XP won't assign a drive letter?

[Jeff]

Hi Peoples,
I have a concern with a new computer using windows xp,
serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old drive,
the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and when I
installed it in this new machine, bios and windows see it
fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter to it
and make it accessible. I can see it in device manager
and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter to it so
I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and reinstall it
and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still has no
drive letter. I have tried setting this to master (stand
alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but nothing has
worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts website that
is helpful, any info in resolving this will be greatly
appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff

[R. C. White]

Hi, Jeff.

This sounds like you haven't yet discovered Disk Management. (You mentioned
Device Manager, but not Disk Management.) From the Control Panel, click
Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk Management. Or, at the
Run prompt, type: diskmgmt.msc

Study this new utility, Jeff, including the Help file.. There's a LOT of
good stuff here about disk drives and file systems. This is the tool WinXP
uses to create and format partitions, assign drive letters, and more. You
probably need to Initialize that backup drive, then assign a drive letter
and format it.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Jeff" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Peoples,
> I have a concern with a new computer using windows xp,
> serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old drive,
> the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and when I
> installed it in this new machine, bios and windows see it
> fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter to it
> and make it accessible. I can see it in device manager
> and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter to it so
> I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and reinstall it
> and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still has no
> drive letter. I have tried setting this to master (stand
> alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but nothing has
> worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts website that
> is helpful, any info in resolving this will be greatly
> appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff

[jeff lorenz]

Thanks Mr. White I went to disk management, and I see the
disk but it will not allow me to assign a drive letter to
it or access it from there either, it say's it's healthy
and active? it does not give me the option to change
drive path's, another suggestion? thanks jeff
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Jeff.
>
>This sounds like you haven't yet discovered Disk
Management. (You mentioned
>Device Manager, but not Disk Management.) From the
Control Panel, click
>Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
Management. Or, at the
>Run prompt, type: diskmgmt.msc
>
>Study this new utility, Jeff, including the Help file..
There's a LOT of
>good stuff here about disk drives and file systems.
This is the tool WinXP
>uses to create and format partitions, assign drive
letters, and more. You
>probably need to Initialize that backup drive, then
assign a drive letter
>and format it.
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Jeff" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi Peoples,
>> I have a concern with a new computer using windows xp,
>> serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old drive,
>> the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and when I
>> installed it in this new machine, bios and windows see
it
>> fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter to it
>> and make it accessible. I can see it in device manager
>> and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter to it
so
>> I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and reinstall
it
>> and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still has no
>> drive letter. I have tried setting this to master
(stand
>> alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but nothing has
>> worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts website
that
>> is helpful, any info in resolving this will be greatly
>> appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff
>
>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Jeff.

The term "drive letter" is a misnomer. Letters are actually assigned to
VOLUMES. A volume can be either a primary partition or a logical drive in
an extended partition. But a "drive" letter is never assigned to a physical
hard drive, even if it has only a single partition. An extended partition
does not get its own letter, but each "logical drive" within that partition
gets a separate letter.

Back to your dilemma: You can't assign a "drive" letter until you create at
least one "volume" on the drive. You can use Disk Management to create
partitions and logical drives to suit yourself. As the Help file explains,
you can have from 1 to 4 partitions on each physical drive, of which one may
be an extended partition containing one or more logical drives. Once these
volumes have been created, they may be assigned "drive" letters and
formatted.

Looks like I left out the partitioning step from my previous post. Sorry
'bout that. But I DID mention the Help file; it's all in there.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks Mr. White I went to disk management, and I see the
> disk but it will not allow me to assign a drive letter to
> it or access it from there either, it say's it's healthy
> and active? it does not give me the option to change
> drive path's, another suggestion? thanks jeff
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Jeff.
> >
> >This sounds like you haven't yet discovered Disk
> Management. (You mentioned
> >Device Manager, but not Disk Management.) From the
> Control Panel, click
> >Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
> Management. Or, at the
> >Run prompt, type: diskmgmt.msc
> >
> >Study this new utility, Jeff, including the Help file..
> There's a LOT of
> >good stuff here about disk drives and file systems.
> This is the tool WinXP
> >uses to create and format partitions, assign drive
> letters, and more. You
> >probably need to Initialize that backup drive, then
> assign a drive letter
> >and format it.
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"Jeff" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Hi Peoples,
> >> I have a concern with a new computer using windows xp,
> >> serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old drive,
> >> the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and when I
> >> installed it in this new machine, bios and windows see
> it
> >> fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter to it
> >> and make it accessible. I can see it in device manager
> >> and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter to it
> so
> >> I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and reinstall
> it
> >> and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still has no
> >> drive letter. I have tried setting this to master
> (stand
> >> alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but nothing has
> >> worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts website
> that
> >> is helpful, any info in resolving this will be greatly
> >> appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff

