hard drives not showing up
- Thread starter Deadwater
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Since the host drive will always be seen as C even if you have more then one drive used for multiple OSs the other drives on the system may suddenly become invisible in the MyComputer or Windows Explorer drive listings there. Those will still be found when first starting the system on the post screen if board manufacturer's logo is disabled and in the Disk Management tool found in "Control Panel>Adminitrative Tools>Computer Management>Storage".
If the drive or drives are not seen during the bios post test or in the DM you may have to either replace a cable or drive if it failed? The more likely cause is that a Windows driver will need to be reinstalled for proper detection of the one or more drives involved. The usual method that sees quick results is to start off by right clicking on the MyComputer icon followed by clicking on properties. Then open the "disk drives" section and right click on the effected drives in order to choose the uninstall option seen in the right click menu. From there restart the system and look for the "new hardward found" popup message seen on the taskbar.
Simply right click on the hardware icon and have Windows perform an automatic search for the needed drivers. Windows already has them to install. For XP Home edition you may have to restart the system again to have Windows fully reinstall them and have the drives then reappear.
If the drive or drives are not seen during the bios post test or in the DM you may have to either replace a cable or drive if it failed? The more likely cause is that a Windows driver will need to be reinstalled for proper detection of the one or more drives involved. The usual method that sees quick results is to start off by right clicking on the MyComputer icon followed by clicking on properties. Then open the "disk drives" section and right click on the effected drives in order to choose the uninstall option seen in the right click menu. From there restart the system and look for the "new hardward found" popup message seen on the taskbar.
Simply right click on the hardware icon and have Windows perform an automatic search for the needed drivers. Windows already has them to install. For XP Home edition you may have to restart the system again to have Windows fully reinstall them and have the drives then reappear.
shawn_selig29
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check drive lines.... and does the cd drive sound and respond like it should...
you can't read cd's with a hard drive, and here's the answer to your problem in an identical thread that was started less than two hours ago.
http://www.computerforum.com/82712-cd-dvd-drives-my-computer-have-disapeared.html
http://www.computerforum.com/82712-cd-dvd-drives-my-computer-have-disapeared.html
When looking at both theads I see one common method of going into the device manager and right clicking on the effected drive to choose either the update driver option for Windows to redetect and refresh the drivers then under the dvd/cd druves heading or choosing the uninstall option and restart the system. Then Windows would show the new device found type message where you let Windows search for the driver needed.
The most commonly seen reason however is either a dried and hardened older flat ribbon cable needing replacement. Or the connector may have been pulled out just enough to be a problem if someone had been inside the case. A good example of how easy that can happen is seen at http://www.computerforum.com/80790-bad-board-simply-need-replug.html
No matter how long you have workng with this stuff you can still miss one little thing that makes your day!
But try a different cable anyways to see if that's the actual problem being seen there.
The most commonly seen reason however is either a dried and hardened older flat ribbon cable needing replacement. Or the connector may have been pulled out just enough to be a problem if someone had been inside the case. A good example of how easy that can happen is seen at http://www.computerforum.com/80790-bad-board-simply-need-replug.html
No matter how long you have workng with this stuff you can still miss one little thing that makes your day!
But try a different cable anyways to see if that's the actual problem being seen there.