Secondary Hard Drive

[Brad L]

I was running two hard drives in my computer. The primary
hard drive (c:) died. I replaced it, loaded Windows ME
again and the new drive seems to be working fine. It is
jumpered and cabled as the primary, master drive (like the
one it replaced). I reconnected the second hard drive and
it was detected by the bios but it does not show in
Windows. It is in the device manager as well but with no
drive letter assigned to it. The secondary drive is
already formatted and partitioned with Fdisk from when I
initally installed it. I did not change the cabling or
jumper settings. How can I get Windows to assign a drive
letter to the drive and make it accessable again?

[Richard G. Harper]

If the hard drive "died" you won't be able to. If you don't care about the
data on it you could try using FDISK and FORMAT from your bootable floppy
diskette to wipe and reformat the drive. Otherwise this is likely a case
for a professional, if there is data that must be recovered.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Brad L" > wrote in message
...
> I was running two hard drives in my computer. The primary
> hard drive (c:) died. I replaced it, loaded Windows ME
> again and the new drive seems to be working fine. It is
> jumpered and cabled as the primary, master drive (like the
> one it replaced). I reconnected the second hard drive and
> it was detected by the bios but it does not show in
> Windows. It is in the device manager as well but with no
> drive letter assigned to it. The secondary drive is
> already formatted and partitioned with Fdisk from when I
> initally installed it. I did not change the cabling or
> jumper settings. How can I get Windows to assign a drive
> letter to the drive and make it accessable again?

It wasn't the secondary drive that died. It was the
primary drive that died and was replaced. The secondary
drive was working fine but now it's the one that Windows
won't acknowledge.

>-----Original Message-----
>If the hard drive "died" you won't be able to. If you
don't care about the
>data on it you could try using FDISK and FORMAT from your
bootable floppy
>diskette to wipe and reformat the drive. Otherwise this
is likely a case
>for a professional, if there is data that must be
recovered.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
replied to.
>* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>"Brad L" > wrote in message
...
>> I was running two hard drives in my computer. The
primary
>> hard drive (c:) died. I replaced it, loaded Windows ME
>> again and the new drive seems to be working fine. It is
>> jumpered and cabled as the primary, master drive (like
the
>> one it replaced). I reconnected the second hard drive
and
>> it was detected by the bios but it does not show in
>> Windows. It is in the device manager as well but with
no
>> drive letter assigned to it. The secondary drive is
>> already formatted and partitioned with Fdisk from when I
>> initally installed it. I did not change the cabling or
>> jumper settings. How can I get Windows to assign a
drive
>> letter to the drive and make it accessable again?
>
>
>.
>

[Ron Martell]

"Brad L" > wrote:

>I was running two hard drives in my computer. The primary
>hard drive (c:) died. I replaced it, loaded Windows ME
>again and the new drive seems to be working fine. It is
>jumpered and cabled as the primary, master drive (like the
>one it replaced). I reconnected the second hard drive and
>it was detected by the bios but it does not show in
>Windows. It is in the device manager as well but with no
>drive letter assigned to it. The secondary drive is
>already formatted and partitioned with Fdisk from when I
>initally installed it. I did not change the cabling or
>jumper settings. How can I get Windows to assign a drive
>letter to the drive and make it accessable again?

Open a DOS command window and enter the following command:

FDISK /STATUS

That will tell you what is going on with regard to your hard drives
and should give some clues as to what the actual problem is. Post
the information back here if you need further advice or assistance.

Note: If you modify the command to read:

FDISK /STATUS > C:\DISK.TXT

then the output will be saved in the file c:\disk.txt which you can
open in Notepad and then copy and paste the reported data into a reply
back here. DO NOT ATTACH THE DISK.TXT FILE TO A REPLY.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

Will do. Thank you!