[jeff lorenz]

yes you did, you have been very helpful thanks, but I
need the information off of that hard drive to put on my
new raid array, so repartioning it or creating a new
volume is probably out of the question, or at least until
I remove my information off of it. however I am still
puzzled as to why windows see's it but won't allow me to
access it, I have never had this problem before, as you
know they usually see it and away you go! at this point I
think I could install it in another computer and burn the
information onto a disc, that is unless you have another
idea? because I am fresh out, I have spent hours messing
with this thing, thanks mr white you have been very kind!
jeff
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Jeff.
>
>The term "drive letter" is a misnomer. Letters are
actually assigned to
>VOLUMES. A volume can be either a primary partition or
a logical drive in
>an extended partition. But a "drive" letter is never
assigned to a physical
>hard drive, even if it has only a single partition. An
extended partition
>does not get its own letter, but each "logical drive"
within that partition
>gets a separate letter.
>
>Back to your dilemma: You can't assign a "drive" letter
until you create at
>least one "volume" on the drive. You can use Disk
Management to create
>partitions and logical drives to suit yourself. As the
Help file explains,
>you can have from 1 to 4 partitions on each physical
drive, of which one may
>be an extended partition containing one or more logical
drives. Once these
>volumes have been created, they may be assigned "drive"
letters and
>formatted.
>
>Looks like I left out the partitioning step from my
previous post. Sorry
>'bout that. But I DID mention the Help file; it's all
in there.
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
...
>> Thanks Mr. White I went to disk management, and I see
the
>> disk but it will not allow me to assign a drive letter
to
>> it or access it from there either, it say's it's
healthy
>> and active? it does not give me the option to change
>> drive path's, another suggestion? thanks jeff
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi, Jeff.
>> >
>> >This sounds like you haven't yet discovered Disk
>> Management. (You mentioned
>> >Device Manager, but not Disk Management.) From the
>> Control Panel, click
>> >Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
>> Management. Or, at the
>> >Run prompt, type: diskmgmt.msc
>> >
>> >Study this new utility, Jeff, including the Help
file..
>> There's a LOT of
>> >good stuff here about disk drives and file systems.
>> This is the tool WinXP
>> >uses to create and format partitions, assign drive
>> letters, and more. You
>> >probably need to Initialize that backup drive, then
>> assign a drive letter
>> >and format it.
>> >
>> >RC
>> >
>> >"Jeff" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> Hi Peoples,
>> >> I have a concern with a new computer using windows
xp,
>> >> serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old
drive,
>> >> the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and
when I
>> >> installed it in this new machine, bios and windows
see
>> it
>> >> fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter to
it
>> >> and make it accessible. I can see it in device
manager
>> >> and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter to
it
>> so
>> >> I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and
reinstall
>> it
>> >> and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still has no
>> >> drive letter. I have tried setting this to master
>> (stand
>> >> alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but nothing
has
>> >> worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts website
>> that
>> >> is helpful, any info in resolving this will be
greatly
>> >> appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff
>
>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Jeff.

In Disk Management, have you read the Help file, specifically the part about
Initializing a drive? Have you Initialized the old drive?

You are correct, of course, that you should not repartition that drive until
you've recovered or backed up everything you want from it. You can reformat
a single volume at a time, of course, and can even partially repartition a
hard drive in some cases. I've deleted a single volume and recreated one or
more in its place several times; I lost the data in that volume, of course,
but the other volumes were untouched.

