What format are you using, FAT FAT32 NTFS
"nevens" <> wrote in message
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> Mobo is an Asus P5B Dlx
> Disks are WD Sata 200GB
>
> You think it may be link to hardware recognition in Vista?
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> "John Barnes" wrote:
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>> What is the format of the disk? What is your computer/mobo
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>> "nevens" <> wrote in message
>> news:2E8FBC72-4767-4BAB-A09F-...
>> >I did a list disk using that tool and the disk is marked as
>> > - dynamic
>> > - gpt
>> > - invalid
>> > How could it be invalid for Vista and correct for XP?
>> >
>> > "Nut Cracker" wrote:
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>> >> the diskpart utility should give you the option of marking the disk
>> >> active/online.
>> >>
>> >> - NuTs
>> >>
>> >> "nevens" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:F1F6147C-A785-4375-BB0C-...
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > In the deveice manager the RAID5 array is recognized as GPT. In the
>> >> > disk
>> >> > manager the array is not visible at all in the disk list. An offline
>> >> > disk
>> >> > is
>> >> > present in the bottom of the screnn though (partitions part). Only
>> >> > option
>> >> > I
>> >> > have on it is convert in MBR.
>> >> > As XP64 is still installed, I can tell you that it still sees and
>> >> > uses
>> >> > the
>> >> > array as before.
>> >> >
>> >> > ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hello,
>> >> >> GPT disks are supported for all versions of Windows VIsta.
>> >> >> GPT is per disk, not per partition so you should have had a GPT
>> >> >> disk
>> >> >> under
>> >> >> Windows XP x64
>> >> >> Does Device manager show the disk as GPT?
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>> >> >>
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>> >> >> |>From: "John Barnes" <>
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>> >> >> |>In-Reply-To: <2C8E6D02-386D-4336-A0C7->
>> >> >> |>Subject: Re: GPT partition offline
>> >> >> |>Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:45:00 -0800
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>> >> >> |>I have seen nothing to indicate that GPT partitions are
>> >> >> restricted
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> any
>> >> >> |>versions. I would check my cables and power and then right click
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> choose
>> >> >> |>Reactivate Disk, and see if that clears it up.
>> >> >> |>
>> >> >> |>"nevens" <> wrote in message
>> >> >> |>news:2C8E6D02-386D-4336-A0C7-...
>> >> >> |>> Hello,
>> >> >> |>> I had a WinXP64 running on my PC which I upgraded to Vista Home
>> >> >> Premium
>> >> >> 64
>> >> >> |>> bits. Under XP I had a GPT partition on a RAID5 disk system.
>> >> >> With
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> RC1
>> >> >> |>> I
>> >> >> |>> was able to use that partition but here with the final version
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> |>> partition
>> >> >> |>> is marked as offline. Is there any way to recover it, or is it
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> |>> limitation
>> >> >> |>> of Home Premium version?
>> >> >> |>> Thanks for your help
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