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I'm using a Dell 8400 w/Windows XP Pro (Service Pack 2 - with all
current updates)
Problem: My comp can't find my drive(s)
A few days back I bought some memory for my comp. The clerk in the
store read the original packing slip from 3-4 years back on which it
stated which type of memory my comp had. When I put in the memory he
sold me, the comp went weird and came up with the blue screen of death.
(I was grounded to the comp's metal chassis. so I doubt if the chips had
gotten zapped. )
After I took the memory out, I saw that my comp was no longer finding my
2 outboard drives - E: and F:. Not knowing at the time about the MY
COMPUTER | MANAGE bit, I mistakenly went into the F2 comp setup and
changed something in there which referred to drives being on or off. I
now have each drive showing "on."
After I found out about the MY COMPUTER | DISK MANAGEMENT method of
rescanning the drives, I did get my outboard E: and F: drives back.
However, when I turned my comp on today, I find the F: drive is missing
again, and it is not showing up as it previously had yesterday in DISK
MANAGEMENT. (Heck, even my virtual BestCrypt drives show up if I mount
them. They are on the E: drive.)
The drives shown in the F2 setup are:
Diskette Drive A:
SATA 0 (C: drive)
SATA 1 (Unknown)
SATA 2 (Unknown)
SATA 3 (Unknown)
PATA 0 (CD ROM)
When I boot the comp, it does not boot into Windows. It goes to a black
and white screen showing the following:
Drive 1 Not found
Drive 2 Not found
Drive 3 Not found
Drive 5 Not found
Use F1 to Continue or F2 to enter Setup
(I have no idea what happened to Drive 4.)
To say again:
I have one internal HD, which is my C: drive
I have two outboard hard drives, which are my E: & F: drives
I have a single CD drive
I have a single floppy A: drive
The F: drive, which is the one I am not seeing today, is good. It is a
Seagate which I hooked up (USB) to my wife's comp and it showed all my
files.
It also takes my comp almost a minute to reboot. During that time I see
only a blank screen.
I hope someone can solve this, because the comp repair guys in my area
are not too swift. I learned that the hard way - and the expensive way.
current updates)
Problem: My comp can't find my drive(s)
A few days back I bought some memory for my comp. The clerk in the
store read the original packing slip from 3-4 years back on which it
stated which type of memory my comp had. When I put in the memory he
sold me, the comp went weird and came up with the blue screen of death.
(I was grounded to the comp's metal chassis. so I doubt if the chips had
gotten zapped. )
After I took the memory out, I saw that my comp was no longer finding my
2 outboard drives - E: and F:. Not knowing at the time about the MY
COMPUTER | MANAGE bit, I mistakenly went into the F2 comp setup and
changed something in there which referred to drives being on or off. I
now have each drive showing "on."
After I found out about the MY COMPUTER | DISK MANAGEMENT method of
rescanning the drives, I did get my outboard E: and F: drives back.
However, when I turned my comp on today, I find the F: drive is missing
again, and it is not showing up as it previously had yesterday in DISK
MANAGEMENT. (Heck, even my virtual BestCrypt drives show up if I mount
them. They are on the E: drive.)
The drives shown in the F2 setup are:
Diskette Drive A:
SATA 0 (C: drive)
SATA 1 (Unknown)
SATA 2 (Unknown)
SATA 3 (Unknown)
PATA 0 (CD ROM)
When I boot the comp, it does not boot into Windows. It goes to a black
and white screen showing the following:
Drive 1 Not found
Drive 2 Not found
Drive 3 Not found
Drive 5 Not found
Use F1 to Continue or F2 to enter Setup
(I have no idea what happened to Drive 4.)
To say again:
I have one internal HD, which is my C: drive
I have two outboard hard drives, which are my E: & F: drives
I have a single CD drive
I have a single floppy A: drive
The F: drive, which is the one I am not seeing today, is good. It is a
Seagate which I hooked up (USB) to my wife's comp and it showed all my
files.
It also takes my comp almost a minute to reboot. During that time I see
only a blank screen.
I hope someone can solve this, because the comp repair guys in my area
are not too swift. I learned that the hard way - and the expensive way.