Yep. Same config as before, worked before (I sent the boot drive in).geNius wrote:
Is it on the same cable as a Master drive?
Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-02-27 16:57:18)
Yeah it's formatted. It used to be my torrent/media/DVD storage drive before I sent in the boot/program one for repair.[CANADA]_Zenmaster wrote:
Right click my computer on your desktop. Go to manage. Click Disk management in the list on the left. Your drive will be there and it is 99% likely that it is not yet formatted. Right click the drive and format it. Windows will then assign it a drive letter once it is formatted which is why you never saw it in my computer in the first place.
I suggest this based solely on the fact that you say you can see it in the bios but not windows. Good luck.
Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-02-27 17:07:14)
dunno, doesnt show up under disk management. that unallocated space you see is the other half of my boot drive (which for some reason was split!), and the D: drive is my iTunes backup DVD.geNius wrote:
Is it partitioned still?
Start/Run diskmgmt.msc
Oh boy. All my shit is on there.geNius wrote:
Disk 1 is a different physical drive. I'm guessing that's the one you are looking for.
Generally, a split partition will show up as unallocated space on Disk 0.
Create a primary partition on Disk 1, unless you're sure it's formatted and working.
Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-02-27 17:22:45)
It was all unallocated space, I just NTFS formatted it (quick). Disk 0 was completely clean anyway.B1GBUD wrote:
did you delete the partition on disk 0 when you re-installed XP?
So Windows (BIOS?) sees one drive as two? The way you described it, the unallocated space should be at the end of Disk 0, being the same physical drive 'n all.haffeysucks wrote:
that unallocated space you see is the other half of my boot drive (which for some reason was split!)
Last edited by Cheez (2008-02-27 17:19:03)
I really thought it was my boot drive split in half, but it just doesn't add up (Christ, a pun). Both drives are 250 GB, which means they are really 238 GB or some number like that.Cheez wrote:
So Windows (BIOS?) sees one drive as two? The way you described it, the unallocated space should be at the end of Disk 0, being the same physical drive 'n all.haffeysucks wrote:
that unallocated space you see is the other half of my boot drive (which for some reason was split!)
128GB is and odd size though, what'd that make it, a 136GB drive?
Edit: a lot happens in 8 minutes here
That's what I meant, sorrygeNius wrote:
Partition Magic?
Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-02-27 17:24:30)
It does enable your drives to be formatted about 137gb.haffeysucks wrote:
That's what I meant, sorrygeNius wrote:
Partition Magic?
edit: I'm installing SP2 right now. Do you think it'll make any difference? (some obscure multiple-IDE drive drivers or something)
Yes. See if you can make any headway with the second program (as far as recovering the partition).haffeysucks wrote:
Downloading now...
Under PM, it shows up as unpartitioned. How the fuck could it just magically unpartition itself and lose all data? I haven't touched it for 3 weeks, and then it was perfectly fine. This is ridiculous.
If I partition it now, will I lose all data that MIGHT be there? I'm pretty sure I will, right?
Quick Format recreates the MFT but theoretically no data is overwritten. I still wouldn't recommend it until you attempt a recovery.haffeysucks wrote:
Downloading now...
Under PM, it shows up as unpartitioned. How the fuck could it just magically unpartition itself and lose all data? I haven't touched it for 3 weeks, and then it was perfectly fine. This is ridiculous.
If I partition it now, will I lose all data that MIGHT be there? I'm pretty sure I will, right?
Hopefully I can, but it will have to wait. I'm restoring my iTunes backups now.geNius wrote:
Yes. See if you can make any headway with the second program (as far as recovering the partition).haffeysucks wrote:
Downloading now...
Under PM, it shows up as unpartitioned. How the fuck could it just magically unpartition itself and lose all data? I haven't touched it for 3 weeks, and then it was perfectly fine. This is ridiculous.
If I partition it now, will I lose all data that MIGHT be there? I'm pretty sure I will, right?
And I can *obtain* that R-Studio, right? Or is it just free inherently?Cheez wrote:
Quick Format recreates the MFT but theoretically no data is overwritten. I still wouldn't recommend it until you attempt a recovery.haffeysucks wrote:
Downloading now...
Under PM, it shows up as unpartitioned. How the fuck could it just magically unpartition itself and lose all data? I haven't touched it for 3 weeks, and then it was perfectly fine. This is ridiculous.
If I partition it now, will I lose all data that MIGHT be there? I'm pretty sure I will, right?
I'd recommend R-Studio or something as it can recover data regardless of if the drive's formatted or not. 'member though success is very low.
Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-02-27 18:24:20)