er ror: Close the Disk Management console, then restart Disk Management

So, too tricky for the MS support team that lurks on this=20
site? I ask a specific question and get no response from=20
them nor from rest of the forum. That usually means that=20
this is a tired site and the support team is pushed to=20
understand the issue.

Nice try, Support. If I do not get any response I am=20
going to Linux.

-----Original Message-----
Attempted to do my homework on this one. Checked with=20
Dell Support regarding adding another SCSI hard drive to=20
my computer. They said OK up to 36GB but would not=20
support anything larger. Checked with the Maxtor=20
support=20
and they said a SCSI Ultra 320 was backwards compatible=20
with SCSI Ultra 2. Both are 68 pin. The homework was=20
the=20
easy part.

Tried to install a Maxtor Atlas IV 10K 36GB SCSI Wide=20
320=20
LVD hard drive to my Precision 610 with latest bios. =20
Already have a Quantum Atlas 10K 9GB Ultra 2 LVD (as=20
page=20
file drive for Win XP Pro) and a Quantum Fireball 9GB=20
IDE=20
hard drive (as the boot drive for Win XP Pro). Also=20
have=20
a SCSI CD-ROM drive. SCSI ID is 0 for 9GB (boot drive),=20
6=20
for 36 GB (configured automatically), and 5 for CD-ROM=20
drive.

The following are my attempts to get it initialized:
.. under System/System Properties/Hardware/Device=20
Manager the devices are listed as Disk 0 Quantum=20
Fireball 9GB IDE
Disk 1 Quantum 9GB SCSI
Disk 2 Maxtor 36 GB SCSI
.. however, if I click on the Volumes tab of the=20
Maxtor 36 GB SCSI drive it states Status: Not Initialized
.. but, several attempts have been made to=20
initialize=20
using the Hardware Wizard
.. have uninstalled and re-installed Adaptec SCSI=20
Ultra 2 controller driver
.. when I go to Settings/Control=20
Panel/Administrative=20
Tools/Computer Management/Storage/Disk Management and=20
use=20
the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard it sees Disk 2=20
(the=20
one I am trying to install) when I attempt to initialize=20
I=20
get an error message "An unexpected error has occurred. =20
Check the System Event Log for more information on the=20
error. Close the Disk Management console, then restart=20
Disk Management or restart the computer"
.. there is no record of an error in the System=20
Event=20
Log or any other log for that matter
.. I have closed and restarted Disk Management=20
several times and restarted the computer several times=20
without success in initializing the new drive with Disk=20
Management
. the SCSI Utilities =
program only sees SCSI=20
ID 5=20
(the CD-ROM drive)
.. removed the SCSI controller cable connector from=20
both SCSI drives and rebooted
.. connected the SCSI controller cable to only the=20
new SCSI drive and rebooted
.. still the same errors as above


Any ideas?
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