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Originally Posted by Jimi Michiel  So one of the things I really like about this forum is that it brings together people from such diverse backgrounds that I can usually find an answer to any question, trumpet-related or otherwise.
So here's my computer question: I'm running Windows XP. I recently tried to install a WesternDigital 250 GB hard drive as a second hard drive. The drive belonged to a friend who used it in a Mac, and something with the formatting/partition didn't quite work. It only recognized one partition, and so I could only use about half of the 250 GB. I decided to just give up on it, so I (physically) uninstalled it.
Along the way, something happened that is causing problems with my USB 2.0 external hard drive (an 80 GB WD). When I plug it in, it registers as a device, but no drive letter is assigned.
Hopefully somebody out there is a bored IT guy and can help me out.
Thanks!
Jimi |
Jesus I hate Windows......for case #1 it sounds like the drive was formatted and partitioned with a mac-only scheme which the Windows box couldn't recognize. This should be easy enough to fix by formatting/partitioning the drive from the windows box. Tell it to format the entire drive and destroy all partitions (all data will be lost). Then repartition with a windows format.
#2 I've never seen before. It sounds like the drive letter that go assigned to the WD is still known to the OS as the second disk device. This shouldn't have anything to do with the USB drive....hmmmm. I assume you've rebooted the machine with the USB drive plugged in?
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