Boot Hard disk doesnot show in Disk Management console

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We have one Compaq ML 310 Server with 2 SCSI hard disks running on windows
2000 server with SP4.2 hard diskwith 18.2 GB each.One Disk is partitioned as
follows C:as 6 GB and E: as 11 GB.The second disk is fully partioned as
F:having 17.2 GB.When the Boot Hard disk (Compaq)got failed we installed a
new hardisk (IBM)of same type and restored the whole data including winnt
Folder and registry from a backup tape. after a successfull restoration the
OS and Softwares are working fine.But when we check the Disk management
console the Boot disk i.e) partitions with C: and E: are not showing. Only F:
drive and CD rom is showing in this console.what could be the reason ? is
there any registry modification that i should do to restore my configurations?
 
suraj said:
We have one Compaq ML 310 Server with 2 SCSI hard disks running on windows
2000 server with SP4.2 hard diskwith 18.2 GB each.One Disk is partitioned as
follows C:as 6 GB and E: as 11 GB.The second disk is fully partioned as
F:having 17.2 GB.When the Boot Hard disk (Compaq)got failed we installed a
new hardisk (IBM)of same type and restored the whole data including winnt
Folder and registry from a backup tape. after a successfull restoration the
OS and Softwares are working fine.But when we check the Disk management
console the Boot disk i.e) partitions with C: and E: are not showing. Only F:
drive and CD rom is showing in this console.what could be the reason ? is
there any registry modification that i should do to restore my
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configurations?

Start a Command Prompt and type these commands:

set > c:\test.txt
mountvol >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt

Now paste this information into your reply.
 
Pegasus (MVP) said:
configurations?

Start a Command Prompt and type these commands:

set > c:\test.txt
mountvol >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt

Now paste this information into your reply.
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Pegasus (MVP) said:
configurations?

Start a Command Prompt and type these commands:

set > c:\test.txt
mountvol >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt

Now paste this information into your reply.
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i am sending the content of test.txt file
sorry for delay
 
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=APSTETLEYINDIA
ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\
LOGONSERVER=\\APSTETLEYINDIA
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
OS=Windows_NT
Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
Path=E:\ora8i\bin;E:\ora8i\Apache\Perl\5.00503\bin\mswin32-x86;C:\Program
Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.7\bin;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\VirusScan Engine\4.0.xx\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0204
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
USERDOMAIN=APSTETLEYINDIA
USERNAME=Administrator
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
windir=C:\WINNT
WV_GATEWAY_CFG=E:\ora8i\Apache\modplsql\cfg\wdbsvr.app
Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point.

MOUNTVOL [drive:]path VolumeName
MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /D
MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /L

path Specifies the existing NTFS directory where the mount
point will reside.
VolumeName Specifies the volume name that is the target of the mount
point.
/D Removes the volume mount point from the specified directory.
/L Lists the mounted volume name for the specified directory.

Possible values for VolumeName along with current mount points are:

\\?\Volume{c494ff28-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
*** NO MOUNT POINTS ***

\\?\Volume{c494ff29-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
C:\

\\?\Volume{7bd4bc2f-37df-11da-bee6-000802a385b1}\
E:\

\\?\Volume{81244768-d9d0-11db-ab92-806d6172696f}\
D:\

\\?\Volume{c494ff26-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
A:\
 
suraj said:
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=APSTETLEYINDIA
ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\
LOGONSERVER=\\APSTETLEYINDIA
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
OS=Windows_NT
Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
Path=E:\ora8i\bin;E:\ora8i\Apache\Perl\5.00503\bin\mswin32-x86;C:\Program
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Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.7\bin;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem
;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\VirusScan Engine\4.0.xx\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0204
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
USERDOMAIN=APSTETLEYINDIA
USERNAME=Administrator
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
windir=C:\WINNT
WV_GATEWAY_CFG=E:\ora8i\Apache\modplsql\cfg\wdbsvr.app
Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point.

MOUNTVOL [drive:]path VolumeName
MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /D
MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /L

path Specifies the existing NTFS directory where the mount
point will reside.
VolumeName Specifies the volume name that is the target of the mount
point.
/D Removes the volume mount point from the specified directory.
/L Lists the mounted volume name for the specified directory.

