Win XP SP-2 Explorer Can't See New 200GB HDD!

I'm running Windows XP SP-2. I used to have a WD 80GB HDD as my "slave"
drive on my system. I replaced it today with a 200GB Maxtor HDD. The BIOS
sees it fine - but Windows XP's Explorer cannot see it! I've tried every
place I can think to look and find the answers but have come up with
nothing!

The only resource I found talks about a "Disk Manager" inside of Windows XP
but I can't find that!

HELP! I have to get my files off the older 80GB HDD (now connected as an
external) and onto the new 200GB drive so I can re-format my C-drive this
weekend! I AM TOTALLY FRUSTRATED!!

BTW - the new Maxtor has not been formatted or partitioned yet. Is this an
issue? I thought Windows XP could do it as long as it saw it?!?!

 

Okay I found Disk Management. Disk 1 (the Maxtor) is listed as: Disk 1 -
Dynamic - 31.49 GB unallocated.

HUH?!?! I have a 200GB HDD!

Please someone help! This is way over my head!!!

 

In Kyle ) <> first attempted to communicate with
pen, but the writing was small, so next used sidewalk chalk, but the rain
washed it away, and then switched to spray paint and stencils but the cans
exploded, so placed fingers to keyboard for this:

Okay it's now a Basic instead of a Dynamic - but still I have a 200GB HDD
and WindBlows thinks I only have 31.49 GB!!!!

 

step away from the pc...format the damn drive Kyle...

 

Run the Maxblast cd that came with the drive. Download it if you lost it.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/maxblast.html

 

In sittingduck
<> first attempted to communicate with
pen, but the writing was small, so next used sidewalk chalk, but the rain
washed it away, and then switched to spray paint and stencils but the cans
exploded, so placed fingers to keyboard for this:

Didn't get a CD with the drive

Thanks!!

 

In doS <> first
attempted to communicate with pen, but the writing was small, so next used
sidewalk chalk, but the rain washed it away, and then switched to spray
paint and stencils but the cans exploded, so placed fingers to keyboard for
this:

That's what I was trying to do. I thought Windows XP could format it for
me!!

 

In sittingduck <> first attempted to
communicate with pen, but the writing was small, so next used sidewalk
chalk, but the rain washed it away, and then switched to spray paint and
stencils but the cans exploded, so placed fingers to keyboard for this:

I downloaded the ZIP file, opened it to the ISO file and then used WinRAR to
place all the files onto my desktop where I burned a CD using Nero 6 -- but
it would not boot up! I ran it 3 times in both CD/DVD drives!

Arrrgh!!!! I hate this! I'm having troubles enough with my damned video
card -- now this!!!!!

 

Okay this time I downloaded the ZIP file and just burned the ISO file to a
CD - STILL NOTHING! I give up. This is more frustration thanh I can deal
with at 10pm at night with no dinner in me because of trying to solve this
stupid ATI graphic card issue (see next post)!

 

|>In |>sittingduck <> first attempted to
|>communicate with pen, but the writing was small, so next used sidewalk
|>chalk, but the rain washed it away, and then switched to spray paint and
|>stencils but the cans exploded, so placed fingers to keyboard for this:
|>>
|>> Run the Maxblast cd that came with the drive. Download it if you lost
|>> it. http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/maxblast.html
|>
|>I downloaded the ZIP file, opened it to the ISO file and then used WinRAR to
|>place all the files onto my desktop where I burned a CD using Nero 6 -- but
|>it would not boot up! I ran it 3 times in both CD/DVD drives!
|>
|>Arrrgh!!!! I hate this! I'm having troubles enough with my damned video
|>card -- now this!!!!!
|>

Got a floppy drive? download Maxblast 4 and boot up with it
http://tinyurl.com/5ppq4

Run the file and it will create a bootable floppy.

You might find humor with this as well, when I try to run it I get a
DEP error - your usage may vary.

 

An iso is an image of a working cd. One has to burn as an image, NOT a
regular data file. Still, the person
who made the image may have not done it in a format that is compatible
with many burning apps.

 

True. Still, many people who create cd images only test them on their
"ONLY" pc, and they may not be that universal of an image file.

 

you don't have to boot from the cd. Just run the software from windows.
It sounds like you are failing to properly burn the image, you could simply
open the iso with winrar, and run the file from windows.

 

Um ... the ISO file is a "drive image." You do NOT open it and copy its
files to a CDR if you want the CDR to be bootable. Rather, you use the
"burn image" feature in Nero. The resulting CD will be bootable.

Um ... maybe you should have googled for information first?
Use fdisk to partition the drive. Then use format to format it, or use
Disk Manager once the drive has been partitioned.
I mean, this is BASIC SHIT, man! Sheesh!

 

|>Kyle ) wrote:
|>
|>> I downloaded the ZIP file, opened it to the ISO file and then used
|>> WinRAR to place all the files onto my desktop where I burned a CD using
|>> Nero 6 -- but it would not boot up! I ran it 3 times in both CD/DVD
|>> drives!
|>>
|>> Arrrgh!!!! I hate this! I'm having troubles enough with my damned
|>> video card -- now this!!!!!
|>>

|>you don't have to boot from the cd. Just run the software from windows.
|>It sounds like you are failing to properly burn the image, you could simply
|>open the iso with winrar, and run the file from windows.

There's a reason it's a bootCD, the NT OS won't allow that type of HD
access.

 

Or use another app. like:
http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/index.html

 

Silly question, but it should be asked. Is your computer set to boot from
cd first, or hd?

 

Aye, it is. I wonder tho if his computer is set to boot from hd first.
Sadly, many vendors (including us) will set this mode once we're finished
loading the computer. The reason we do it is because we have customers
who want to know why the computer says "searching for boot record:
cdrom"; they find it to be an irritation and want it to go away.

hehehe..

 

wrote:

No, the reason is so that you can format your drive with no OS.
If you had any experience with maxblast, you would know that the cd runs from
windows, OR from bootup.

 

Ignorance often causes panic.
You wouldn't believe how many relatively harmless viruses are blamed for
complete data loss due to the user panicking.