CANT SEE SLAVE DRIVE IN WINDOWS XP PRO

[joeyg2391]

Hi,
I have two drives. The slave drive is NTFS file system and used for backup. I just recently reinstalled Windows but when i go to my computer i dont see my backaup drive. i went to computer management and see it there. It shows it as healthy and active. It also has the name i gave it.(storage) the problem is when i try to assisgn it a drive letter i can't. everthying is greyed out. the only option is to format. I can't do that since i have important data on there. My primary drive is NTFS. Everything looks normal but i cant assign a drive letter. so what i did was to reinstall again. the installation windows shows my primary drive with C: next to it and my backup drive with F: next to it. Any suggestions on how i cant get my data back. My cousin has an external case he is going to let me borrow, so hopefully that helps. but i want to know is there any other way besides this. Thanks

 

[shortylickens]

I've had similar problems but need some more info.

Are you saying that when you go to Computer Management (then Disk Management) and right-click on the drive you dont have the option to check 'properties' or 'change drive letter and paths'?
If you do, I would Remove the drive and then Add it again. Or Change the Letter a few times to see if it picks up.

If you cant, then the Device Manager and your drivers are a better place to start troubleshooting before the Disk Management.

 

[shortylickens]

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[joeyg2391]

THE answer is yes to your first question. I cant do anything. I did delete the drive but the same thing happens

 

[joeyg2391]

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sideswipe001]

Go back to disk management.
Right click on the F:
"Mark Partition as Active"
That should fix it.


If you can't do that (greyed out) you might be in trouble. Did you make it a Dynamic Disk in your old install? If you did, you might not be able to get it back without formatting.

 

[joeyg2391]

What does dynamic disk mean? I dont think i did that but wanted to know what is mean. Options are greyed out. I could only convert to dynamic disk but risk losing my data

 

[joeyg2391]

what it work if i put it on an external HD case and connect through USB