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    PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    Dell PC, IDE, 80 GB, Slave drive from HP PC.
    Dell, BIOS , drive displayed
    Boot Dell, OS finds drive, no drive in My Computer
    Control Panel > System, drive displayed
    Properties > Details--displayed
    * So the OS sees the drive, but there is no access to the drive.
    I want to recover data from the drive...photos
    Any ideas why 1/2 the OS sees the drive and 1/2 does not?
    Also, tried to different PCs--Dell, Compaq...same
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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    What operating systems are you trying to access the drive on?
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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    XP / pack-3
    XP Pro / pack -3

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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    Quote Originally Posted by sessi4ml View Post
    XP / pack-3
    XP Pro / pack -3
    Which system does the drive fail to open on?
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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    both

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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    Have you set the Master correctly (that is with a slave)?

    Edit:

    Are you able to check on a different operating system that the drive isn't actually dead?
    Last edited by Nightwalker83; Nov 23rd, 2011 at 08:31 PM. Reason: Adding more!
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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    Have you checked the jumper settings? use cable select on both or set one as master and one as slave.

    Also try reinstalling the drive under device manager.

    Why can't you access it, does it give you a reason?

    Have you tried accessing it through ms-dos?

    You might need to take ownership of the drive and contents under the security\ permissions tab in properties. (Only xp pro, don't think xp home supports advanced sharing.)
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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    have you put the master jumper & slave jumper respectingly on the harddisks ?
    Last edited by moti barski; Nov 24th, 2011 at 05:09 AM.

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    Re: PC: can't find slave drive, sort of

    Also tried Master drive as the second device.

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