thank you all very much. i think it's always good to round off a thread of posts with what actually worked in the end. too often the solution disappears b/c the problem has been fixed and the user sees no need to return.
so out of respect for your great help and your time, here's what happened...
thank you both for answering my post. both suggestions are very helpful.
the drive didnt come with any software, barebones oem it is, so dont have much to scan it.
i am strongly believing that there is some kind of corruption to the tables or something like this -- i cant think of what else...
I am trying to get windows to see this new sata drive on xp box. drive is there, has data because it was once connected before, all cables and connections are good. adaptec sata host controller (pci card) is installed and recognized. windows will NOT recognize the drive or give it a drive letter...
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