I've not yet had any experience with SATA drives/controllers. My mobo has a
built-in IDE RAID controller and my two IDE HDs are connected to it, but I
don't use the RAID features. I hope someone who knows about SATA and RAID
can jump in here and fill in the holes in my experience and advice.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
...
> yes you did, you have been very helpful thanks, but I
> need the information off of that hard drive to put on my
> new raid array, so repartioning it or creating a new
> volume is probably out of the question, or at least until
> I remove my information off of it. however I am still
> puzzled as to why windows see's it but won't allow me to
> access it, I have never had this problem before, as you
> know they usually see it and away you go! at this point I
> think I could install it in another computer and burn the
> information onto a disc, that is unless you have another
> idea? because I am fresh out, I have spent hours messing
> with this thing, thanks mr white you have been very kind!
> jeff
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Jeff.
> >
> >The term "drive letter" is a misnomer. Letters are
> actually assigned to
> >VOLUMES. A volume can be either a primary partition or
> a logical drive in
> >an extended partition. But a "drive" letter is never
> assigned to a physical
> >hard drive, even if it has only a single partition. An
> extended partition
> >does not get its own letter, but each "logical drive"
> within that partition
> >gets a separate letter.
> >
> >Back to your dilemma: You can't assign a "drive" letter
> until you create at
> >least one "volume" on the drive. You can use Disk
> Management to create
> >partitions and logical drives to suit yourself. As the
> Help file explains,
> >you can have from 1 to 4 partitions on each physical
> drive, of which one may
> >be an extended partition containing one or more logical
> drives. Once these
> >volumes have been created, they may be assigned "drive"
> letters and
> >formatted.
> >
> >Looks like I left out the partitioning step from my
> previous post. Sorry
> >'bout that. But I DID mention the Help file; it's all
> in there.
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Thanks Mr. White I went to disk management, and I see
> the
> >> disk but it will not allow me to assign a drive letter
> to
> >> it or access it from there either, it say's it's
> healthy
> >> and active? it does not give me the option to change
> >> drive path's, another suggestion? thanks jeff
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi, Jeff.
> >> >
> >> >This sounds like you haven't yet discovered Disk
> >> Management. (You mentioned
> >> >Device Manager, but not Disk Management.) From the
> >> Control Panel, click
> >> >Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
> >> Management. Or, at the
> >> >Run prompt, type: diskmgmt.msc
> >> >
> >> >Study this new utility, Jeff, including the Help
> file..
> >> There's a LOT of
> >> >good stuff here about disk drives and file systems.
> >> This is the tool WinXP
> >> >uses to create and format partitions, assign drive
> >> letters, and more. You
> >> >probably need to Initialize that backup drive, then
> >> assign a drive letter
> >> >and format it.
> >> >
> >> >RC
> >> >
> >> >"Jeff" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> Hi Peoples,
> >> >> I have a concern with a new computer using windows
> xp,
> >> >> serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old
> drive,
> >> >> the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and
> when I
> >> >> installed it in this new machine, bios and windows
> see
> >> it
> >> >> fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter to
> it
> >> >> and make it accessible. I can see it in device
> manager
> >> >> and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter to
> it
> >> so
> >> >> I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and
> reinstall
> >> it
> >> >> and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still has no
> >> >> drive letter. I have tried setting this to master
> >> (stand
> >> >> alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but nothing
> has
> >> >> worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts website
> >> that
> >> >> is helpful, any info in resolving this will be
> greatly
> >> >> appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff

[jeff l.]

