If It's Not One Thing It's ... A Disappearing Hard Drive (XP Pro)

Say this is fun. I have something new every day. Ugh.

I happened to access my D-drive with an app, and it couldn't find the HD. I
used My Computer to verify it, and it really isn't there. I fiddled with the
power connector and cables, but nothing.

Finally I took it out and stuck it into another PC (Win 2K). Lo and behold
it works. I found folders and files. I could display the files. I put the HD
back in the XP machine, and again it's not found. When I book up BIOS sees
it. Could I have set some drive property to hide it? Very odd.
--
Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>

Problem solved. The external drive was powered off. It was the E-drive, and
the D-drive was the primary slave. When it was turned off, and the PC booted
up again. The primary slave became the E-drive. Why it didn't become D I
have no idea.

I'm pretty sure this happened while I was away. I asked a certain person to
turn off the PC a few days after I left on a trip. I believe the person was
a bit over zealous in what got turned off. 'nug said. Thanks for bearing
with me.

W. Watson wrote:
> Say this is fun. I have something new every day. Ugh.
>
> I happened to access my D-drive with an app, and it couldn't find the
> HD. I used My Computer to verify it, and it really isn't there. I
> fiddled with the power connector and cables, but nothing.
>
> Finally I took it out and stuck it into another PC (Win 2K). Lo and
> behold it works. I found folders and files. I could display the files. I
> put the HD back in the XP machine, and again it's not found. When I book
> up BIOS sees it. Could I have set some drive property to hide it? Very odd.

--
Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>