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cant access second hard drive
Name: christine Date: August 11, 2002 at 15:47:46 Pacific
Comment:
i have 2 hard drives on my computer , one with windows etc and the other with research info. i cant access my 2nd drive .
it doesnt even show up as being there, it shows up in the bios but cant seem to get it back. this is what it says in my bios
ide adapter 0 master (c:636mb) ide adapter 0 slave (none) ide adapter 1 master (d:342mb) ide adapter 1 slave (none)
my c drive is my main drive and the d drive is my extra drive
and after changing stuff now my a drive says it is removable and i cant use that either. please help me anyone thank you
Name: dc Date: August 11, 2002 at 17:15:33 Pacific
Reply:
The first thing I would do is remove the cover from the pc and check that all cables are plugged in tightly. Usually remove and replace each cable one end at a time. Let us know if this works.
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Response Number 2
Name: mijan Date: August 12, 2002 at 00:11:56 Pacific
Reply:
try www.computer-recovery.com, if there is important data on the drive and you cannot regain access.
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