Can not access 2nd HD

[Bennett]

I have posted my question in hopes of help. So since no
one has answered my question, can someone suggest another
site or board where I can get some help regarding my
second HD?

[mrtee]

Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day period. Could you =
possibly post it again, in this same thread?

--=20
Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
_____in response to_____
"Bennett" > wrote in message =
...
| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So since no=20
| one has answered my question, can someone suggest another=20
| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
| second HD?


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[Bennett]

>-----Original Message-----
>Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day=20
period. Could you possibly post it again, in this same=20
thread?
>
>--=20
>Just my 2=A2 worth
> Jeff
>_____in response to_____
>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So since=20
no=20
>| one has answered my question, can someone suggest=20
another=20
>| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
>| second HD?
>
>
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>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
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>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
4/18/2003
>.
>I have two hard drives in my system. After installing=20
XP, my drive is not visible in my commputer. It does=20
show while booting up and also in disk management. But=20
itis telling me the second drive is unallocated. That's=20
where I stored all my data in preparing forthe upgrade.

I have seen post about it needs to partition and=20
formated. So am asking:
1. Is there any way to get my data recovered?

2. Can this be done from disk managment?

3. If not, do I use WinSE or xp and if so does it stay=20
at fat32?

Thank you.

[mrtee]

How was the data stored? =20

Was it copied to the drive or did you use the backup program from 98SE?

Was the 2nd HDD in place when XP was installed?

--=20
Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
_____in response to_____
"Bennett" > wrote in message =
...

>-----Original Message-----
>Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day=20
period. Could you possibly post it again, in this same=20
thread?
>
>--=20
>Just my 2=A2 worth
> Jeff
>_____in response to_____
>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So since=20
no=20
>| one has answered my question, can someone suggest=20
another=20
>| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
>| second HD?
>
>
>---
>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
(http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
4/18/2003
>.
>I have two hard drives in my system. After installing=20
XP, my drive is not visible in my commputer. It does=20
show while booting up and also in disk management. But=20
itis telling me the second drive is unallocated. That's=20
where I stored all my data in preparing forthe upgrade.

I have seen post about it needs to partition and=20
formated. So am asking:
1. Is there any way to get my data recovered?

2. Can this be done from disk managment?

3. If not, do I use WinSE or xp and if so does it stay=20
at fat32?

Thank you.




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[Bennett]

Data was just copied to the 2nd drive either by drag=20
or "send to" command. The 2nd drive was there when I=20
installed XP.
>-----Original Message-----
>How was the data stored? =20
>
>Was it copied to the drive or did you use the backup=20
program from 98SE?
>
>Was the 2nd HDD in place when XP was installed?
>
>--=20
>Just my 2=A2 worth
> Jeff
>_____in response to_____
>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day=20
>period. Could you possibly post it again, in this same=20
>thread?
>>
>>--=20
>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>> Jeff
>>_____in response to_____
>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So since=20
>no=20
>>| one has answered my question, can someone suggest=20
>another=20
>>| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
>>| second HD?
>>
>>
>>---
>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>4/18/2003
>>.
>>I have two hard drives in my system. After installing=20
>XP, my drive is not visible in my commputer. It does=20
>show while booting up and also in disk management. But=20
>itis telling me the second drive is unallocated. That's=20
>where I stored all my data in preparing forthe upgrade.
>
>I have seen post about it needs to partition and=20
>formated. So am asking:
>1. Is there any way to get my data recovered?
>
>2. Can this be done from disk managment?
>
>3. If not, do I use WinSE or xp and if so does it stay=20
>at fat32?
>
>Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>---
>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
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>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
4/18/2003
>.
>

[mrtee]

You, of course, have checked that the IDE cable is secure. That the =
jumper is set correctly as slave.

Try unplugging the 2nd HDD IDE cable, boot XP, shut down, reconnect the =
cable and reboot.

