Re: O T:- I have lost my hard drive

On 30/01/2011 16:01, the_constructor wrote:
> I have been building a computer up from parts donated.
>
> I have put in an 80Gb hard drive which is split into 2 x 40Gb (or
> thereabouts). I used fdisk on another machine to create the 2 sections. The
> first I created was 40Gb for drive C which I then made active. I then used
> the rest of the drive as drive D logical drive.
>
> Having put it into the computer and installed Windows XP everything was
> working fine. I formatted drive D within Windows and all was well.
>
> I installed yet another 20Gb drive just for my personal files area. upon
> booting up, Windows XP recognised that the new drive was there and said it
> was installed and ready for use. I could even see it in Device Manager.
>
> The problem is, the 20Gb drive does not show up in Windows Explorer, so the
> question is, "Where has my drive gone".
>
> Jim

Probably needs either a format or a drive letter assigning. Have a look
in disk administrator.

--
Adrian C