Possible values for VolumeName along with current mount points are:

\\?\Volume{c494ff28-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
*** NO MOUNT POINTS ***

\\?\Volume{c494ff29-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
C:\

\\?\Volume{7bd4bc2f-37df-11da-bee6-000802a385b1}\
E:\

\\?\Volume{81244768-d9d0-11db-ab92-806d6172696f}\
D:\

\\?\Volume{c494ff26-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
A:\
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In your initial post you said that drive C: and E: are not showing.
The data you now post does not support your claim. Two things
are obvious:
- Windows says that the %SystemDrive% is C: and that the
%SystemRoot is C:\WinNT. I cannot imagine that Windows
would boot up successfully against an unmounted drive.
- Mountvol.exe reports that drives C: and E: are both mounted,
again contradicting your first post.
- Drive F: is not mounted.

In other words, the report you post now says exactly the
opposite of your first post.

There is one unmounted volume. You would normally assign a
drive letter from within the Disk Manager but you can also
mount it with this command:

mountvol F: \\?\Volume{c494ff28-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
 
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we have done the "Mountvol>> c:\test.txt" without connecting the F: Drive
That is why F: drive is not showing in the test.txt.
But my question is something different.
when we take the disk managemnt console it doesnot shows any C: and E: Drive.
Only CDrom (D:) and f: Drive are shown in the diskmanagement consol!!!
Under Logical drives it is showing A:,C:,D:,E: AND F: !!!
OS and softwares are working Fine!
One more thing....... both disks are basic and not dynamic
Rgds

Suraj
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Pegasus (MVP) said:
suraj said:
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=APSTETLEYINDIA
ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\
LOGONSERVER=\\APSTETLEYINDIA
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
OS=Windows_NT
Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
Path=E:\ora8i\bin;E:\ora8i\Apache\Perl\5.00503\bin\mswin32-x86;C:\Program
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Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.7\bin;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem
;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\VirusScan Engine\4.0.xx\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0204
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
USERDOMAIN=APSTETLEYINDIA
USERNAME=Administrator
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
windir=C:\WINNT
WV_GATEWAY_CFG=E:\ora8i\Apache\modplsql\cfg\wdbsvr.app
Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point.

MOUNTVOL [drive:]path VolumeName
MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /D
MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /L

path Specifies the existing NTFS directory where the mount
point will reside.
VolumeName Specifies the volume name that is the target of the mount
point.
/D Removes the volume mount point from the specified directory.
/L Lists the mounted volume name for the specified directory.

Possible values for VolumeName along with current mount points are:

\\?\Volume{c494ff28-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
*** NO MOUNT POINTS ***

\\?\Volume{c494ff29-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
C:\

\\?\Volume{7bd4bc2f-37df-11da-bee6-000802a385b1}\
E:\

\\?\Volume{81244768-d9d0-11db-ab92-806d6172696f}\
D:\

\\?\Volume{c494ff26-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
A:\
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In your initial post you said that drive C: and E: are not showing.
The data you now post does not support your claim. Two things
are obvious:
- Windows says that the %SystemDrive% is C: and that the
%SystemRoot is C:\WinNT. I cannot imagine that Windows
would boot up successfully against an unmounted drive.
- Mountvol.exe reports that drives C: and E: are both mounted,
again contradicting your first post.
- Drive F: is not mounted.

In other words, the report you post now says exactly the
opposite of your first post.

There is one unmounted volume. You would normally assign a
drive letter from within the Disk Manager but you can also
mount it with this command:

mountvol F: \\?\Volume{c494ff28-3808-11da-9087-806d6172696f}\
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suraj said:
any idea
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I am unable to reconcile the discrepancies you report
between the output from mountvol.exe and what you
claim you see under the Disk Manager. To me they
appear totally contradictory.
 
can i send pic of disk management and my computer showing?

if u can possible pls send ur mail id
in this post pic posting is possible?
 
suraj said:
can i send pic of disk management and my computer showing?

if u can possible pls send ur mail id
in this post pic posting is possible?
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If you use Outlook Express as your newsreader then you can
attach the screenshot to your reply. If not then you can send
it to pegasus_fnlATyahooDOTcom. Remember to send the
contents of c:\test.txt too:

mountvol > c:\test.txt
dir c:\ >> c:\test.txt
fsutil fsinfo drives >> c:\test.txt
fsutil fsinfo volumeinfo c:\ >> c:\test.txt

You can download fsutil.exe from a number of sites, e.g. from
here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/profwin/pw0902.mspx
 
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