How do I format a 2nd hardrive ?

[windowsill]

I installed an IBM DeskStar75GXP ATA/100 IDE hardrive as a primary slave on my W2000 SP1 system. My motherboard only has UDMA 33 but the IBM doc says this is OK, the drive will just run slower. BIOS recognizes the drive, and the Add Hardware wizard says its working perfectly, but it doesn't show up in Explorer. Computer Mgt - Disk Mgt shows the drive as "Disk 1, unknown, 28.62 GB, online", but FORMAT is not an option. I'm stumped, how do I format this drive ?

 

[gfincati]

Try Partitionmagic

 

[AnonGod]

Coupla thoughts - I don't know exactly, but might get around to the answer.
1st - Install SP1 - This has solved MANY hard drive problems. See if that fixes everything magically.
If not... Under Disk Management--->
--Right Click in the partition area of the drive... does it give you an option to delete the current partition? - delete it.
--Right Click the drive itself, just to the left of the partition area. Is there any type of "Import" or "Refresh" or any other options? - Try them out.
--If these do not work, I'd try removing the drive, boot up comp, remove the drive from Disk Manager if present, power down, re-insert drive, boot up, and re-try above steps for finding and initialing drives.

Please post back with results.
Good Luck.
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"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing."

 

[MasterRacker]

Any time you add a new drive you need to use the disk administrator to a) create a partition (and commit changes), b) assign a drive letter (and commit changes) then c) format it.
Jeff
masterracker@hotmail.com

If everything seems to be going well: you don't have enough information.......

 

[windowsill]

AnonGod

-- SP1 was installed.
-- When I right click in the partition area all I have is PROPERTIES.
-- When I right click the drive (note the status is UNALLOCATED), I have PROPERTIES and WRITE SIGNATURE, which will allow me to make it a DYNAMIC drive.
-- I tried removing the drive, booting up, (the drive was not there), powered down, reconnected drive, booted up, and I right where I started.
-- Any other ideas ?
-- Thanks

 

[AnonGod]

Nope, not really - last thing I would try is to leave drive in, re-install SP1, and see if that does anything - if not, try to get support from the drive manufacture.

Good luck - this is out of my range.
There are a lot of knowledgable people in here, maybe they will have something to say.

>:O> anongod@hotmail.com

"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing."

 

[AnonGod]

lingering thoughts - what does fdisk do?
>:O> anongod@hotmail.com

"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing."

 

[windowsill]

This is an NTFS system, so no fdisk.

 

[thomasss]

Make sure the disc jumpers are set correctly.

 

[AnonGod]

hmm... good point - jumpers.
I understand that fdisk does not handle NTFS, but I'm curious if you can partition it with fdisk, and maybe even format it in dos, then see if 2000 will see it. If you cannot see the drive or partition it in dos, then you have ruled out the OS, and have found the drive to be faulty.
Good Luck.
>:O> anongod@hotmail.com

"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing."

 

[windowsill]

Thanks to all those who advised. I solved my problem by making the new drive my primary master, disconnecting my original C disk, and booting from the install w2000 CD.
After install formatted the new drive and began copying files, I powered off, reconnected my original C, made the new drive a primary slave, powered on, and viola, I now have a new logical drive. Why I had to do it this way I guess I'll never know.