>-----Original Message-----
>"Brad L" > wrote:
>
>>I was running two hard drives in my computer. The
primary
>>hard drive (c:) died. I replaced it, loaded Windows ME
>>again and the new drive seems to be working fine. It is
>>jumpered and cabled as the primary, master drive (like
the
>>one it replaced). I reconnected the second hard drive
and
>>it was detected by the bios but it does not show in
>>Windows. It is in the device manager as well but with
no
>>drive letter assigned to it. The secondary drive is
>>already formatted and partitioned with Fdisk from when I
>>initally installed it. I did not change the cabling or
>>jumper settings. How can I get Windows to assign a
drive
>>letter to the drive and make it accessable again?
>
>Open a DOS command window and enter the following command:
>
>FDISK /STATUS
>
>That will tell you what is going on with regard to your
hard drives
>and should give some clues as to what the actual problem
is. Post
>the information back here if you need further advice or
assistance.
>
>Note: If you modify the command to read:
>
>FDISK /STATUS > C:\DISK.TXT
>
>then the output will be saved in the file c:\disk.txt
which you can
>open in Notepad and then copy and paste the reported data
into a reply
>back here. DO NOT ATTACH THE DISK.TXT FILE TO A REPLY.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>--
>Microsoft MVP
>On-Line Help Computer Service
>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't eat much."
>.
>

[Brad L.]

I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
gave:

Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
1 39206 1 100%
C: 39205
2 39080 100%

>-----Original Message-----
>"Brad L" > wrote:
>
>>I was running two hard drives in my computer. The
primary
>>hard drive (c:) died. I replaced it, loaded Windows ME
>>again and the new drive seems to be working fine. It is
>>jumpered and cabled as the primary, master drive (like
the
>>one it replaced). I reconnected the second hard drive
and
>>it was detected by the bios but it does not show in
>>Windows. It is in the device manager as well but with
no
>>drive letter assigned to it. The secondary drive is
>>already formatted and partitioned with Fdisk from when I
>>initally installed it. I did not change the cabling or
>>jumper settings. How can I get Windows to assign a
drive
>>letter to the drive and make it accessable again?
>
>Open a DOS command window and enter the following command:
>
>FDISK /STATUS
>
>That will tell you what is going on with regard to your
hard drives
>and should give some clues as to what the actual problem
is. Post
>the information back here if you need further advice or
assistance.
>
>Note: If you modify the command to read:
>
>FDISK /STATUS > C:\DISK.TXT
>
>then the output will be saved in the file c:\disk.txt
which you can
>open in Notepad and then copy and paste the reported data
into a reply
>back here. DO NOT ATTACH THE DISK.TXT FILE TO A REPLY.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>--
>Microsoft MVP
>On-Line Help Computer Service
>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't eat much."
>.
>

[Ron Martell]

"Brad L." > wrote:

>
>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
>gave:
>
>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
> 1 39206 1 100%
> C: 39205
> 2 39080 100%
>

Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-DOS type
partition.

That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay program is used
to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what the computer
can actually support.

Were you using any such software on the old hard drive (the one that
died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive, and Disk
Manager and they usually announce themselves during the boot process,
just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
MaxBlast software.


>-----Original Message-----
>"Brad L." > wrote:
>
>>
>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
>>gave:
>>
>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>> 1 39206 1 100%
>> C: 39205
>> 2 39080 100%
>>
>
>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-DOS
type
>partition.
>
>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
program is used
>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what
the computer
>can actually support.
>
>Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
(the one that
>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive,
and Disk
>Manager and they usually announce themselves during the
boot process,
>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>
>
>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>--
>Microsoft MVP
>On-Line Help Computer Service
>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't eat much."
>.
>

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

Good stuff to ster clear of if you can.

> wrote in message
...
> They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
> MaxBlast software.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >"Brad L." > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
> >>gave:
> >>
> >>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
> >> 1 39206 1 100%
> >> C: 39205
> >> 2 39080 100%
> >>
> >
> >Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-DOS
> type
> >partition.
> >
> >That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
> program is used
> >to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what
> the computer
> >can actually support.
> >
> >Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
> (the one that
> >died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive,
> and Disk
> >Manager and they usually announce themselves during the
> boot process,
> >just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
> >
> >
> >Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> >--
> >Microsoft MVP
> >On-Line Help Computer Service
> >http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> >
> >"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
> don't eat much."
> >.
> >

[Brad L.]

Oh yeah, I've learned that. :-)
Any way to get rid of it and get access to the secondary
drive again?

>-----Original Message-----
>Good stuff to ster clear of if you can.
>
> wrote in message
...
>> They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
>> MaxBlast software.
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >"Brad L." > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
>> >>gave:
>> >>
>> >>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>> >> 1 39206 1 100%
>> >> C: 39205
>> >> 2 39080 100%
>> >>
>> >
>> >Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-
DOS
>> type
>> >partition.
>> >
>> >That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
>> program is used
>> >to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than
what
>> the computer
>> >can actually support.
>> >
>> >Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
>> (the one that
>> >died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast,
EZDrive,
>> and Disk
>> >Manager and they usually announce themselves during the
>> boot process,
>> >just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>> >
>> >
>> >Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>> >--
>> >Microsoft MVP
>> >On-Line Help Computer Service
>> >http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>> >
>> >"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>> don't eat much."
>> >.
>> >
>
>.
>

[Rick T]

Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if
something can't be done with them would you use anything else.


