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Added 3rd HD -- can't get it to show up!

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Name: Sam
Date: February 6, 2001 at 14:17:24 Pacific
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Hi. I'm running W2K, P3500, 256MB. I added a second HD, but that's not enough space, so I recently put in a third HD. The problem is, while the new HD does show up when the computer boots (re: it shows up as being connected to my master slave port, so the computer recognizes it), but when Windows starts, I don't see the drive icon, so I can't access it.

My problem is this: How do I get the HD to show up in Windows? I've tried to look for something to "assign" a drive letter to it (E, since F is already assigned to my CDRW, and C & D is my first and second HD). How can I do this? I've tried almost everything that I know of, but I STILL can't get it to work.

If anyone can help, thanks. Please email me if possible. Thanks in advance, guys.



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Name: lm-s
Date: February 6, 2001 at 16:14:08 Pacific
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Have partitioned/formatted it? If not then do so and Windows should then find it, and will automatically assign a drive letter...

Be aware, adding another drive means other items (CDROM, CDRW etc) will be 'bumped' along the alphabet to accomodate the new HD assignment.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q51/9/78.ASP

explains the whole arcane process of drive-letter assignments...


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