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Old July 20th 07, 09:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Michael
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Default Internal HD "NOT" Recognized by "My Computer" (This is an Add-

I seem to remember that in XP there was a setting that limited the drive
letters visable. Perhaps there is something in Vista of same function (did
not find it with casual check). You might try changing drive letter to as
low as possible without messing with your primary drive.

Michael

"Seidell23231" wrote in message
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Hey Freddy,

Been there and tried that. The drive is designated as drive "T" and has
been formatted. Disk Mgmt shows it as Online and Healthy. The drive
shows
up here with no issues and shows in device mgr, also with no issues. NOT
showing under the old title, my computer. Whats next?

"freddy" wrote:

Seidell23231,

Try assigning a drive letter in Disk Management. Right click Computer
(formerly My Computer), then select Manage, and then Disk Management.
You
can also partition and format there. Once you get there, it's pretty
much
self explanatory.
--
freddy


"Seidell23231" wrote:

Hello ALL,

Background:
I have a Sony VAIO VGC RA-710G (Liquid Cooled, Runs Silent); P4 3.2
EE/HT,
3GB PC3200 RAM, ATI 1600XT 512MB GDDR 3, Vista Ultimate 32-Bit, Seagate
500GB
16MB Burst Internal (Ultra ATA), Western Digital 750GB External, Both @
7200RPM, Sony DVD/CD DL R/RW +/-, LG DVD/CD R/RW +/- Lightscribe,
Logitech
G15 (Keyboard Illuminates and has a small LCD Screen), Bose Companion 5
5.1
Dolby Digital USB Speakers, Acer AL 2216W 22" WS LCD Screen and a Power
Supply of 350:

Situation:
Rather than having my original HD just sitting around collecting dust,
I
have decided to add it to the system as the Internal Slave HD. The HD
is a
Hitachi Deskstar 250GB @ 7200RPM. As noted above, this will be the
"3rd" HD
for this system, 2 internal and 1 external.

Problem / Question:
The HD (The add-on internal) is recognized prior to Boot into Windows.
It is
recognized in the Device Management area. It is recognized in the Admin
Tools
Computer Management area as an "Online" Drive, where it has been
formatted
and partitioned. HOWEVER, it is NOT recognized by "My Computer", its a
NO
Show in that area! There are NO error codes for system messages coming
up
indicating a problem.

So how can it appear in every area, except that one? I'm Baffled,
Someone
show me the light...

Joey