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Internal HD "NOT" Recognized by "My Computer" (This is an Add-On H
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 |