My first post here and hope I can find some answers. Thanks.
I have 2 HDs, 1 which has my OS (my OS drive) and the other I use as a storage drive (Storage Drive), no partitions created for either drive. I needed to re-install OS, so I backed up all my files into my storage drive and disconnected it from my computer and then went ahead and formatted my OS drive and a fresh install of Win XP Pro.
After Win XP was setup, I connected my storage drive back in. Win detects the drive but when I click on it to open it says the Drive is not formatted!!! I have not touched this drive after I copied my files over, and disconnected it during OS installation. Also, my storage Drive is a 200GB and it only shows 124 GB under my computers. So, I went to Device Manager under HD, which still only shows the drive is only 124. I then right clicked on the drive and selected 揳ctive?(may be I shouldn抰 of done this). Still can抰 access the Storage Drive.
One of my friend suggested I should install Win SP 2, so I downloaded it and installed it. But, it gave me the same message of drive no formatted and shows only 124 GB under My computer. When I checked in Device Manager, it shows I have 124GB not formatted and other 60ish GB not allocated???? Did I mess up my drive by select 揳ctive?before I installed SP2?
Can anyone help me to fix this?? Or, did I lost all my files in the Storage Drive? If so, any suggestions as how I can get them back? I haven抰 used this HD since and never formatted it.
Someone also suggested me to get one of those external USB HD conversion cable and connect my Storage Drive externally to a different computer. Will this work?
Thank you for helping!
I have 2 HDs, 1 which has my OS (my OS drive) and the other I use as a storage drive (Storage Drive), no partitions created for either drive. I needed to re-install OS, so I backed up all my files into my storage drive and disconnected it from my computer and then went ahead and formatted my OS drive and a fresh install of Win XP Pro.
After Win XP was setup, I connected my storage drive back in. Win detects the drive but when I click on it to open it says the Drive is not formatted!!! I have not touched this drive after I copied my files over, and disconnected it during OS installation. Also, my storage Drive is a 200GB and it only shows 124 GB under my computers. So, I went to Device Manager under HD, which still only shows the drive is only 124. I then right clicked on the drive and selected 揳ctive?(may be I shouldn抰 of done this). Still can抰 access the Storage Drive.
One of my friend suggested I should install Win SP 2, so I downloaded it and installed it. But, it gave me the same message of drive no formatted and shows only 124 GB under My computer. When I checked in Device Manager, it shows I have 124GB not formatted and other 60ish GB not allocated???? Did I mess up my drive by select 揳ctive?before I installed SP2?
Can anyone help me to fix this?? Or, did I lost all my files in the Storage Drive? If so, any suggestions as how I can get them back? I haven抰 used this HD since and never formatted it.
Someone also suggested me to get one of those external USB HD conversion cable and connect my Storage Drive externally to a different computer. Will this work?
Thank you for helping!