Rick


wrote:
> They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
> MaxBlast software.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>"Brad L." > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
>>>gave:
>>>
>>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>>>1 39206 1 100%
>>> C: 39205
>>>2 39080 100%
>>>
>>
>>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-DOS
>
> type
>
>>partition.
>>
>>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
>
> program is used
>
>>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what
>
> the computer
>
>>can actually support.
>>
>>Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
>
> (the one that
>
>>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive,
>
> and Disk
>
>>Manager and they usually announce themselves during the
>
> boot process,
>
>>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>>
>>
>>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>>--
>>Microsoft MVP
>>On-Line Help Computer Service
>>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>
>>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>
> don't eat much."
>
>>.
>>

Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there
any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary
drive without reformatting it?



>-----Original Message-----
>Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are
enough; only if
>something can't be done with them would you use anything
else.
>
>
>Rick
>
>
wrote:
>> They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
>> MaxBlast software.
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>"Brad L." > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
>>>>gave:
>>>>
>>>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>>>>1 39206 1 100%
>>>> C: 39205
>>>>2 39080 100%
>>>>
>>>
>>>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-
DOS
>>
>> type
>>
>>>partition.
>>>
>>>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
>>
>> program is used
>>
>>>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than
what
>>
>> the computer
>>
>>>can actually support.
>>>
>>>Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
>>
>> (the one that
>>
>>>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast,
EZDrive,
>>
>> and Disk
>>
>>>Manager and they usually announce themselves during the
>>
>> boot process,
>>
>>>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>>>
>>>
>>>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>>>--
>>>Microsoft MVP
>>>On-Line Help Computer Service
>>>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>>
>>>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>>
>> don't eat much."
>>
>>>.
>>>
>.
>

[Rick T]

< You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the main one died
< and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it (both drives are
< Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second one even though
< you haven't touched it.
<
< FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces
< Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
< 1 39206 1 100%
< C: 39205
< 2 39080 100%

I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was necessary (a
Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a large hard drive
into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that (courtesy of cquirke
in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the first drive is
usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could affect reading
the second drive.

From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y, select your
drive and "Display Partition Information"; the information that it gives
should be a little more informative than the /STATUS switch.

You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display information on the
second drive... see if it says DDO installed.


Rick








wrote:
> Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there
> any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary
> drive without reformatting it?
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are
>
> enough; only if
>
>>something can't be done with them would you use anything
>
> else.
>
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>
wrote:
>>
>>>They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
>>>MaxBlast software.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>"Brad L." > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
>>>>>gave:
>>>>>
>>>>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>>>>>1 39206 1 100%
>>>>> C: 39205
>>>>>2 39080 100%
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-
>
> DOS
>
>>>type
>>>
>>>
>>>>partition.
>>>>
>>>>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
>>>
>>>program is used
>>>
>>>
>>>>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than
>
> what
>
>>>the computer
>>>
>>>
>>>>can actually support.
>>>>
>>>>Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
>>>
>>>(the one that
>>>
>>>
>>>>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast,
>
> EZDrive,
>
>>>and Disk
>>>
>>>
>>>>Manager and they usually announce themselves during the
>>>
>>>boot process,
>>>
>>>
>>>>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>>>>--
>>>>Microsoft MVP
>>>>On-Line Help Computer Service
>>>>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>>>
>>>>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>>>
>>>don't eat much."
>>>
>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>.
>>

[B.J.Honeycut]

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:11:50 GMT,Rick T > penned
this whopper in microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware

>
> < You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the main one died
> < and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it (both drives are
> < Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second one even though
> < you haven't touched it.
> <
> < FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces
> < Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
> < 1 39206 1 100%
> < C: 39205
> < 2 39080 100%
>
> I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was necessary (a
> Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a large hard drive
> into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that (courtesy of cquirke
> in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the first drive is
> usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could affect reading
> the second drive.
>
> From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y, select your
> drive and "Display Partition Information"; the information that it gives
> should be a little more informative than the /STATUS switch.
>
> You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display information on the
> second drive... see if it says DDO installed.
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> wrote:
>> Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there
>> any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the secondary
>> drive without reformatting it?
>>
>

FWIW, I have uninstalled it when moving a drive from an old PC to a newer
one that recognized the size of the drive, but it will leave you with a
tiny hidden partition where it used to reside, nothing to lose sleep over,
and not really big enough to be of use for much else. You should get faster
access times, but not faster transfers.

