Let me know which it is and Ill walk you through it.

-XPerties

[sedative]

ok, they're both cable select and still nothing.. odd thing is that the drive does not appear in the device manager, but if i click add hardware in the control panel, it's there.. double click on it it says "this device is working properly". i'm stumped.

and ls_dragons, i really apreciate the help!

[sedative]

xperties! it's about time you've shown up! it's the 100 gig drive, and my original 20 gig. the 100 is ntfs and the 20 is fat32. i can not see the 20 gig. the 100 is on a dual connector cable in position 0 and the 20 is on 1. you know i'm not computer savvy, and that i have no idea what i'm talking about. this is making me crazy.

[LS_Dragons]

One more try Sedative ---

Right click on My Computer and then Select Manage

This should bring up the System Management Applet

Under STORAGE - you will see 3 choices - select Dick Management

You should see both Drive 0 (100 gig) and Drive 1 (20 Gig)

The 20 gig may say something like unallocated etc. You should be able to mount the drive as a "basic" drive or an extended partition etc. I would suggest creating it as a basic drive which should then be readable as drive D.

If this doesn't work - I will wait and see what eXperties has to offer.....

[XPerties]

Everything a ok now...Hes up and rolling. Got both drives set up and running.:beer

-XPerties

[sedative]

yeah xperties is a god send. thanks to his elite drawing skills. hehe.

[XPerties]

Drawing skills....haha..good one:rofl :rofl

-XPerties

[LS_Dragons]

So XPerties - can you enlighten the rest of us as to what the problem was?

Just curious as I have seen this type of problem before - and been solved by some of the suggestions I offered....... :D

[sedative]

well there were two problems..

1. i'm an id***

2. the jumpers were in the wrong place

simple, yes.. obvious to me, no.

[XPerties]

Well another thing is when dealing with new drive they can be toucj where there connected on the ribbon. It use to be ok to just connect anywhere and as long as the jumpers were ok they would be reconized. But now there real picky. Especially the western drives. The last connections on a dual ribbion (80 pin) should always be on the master and the middle connection on the slave. Other than that sedative has answered your questions ... ...Also if you use the 3and half floppy that comes with the drives they can screw everything up, make your system think theres a virus on them. It installes that easy bios crap. Never use the install disk that come with them.

-XPerties

[LS_Dragons]

Thanks -- I think my earlier suggestion regarding the jumpers would have solved the problem - setting both to cable select. Guess I need to learn 'drawing skills' like XPerties.

Glad you got it worked out.

-- Lance