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unable to access second hard drive
Name: gfactor13 Date: March 30, 2005 at 22:08:55 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: 386
Comment:
im using second HD for media storage and after moving all of my music to it now whenever i try to access it the computer says parameter is incorect or HD is not formatted, it shows up when i open MY COMPUTER but doesnt show the size of the drive i know its formatted because ive been using it for over a year. can any one help
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: March 30, 2005 at 23:08:38 Pacific
Reply:
Are you running XP on a 386?
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Response Number 2
Name: gfactor13 Date: March 31, 2005 at 14:35:46 Pacific
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sorry my mistake 384 RAM w/ an AMD Duron 995 MHZ processor with windows XP home edition 2002 service pack one. also noticed that when i try system restore it says that the HD is offline. i double checked all the connections and they'r good.
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Response Number 3
Name: robertj Date: March 31, 2005 at 16:29:09 Pacific
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Did the hard drive you can not access come out of another computer??
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Response Number 4
Name: gfactor13 Date: April 3, 2005 at 23:54:16 Pacific
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no i bought it at a computer shop and when i installed it i formatted it and it has worked great as a storage drive for the last year. im thinking that maybe i moved to much data to it at once, over 2 gigs, but im not very knowledgeable in that area. also ran the Belarc advisor and it shows up there
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