--
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden;
it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet.

Mike

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

Yes, blindly using the install tools that come with a new deisk can lead
to unpleasant experiences <gr>

"Rick T" > wrote in message
...
> Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are enough; only if
> something can't be done with them would you use anything else.
>
>
> Rick
>
>
> wrote:
> > They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
> > MaxBlast software.
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>"Brad L." > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info it
> >>>gave:
> >>>
> >>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
> >>>1 39206 1 100%
> >>> C: 39205
> >>>2 39080 100%
> >>>
> >>
> >>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-DOS
> >
> > type
> >
> >>partition.
> >>
> >>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
> >
> > program is used
> >
> >>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than what
> >
> > the computer
> >
> >>can actually support.
> >>
> >>Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
> >
> > (the one that
> >
> >>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast, EZDrive,
> >
> > and Disk
> >
> >>Manager and they usually announce themselves during the
> >
> > boot process,
> >
> >>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
> >>
> >>
> >>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> >>--
> >>Microsoft MVP
> >>On-Line Help Computer Service
> >>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> >>
> >>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
> >
> > don't eat much."
> >
> >>.
> >>

[Brad L.]

Yes Steve, it has. heh

>-----Original Message-----
>Yes, blindly using the install tools that come with a new
deisk can lead
>to unpleasant experiences <gr>
>
>"Rick T" > wrote in message
...
>> Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are
enough; only if
>> something can't be done with them would you use
anything else.
>>
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> wrote:
>> > They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
>> > MaxBlast software.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>"Brad L." > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info
it
>> >>>gave:
>> >>>
>> >>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>> >>>1 39206 1 100%
>> >>> C: 39205
>> >>>2 39080 100%
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-
DOS
>> >
>> > type
>> >
>> >>partition.
>> >>
>> >>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS overlay
>> >
>> > program is used
>> >
>> >>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than
what
>> >
>> > the computer
>> >
>> >>can actually support.
>> >>
>> >>Were you using any such software on the old hard drive
>> >
>> > (the one that
>> >
>> >>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast,
EZDrive,
>> >
>> > and Disk
>> >
>> >>Manager and they usually announce themselves during
the
>> >
>> > boot process,
>> >
>> >>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>> >>--
>> >>Microsoft MVP
>> >>On-Line Help Computer Service
>> >>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>> >>
>> >>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>> >
>> > don't eat much."
>> >
>> >>.
>> >>
>
>.
>

[Brad L.]

Close. I have two drives on one cable. One on
the "master plug" (the new primary drive) and one on
the "slave plug" (the existing secondary drive). The
existing secondary drive had been set up with MaxBlast.
The new primary drive was set up with Fdisk. They are
both Maxtor but the new primary drive is significantly
newer but, as far as I can tell, they are comparable (ie
both are 7200 rpm Ultra ATA 133 drives).
I do remember one more thing, when originally installing
the second hard drive, I believe MaxBlast installed
something called "Easy Bios".


>-----Original Message-----
>
>< You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the
main one died
>< and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it
(both drives are
>< Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second
one even though
>< you haven't touched it.
><
>< FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces
>< Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>< 1 39206 1 100%
>< C: 39205
>< 2 39080 100%
>
>I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was
necessary (a
>Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a
large hard drive
>into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that
(courtesy of cquirke
>in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the
first drive is
>usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could
affect reading
>the second drive.
>
> From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y,
select your
>drive and "Display Partition Information"; the
information that it gives
>should be a little more informative than the /STATUS
switch.
>
>You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display
information on the
>second drive... see if it says DDO installed.
>
>
>Rick
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
wrote:
>> Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there
>> any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the
secondary
>> drive without reformatting it?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are
>>
>> enough; only if
>>
>>>something can't be done with them would you use
anything
>>
>> else.
>>
>>>
>>>Rick
>>>
>>>
wrote:
>>>
>>>>They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
>>>>MaxBlast software.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>"Brad L." > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info
it
>>>>>>gave:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>>>>>>1 39206 1 100%
>>>>>> C: 39205
>>>>>>2 39080 100%
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-
>>
>> DOS
>>
>>>>type
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>partition.
>>>>>
>>>>>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS
overlay
>>>>
>>>>program is used
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than
>>
>> what
>>
>>>>the computer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>can actually support.
>>>>>
>>>>>Were you using any such software on the old hard
drive
>>>>
>>>>(the one that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast,
>>
>> EZDrive,
>>
>>>>and Disk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Manager and they usually announce themselves during
the
>>>>
>>>>boot process,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>>>>>--
>>>>>Microsoft MVP
>>>>>On-Line Help Computer Service
>>>>>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>>>>
>>>>>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>>>>
>>>>don't eat much."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>.
>

