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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: DKC on January 31, 2009, 09:40:46 AM

Title: can not fine HDD
Post by: DKC on January 31, 2009, 09:40:46 AM

I cleaned and reformatted a drive (F:) with wipedrive (white canyon) and now I can not find it, it is in device manager and says it is working but can not find it in My Computer....OS is on a raid (C:)  this was a data disk I tried the install new hardware wizard ........It does show it in the devices with removable storage how do I move it?   ..... can you help.....thanks

Title: Re: can not fine HDD
Post by: patio on January 31, 2009, 03:41:38 PM

It needs formatting after wiping...

Title: Re: can not fine HDD
Post by: DKC on January 31, 2009, 05:28:37 PM

It is shown as a removable disk drive and if i try to format it says insert disk?

Title: Re: can not fine HDD
Post by: patio on February 01, 2009, 06:40:56 AM

Where is it shown this way ? ?
Your description is vague...

Title: Re: can not fine HDD
Post by: xavier on February 01, 2009, 07:57:45 AM

Right click on my computer> manage>discmanagment>what do you see?

Title: Re: can not fine HDD
Post by: Kurtiskain on February 02, 2009, 12:06:36 AM

What did the hard drive do to deserve a fine?

Title: Re: can not fine HDD
Post by: patio on February 02, 2009, 08:31:14 AM

It ran a Stop sign...

Title: Re: can not fine HDD
Post by: Kurtiskain on February 02, 2009, 08:55:53 PM

Quote from: xavier on February 01, 2009, 07:57:45 AM

Right click on my computer> manage>discmanagment>what do you see?

Or instead, click start > run.

Type in diskmgmt.msc and push enter

Tell us what it says about your hard drive