Hi Mr white,
what I did end up finding out is that this new mobo and
raid setup was conflicting with that harddrive but
windows didn't see the conflict, I was able to move that
info to another drive and install it, it saw and
installed it with no problem, but it was you that
inspired me to think it through and I thank you very much!
problem solved
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Jeff.
>
>In Disk Management, have you read the Help file,
specifically the part about
>Initializing a drive? Have you Initialized the old
drive?
>
>You are correct, of course, that you should not
repartition that drive until
>you've recovered or backed up everything you want from
it. You can reformat
>a single volume at a time, of course, and can even
partially repartition a
>hard drive in some cases. I've deleted a single volume
and recreated one or
>more in its place several times; I lost the data in that
volume, of course,
>but the other volumes were untouched.
>
>I've not yet had any experience with SATA
drives/controllers. My mobo has a
>built-in IDE RAID controller and my two IDE HDs are
connected to it, but I
>don't use the RAID features. I hope someone who knows
about SATA and RAID
>can jump in here and fill in the holes in my experience
and advice.
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
...
>> yes you did, you have been very helpful thanks, but I
>> need the information off of that hard drive to put on
my
>> new raid array, so repartioning it or creating a new
>> volume is probably out of the question, or at least
until
>> I remove my information off of it. however I am still
>> puzzled as to why windows see's it but won't allow me
to
>> access it, I have never had this problem before, as you
>> know they usually see it and away you go! at this
point I
>> think I could install it in another computer and burn
the
>> information onto a disc, that is unless you have
another
>> idea? because I am fresh out, I have spent hours
messing
>> with this thing, thanks mr white you have been very
kind!
>> jeff
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi, Jeff.
>> >
>> >The term "drive letter" is a misnomer. Letters are
>> actually assigned to
>> >VOLUMES. A volume can be either a primary partition
or
>> a logical drive in
>> >an extended partition. But a "drive" letter is never
>> assigned to a physical
>> >hard drive, even if it has only a single partition.
An
>> extended partition
>> >does not get its own letter, but each "logical drive"
>> within that partition
>> >gets a separate letter.
>> >
>> >Back to your dilemma: You can't assign a "drive"
letter
>> until you create at
>> >least one "volume" on the drive. You can use Disk
>> Management to create
>> >partitions and logical drives to suit yourself. As
the
>> Help file explains,
>> >you can have from 1 to 4 partitions on each physical
>> drive, of which one may
>> >be an extended partition containing one or more
logical
>> drives. Once these
>> >volumes have been created, they may be
assigned "drive"
>> letters and
>> >formatted.
>> >
>> >Looks like I left out the partitioning step from my
>> previous post. Sorry
>> >'bout that. But I DID mention the Help file; it's all
>> in there.
>> >
>> >RC
>> >
>> >"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> Thanks Mr. White I went to disk management, and I
see
>> the
>> >> disk but it will not allow me to assign a drive
letter
>> to
>> >> it or access it from there either, it say's it's
>> healthy
>> >> and active? it does not give me the option to change
>> >> drive path's, another suggestion? thanks jeff
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Hi, Jeff.
>> >> >
>> >> >This sounds like you haven't yet discovered Disk
>> >> Management. (You mentioned
>> >> >Device Manager, but not Disk Management.) From the
>> >> Control Panel, click
>> >> >Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
>> >> Management. Or, at the
>> >> >Run prompt, type: diskmgmt.msc
>> >> >
>> >> >Study this new utility, Jeff, including the Help
>> file..
>> >> There's a LOT of
>> >> >good stuff here about disk drives and file systems.
>> >> This is the tool WinXP
>> >> >uses to create and format partitions, assign drive
>> >> letters, and more. You
>> >> >probably need to Initialize that backup drive, then
>> >> assign a drive letter
>> >> >and format it.
>> >> >
>> >> >RC
>> >> >
>> >> >"Jeff" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> >> Hi Peoples,
>> >> >> I have a concern with a new computer using
windows
>> xp,
>> >> >> serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old
>> drive,
>> >> >> the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and
>> when I
>> >> >> installed it in this new machine, bios and
windows
>> see
>> >> it
>> >> >> fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter
to
>> it
>> >> >> and make it accessible. I can see it in device
>> manager
>> >> >> and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter
to
>> it
>> >> so
>> >> >> I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and
>> reinstall
>> >> it
>> >> >> and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still
has no
>> >> >> drive letter. I have tried setting this to master
>> >> (stand
>> >> >> alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but
nothing
>> has
>> >> >> worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts
website
>> >> that
>> >> >> is helpful, any info in resolving this will be
>> greatly
>> >> >> appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff
>
>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Thanks for the report of success, Jeff! I'm sure other readers will learn
from your experience. And that's what newsgroups are for. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"jeff l." > wrote in message
...
> Hi Mr white,