--=20
Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
_____in response to_____
"Bennett" > wrote in message =
...
Data was just copied to the 2nd drive either by drag=20
or "send to" command. The 2nd drive was there when I=20
installed XP.
>-----Original Message-----
>How was the data stored? =20
>
>Was it copied to the drive or did you use the backup=20
program from 98SE?
>
>Was the 2nd HDD in place when XP was installed?
>
>--=20
>Just my 2=A2 worth
> Jeff
>_____in response to_____
>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day=20
>period. Could you possibly post it again, in this same=20
>thread?
>>
>>--=20
>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>> Jeff
>>_____in response to_____
>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So since=20
>no=20
>>| one has answered my question, can someone suggest=20
>another=20
>>| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
>>| second HD?
>>
>>
>>---
>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>4/18/2003
>>.
>>I have two hard drives in my system. After installing=20
>XP, my drive is not visible in my commputer. It does=20
>show while booting up and also in disk management. But=20
>itis telling me the second drive is unallocated. That's=20
>where I stored all my data in preparing forthe upgrade.
>
>I have seen post about it needs to partition and=20
>formated. So am asking:
>1. Is there any way to get my data recovered?
>
>2. Can this be done from disk managment?
>
>3. If not, do I use WinSE or xp and if so does it stay=20
>at fat32?
>
>Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>---
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>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
(http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
4/18/2003
>.
>


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[Bennett]

I have already tried those suggestions.


>-----Original Message-----
>You, of course, have checked that the IDE cable is=20
secure. That the jumper is set correctly as slave.
>
>Try unplugging the 2nd HDD IDE cable, boot XP, shut=20
down, reconnect the cable and reboot.
>
>--=20
>Just my 2=A2 worth
> Jeff
>_____in response to_____
>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>Data was just copied to the 2nd drive either by drag=20
>or "send to" command. The 2nd drive was there when I=20
>installed XP.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>How was the data stored? =20
>>
>>Was it copied to the drive or did you use the backup=20
>program from 98SE?
>>
>>Was the 2nd HDD in place when XP was installed?
>>
>>--=20
>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>> Jeff
>>_____in response to_____
>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day=20
>>period. Could you possibly post it again, in this same=20
>>thread?
>>>
>>>--=20
>>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>>> Jeff
>>>_____in response to_____
>>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>>| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So=20
since=20
>>no=20
>>>| one has answered my question, can someone suggest=20
>>another=20
>>>| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
>>>| second HD?
>>>
>>>
>>>---
>>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>>4/18/2003
>>>.
>>>I have two hard drives in my system. After installing=20
>>XP, my drive is not visible in my commputer. It does=20
>>show while booting up and also in disk management. But=20
>>itis telling me the second drive is unallocated. =20
That's=20
>>where I stored all my data in preparing forthe upgrade.
>>
>>I have seen post about it needs to partition and=20
>>formated. So am asking:
>>1. Is there any way to get my data recovered?
>>
>>2. Can this be done from disk managment?
>>
>>3. If not, do I use WinSE or xp and if so does it stay=20
>>at fat32?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>---
>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>4/18/2003
>>.
>>
>
>
>---
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4/18/2003
>.
>

[mrtee]

Has a drive letter been assigned to the drive?

I presume that you had 98SE on your 1st HDD. This is what I would do: =
reformat the system drive (C) to FAT 32 =BB reinstall 98SE =BB copy the =
data from 2nd HDD to CD RW =BB format C to NTFS during the XP install =
=BB set XP up the way I like it =BB install programs =BB if the 2nd HDD =
is still unallocated format it =BB copy back the data files from CD RW.

It is a lot of work. But if it saves your data it's worth it. I have =
done this very thing in the past. Now I keep my data on a seperate =
drive and back that up to another HDD.=20

That is my best advice to you, because if you format the 2nd HDD without =
saving the data to another type of media it will be lost.

Good luck!

--=20
Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
_____in response to_____
"Bennett" > wrote in message =
...
I have already tried those suggestions.


