Multiple IDE/ESDI drives

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Can I configure XP SP2 to run more than four disc drives? I want to use an
external drive for storage but even with the two optical drives uninstalled
the computer will not access it. Windows Explorer assigns it a letter but
will not read or write files to it. The external drive works perfectly on my
laptop, both machines run the same OS.
 
XP can run as many drives as youre hardware will support & power.Try going
to run,type:diskmgmt.msc If it shows,L.click on it,go to
options,all,select make
active,close out.If it doesnt show,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:DiskPart
In DiskPart type:list disk Type:list volume Type:HELP To see how to add a
volume or disk.....
 
The drive does not appear in Disk Manager, and I'm afraid my programming is
not up to adding a new drive in DiskPart, which doesn't show it in List Disk.
I don't understand why Explorer names the drive, Device Manager says it is
working normally, but nothing else I try seems to recognise or even see it.
 
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