Only one of 3 partitions shows up

liammaps · 08-26-2006, 06:06 PM

Hi everyone,
I have a problem and would appreciate any help.
I bought an enclosure for the internal hard drive from my old computer and have been using it ever since as an external backup drive. My problem is that a couple of weeks ago I tried to turn it on and only one of its three partitions showed up, and I can't get the other two to appear ever since. Is anyone familiar with this kind of problem. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

**Ralck** · 08-26-2006, 06:08 PM

What operating system are you trying to connect this harddrive to? Also, what format are the other two partitions?

liammaps · 08-26-2006, 06:14 PM

Thanks for the reply. I'm working with Windows XP. I am not sure what you mean by the format of the other partitions (I am not much of a computer expert). It used to be the internal hard drive on my old computer. It had 3 partitions (C, D, and E). It had Windows XP as the operating system, and the system was on C. Now, only what used to be C is showing up when I connect it to my computer, and the other ones (D and E) have disappeared. I hope this gives a clearer picture.

**Ralck** · 08-26-2006, 06:47 PM

So your old C drive shows up as D or E (or what ever is the next drive letter after your CD-roms)? Open up that partition and check to make sure it's not all three partitions together.

liammaps · 08-26-2006, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralck

So your old C drive shows up as D or E (or what ever is the next drive letter after your CD-roms)? Open up that partition and check to make sure it's not all three partitions together.

It does show up as E, but it's only what used to be C. It all worked fine until a couple of weeks ago. The partitions, which used to be C, D, and E on my old comp turned into E, F, and G on the new one, but now F and G have disappeared and there is only E.

08-26-2006, 06:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
liammaps Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Only one of 3 partitions shows up Hi everyone, I have a problem and would appreciate any help. I bought an enclosure for the internal hard drive from my old computer and have been using it ever since as an external backup drive. My problem is that a couple of weeks ago I tried to turn it on and only one of its three partitions showed up, and I can't get the other two to appear ever since. Is anyone familiar with this kind of problem. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

08-26-2006, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	What operating system are you trying to connect this harddrive to? Also, what format are the other two partitions? __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

08-26-2006, 06:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	So your old C drive shows up as D or E (or what ever is the next drive letter after your CD-roms)? Open up that partition and check to make sure it's not all three partitions together. __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

08-26-2006, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
liammaps Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Thanks for the reply. I'm working with Windows XP. I am not sure what you mean by the format of the other partitions (I am not much of a computer expert). It used to be the internal hard drive on my old computer. It had 3 partitions (C, D, and E). It had Windows XP as the operating system, and the system was on C. Now, only what used to be C is showing up when I connect it to my computer, and the other ones (D and E) have disappeared. I hope this gives a clearer picture.