[Rick T]

Yup, that's the one(EZ-Bios).

If you go into your BIOS and change the DriveType for your second drive
to whatever the documentation for the EZ-BIOS program tells you to, that
might clear things up.


Rick


Brad L. wrote:

> Close. I have two drives on one cable. One on
> the "master plug" (the new primary drive) and one on
> the "slave plug" (the existing secondary drive). The
> existing secondary drive had been set up with MaxBlast.
> The new primary drive was set up with Fdisk. They are
> both Maxtor but the new primary drive is significantly
> newer but, as far as I can tell, they are comparable (ie
> both are 7200 rpm Ultra ATA 133 drives).
> I do remember one more thing, when originally installing
> the second hard drive, I believe MaxBlast installed
> something called "Easy Bios".
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>< You have two drives each on their own IDE cable... the
>
> main one died
>
>>< and you replaced it, and used Maxblast to install it
>
> (both drives are
>
>>< Maxtor),but now Windows doesn't recognize the second
>
> one even though
>
>>< you haven't touched it.
>><
>>< FDISK/STATUS from a DOS Window produces
>>< Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>>< 1 39206 1 100%
>>< C: 39205
>>< 2 39080 100%
>>
>>I don't think Maxblast would've used a DDO unless it was
>
> necessary (a
>
>>Dynamic Drive Overlay fools a BIOS that can't handle a
>
> large hard drive
>
>>into thinking it's a smaller one); I do note that
>
> (courtesy of cquirke
>
>>in another post) the normal amount of "Free space" on the
>
> first drive is
>
>>usually 8MB, not 1MB though I'm not sure how that could
>
> affect reading
>
>>the second drive.
>>
>>From a DOS Window run FDISK, choose LargeDriveSupport=Y,
>
> select your
>
>>drive and "Display Partition Information"; the
>
> information that it gives
>
>>should be a little more informative than the /STATUS
>
> switch.
>
>>You should also fire up MaxBlast, just to display
>
> information on the
>
>>second drive... see if it says DDO installed.
>>
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
wrote:
>>
>>>Yeah, that's how I set up the new hard drive. Is there
>>>any way to get around the MaxBlast stuff on the
>
> secondary
>
>>>drive without reformatting it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Generally, the "normal" tools of Fdisk and Format are
>>>
>>>enough; only if
>>>
>>>
>>>>something can't be done with them would you use
>
> anything
>
>>>else.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Rick
>>>>
>>>>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>They're Maxtor hard drives so I believe I used the
>>>>>MaxBlast software.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>"Brad L." > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I ran the Fdisk /status command and here's the info
>
> it
>
>>>>>>>gave:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
>>>>>>>1 39206 1 100%
>>>>>>> C: 39205
>>>>>>>2 39080 100%
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fdisk says that the second hard drive contains a non-
>>>
>>>DOS
>>>
>>>
>>>>>type
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>partition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>That typically happens when a third-party BIOS
>
> overlay
>
>>>>>program is used
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>to allow access to a hard drive that is larger than
>>>
>>>what
>>>
>>>
>>>>>the computer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>can actually support.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Were you using any such software on the old hard
>
> drive
>
>>>>>(the one that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>died)? Common names for this include MaxBlast,
>>>
>>>EZDrive,
>>>
>>>
>>>>>and Disk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Manager and they usually announce themselves during
>
> the
>
>>>>>boot process,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>just before the Windows startup splash screen appears.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Microsoft MVP
>>>>>>On-Line Help Computer Service
>>>>>>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>>>>>
>>>>>don't eat much."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>.
>>