>-----Original Message-----
>You, of course, have checked that the IDE cable is=20
secure. That the jumper is set correctly as slave.
>
>Try unplugging the 2nd HDD IDE cable, boot XP, shut=20
down, reconnect the cable and reboot.
>
>--=20
>Just my 2=A2 worth
> Jeff
>_____in response to_____
>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>Data was just copied to the 2nd drive either by drag=20
>or "send to" command. The 2nd drive was there when I=20
>installed XP.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>How was the data stored? =20
>>
>>Was it copied to the drive or did you use the backup=20
>program from 98SE?
>>
>>Was the 2nd HDD in place when XP was installed?
>>
>>--=20
>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>> Jeff
>>_____in response to_____
>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day=20
>>period. Could you possibly post it again, in this same=20
>>thread?
>>>
>>>--=20
>>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>>> Jeff
>>>_____in response to_____
>>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>>| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So=20
since=20
>>no=20
>>>| one has answered my question, can someone suggest=20
>>another=20
>>>| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
>>>| second HD?
>>>
>>>
>>>---
>>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>>4/18/2003
>>>.
>>>I have two hard drives in my system. After installing=20
>>XP, my drive is not visible in my commputer. It does=20
>>show while booting up and also in disk management. But=20
>>itis telling me the second drive is unallocated. =20
That's=20
>>where I stored all my data in preparing forthe upgrade.
>>
>>I have seen post about it needs to partition and=20
>>formated. So am asking:
>>1. Is there any way to get my data recovered?
>>
>>2. Can this be done from disk managment?
>>
>>3. If not, do I use WinSE or xp and if so does it stay=20
>>at fat32?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>---
>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>4/18/2003
>>.
>>
>
>
>---
>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
(http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
4/18/2003
>.
>
Has a drive letter been assigned to the drive?

I presume that you had 98SE on your 1st HDD. This is what I would do: =
reformat the system drive (C) to FAT 32 =BB reinstall 98SE =BB copy the =
data from 2nd HDD to CD RW =BB format C to NTFS during the XP install =
=BB set XP up the way I like it =BB install programs =BB if the 2nd HDD =
is still unallocated format it =BB copy back the data files from CD RW.

It is a lot of work. But if it saves your data it's worth it. I have =
done this very thing in the past. Now I keep my data on a seperate =
drive and back that up to another HDD.=20

That is my best advice to you, because if you format the 2nd HDD without =
saving the data to another type of media it will be lost.

Good luck!

--=20
Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
_____in response to_____
"Bennett" > wrote in message =
...
I have already tried those suggestions.


>-----Original Message-----
>You, of course, have checked that the IDE cable is=20
secure. That the jumper is set correctly as slave.
>
>Try unplugging the 2nd HDD IDE cable, boot XP, shut=20
down, reconnect the cable and reboot.
>
>--=20
>Just my 2=A2 worth
> Jeff
>_____in response to_____
>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>Data was just copied to the 2nd drive either by drag=20
>or "send to" command. The 2nd drive was there when I=20
>installed XP.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>How was the data stored? =20
>>
>>Was it copied to the drive or did you use the backup=20
>program from 98SE?
>>
>>Was the 2nd HDD in place when XP was installed?
>>
>>--=20
>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>> Jeff
>>_____in response to_____
>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Can not find any message from you for the past 5 day=20
>>period. Could you possibly post it again, in this same=20
>>thread?
>>>
>>>--=20
>>>Just my 2=A2 worth
>>> Jeff
>>>_____in response to_____
>>>"Bennett" > wrote in message=20
...
>>>| I have posted my question in hopes of help. So=20
since=20
>>no=20
>>>| one has answered my question, can someone suggest=20
>>another=20
>>>| site or board where I can get some help regarding my=20
>>>| second HD?
>>>
>>>
>>>---
>>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>>4/18/2003
>>>.
>>>I have two hard drives in my system. After installing=20
>>XP, my drive is not visible in my commputer. It does=20
>>show while booting up and also in disk management. But=20
>>itis telling me the second drive is unallocated. =20
That's=20
>>where I stored all my data in preparing forthe upgrade.
>>
>>I have seen post about it needs to partition and=20
>>formated. So am asking:
>>1. Is there any way to get my data recovered?
>>
>>2. Can this be done from disk managment?
>>
>>3. If not, do I use WinSE or xp and if so does it stay=20
>>at fat32?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>---
>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system=20
>(http://www.grisoft.com).
>>Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release Date:=20
>4/18/2003
>>.
>>
>
>
>---
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4/18/2003
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>