> what I did end up finding out is that this new mobo and
> raid setup was conflicting with that harddrive but
> windows didn't see the conflict, I was able to move that
> info to another drive and install it, it saw and
> installed it with no problem, but it was you that
> inspired me to think it through and I thank you very much!
> problem solved
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Jeff.
> >
> >In Disk Management, have you read the Help file,
> specifically the part about
> >Initializing a drive? Have you Initialized the old
> drive?
> >
> >You are correct, of course, that you should not
> repartition that drive until
> >you've recovered or backed up everything you want from
> it. You can reformat
> >a single volume at a time, of course, and can even
> partially repartition a
> >hard drive in some cases. I've deleted a single volume
> and recreated one or
> >more in its place several times; I lost the data in that
> volume, of course,
> >but the other volumes were untouched.
> >
> >I've not yet had any experience with SATA
> drives/controllers. My mobo has a
> >built-in IDE RAID controller and my two IDE HDs are
> connected to it, but I
> >don't use the RAID features. I hope someone who knows
> about SATA and RAID
> >can jump in here and fill in the holes in my experience
> and advice.
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> yes you did, you have been very helpful thanks, but I
> >> need the information off of that hard drive to put on
> my
> >> new raid array, so repartioning it or creating a new
> >> volume is probably out of the question, or at least
> until
> >> I remove my information off of it. however I am still
> >> puzzled as to why windows see's it but won't allow me
> to
> >> access it, I have never had this problem before, as you
> >> know they usually see it and away you go! at this
> point I
> >> think I could install it in another computer and burn
> the
> >> information onto a disc, that is unless you have
> another
> >> idea? because I am fresh out, I have spent hours
> messing
> >> with this thing, thanks mr white you have been very
> kind!
> >> jeff
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi, Jeff.
> >> >
> >> >The term "drive letter" is a misnomer. Letters are
> >> actually assigned to
> >> >VOLUMES. A volume can be either a primary partition
> or
> >> a logical drive in
> >> >an extended partition. But a "drive" letter is never
> >> assigned to a physical
> >> >hard drive, even if it has only a single partition.
> An
> >> extended partition
> >> >does not get its own letter, but each "logical drive"
> >> within that partition
> >> >gets a separate letter.
> >> >
> >> >Back to your dilemma: You can't assign a "drive"
> letter
> >> until you create at
> >> >least one "volume" on the drive. You can use Disk
> >> Management to create
> >> >partitions and logical drives to suit yourself. As
> the
> >> Help file explains,
> >> >you can have from 1 to 4 partitions on each physical
> >> drive, of which one may
> >> >be an extended partition containing one or more
> logical
> >> drives. Once these
> >> >volumes have been created, they may be
> assigned "drive"
> >> letters and
> >> >formatted.
> >> >
> >> >Looks like I left out the partitioning step from my
> >> previous post. Sorry
> >> >'bout that. But I DID mention the Help file; it's all
> >> in there.
> >> >
> >> >RC
> >> >
> >> >"jeff lorenz" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> Thanks Mr. White I went to disk management, and I
> see
> >> the
> >> >> disk but it will not allow me to assign a drive
> letter
> >> to
> >> >> it or access it from there either, it say's it's
> >> healthy
> >> >> and active? it does not give me the option to change
> >> >> drive path's, another suggestion? thanks jeff
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >Hi, Jeff.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >This sounds like you haven't yet discovered Disk
> >> >> Management. (You mentioned
> >> >> >Device Manager, but not Disk Management.) From the
> >> >> Control Panel, click
> >> >> >Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
> >> >> Management. Or, at the
> >> >> >Run prompt, type: diskmgmt.msc
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Study this new utility, Jeff, including the Help
> >> file..
> >> >> There's a LOT of
> >> >> >good stuff here about disk drives and file systems.
> >> >> This is the tool WinXP
> >> >> >uses to create and format partitions, assign drive
> >> >> letters, and more. You
> >> >> >probably need to Initialize that backup drive, then
> >> >> assign a drive letter
> >> >> >and format it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >RC
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"Jeff" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >> >> Hi Peoples,
> >> >> >> I have a concern with a new computer using
> windows
> >> xp,
> >> >> >> serial ata raid with 2 wd360 raptors and my old
> >> drive,
> >> >> >> the problem is I have a backup drive I use, and
> >> when I
> >> >> >> installed it in this new machine, bios and
> windows
> >> see
> >> >> it
> >> >> >> fine, but windows will not assign a drive letter
> to
> >> it
> >> >> >> and make it accessible. I can see it in device
> >> manager
> >> >> >> and hardware, but it won't assign a drive letter
> to
> >> it
> >> >> so
> >> >> >> I can access it, I've tried to uninstall and
> >> reinstall
> >> >> it
> >> >> >> and I can but when it reinstalls it, it still
> has no
> >> >> >> drive letter. I have tried setting this to master
> >> >> (stand
> >> >> >> alone) and slave (behind a dvd player) but
> nothing
> >> has
> >> >> >> worked, I cannot find anything on microsofts
> website
> >> >> that
> >> >> >> is helpful, any info in resolving this will be
> >> greatly
> >> >> >> appreciated! thanks in advance...Jeff