Hardrive not recognize by my computer

c156787 · 04-14-2007, 04:02 AM

Hello,

I am new to this forum.

I have a 60 GB excelstor hardrive that I used as an external one with the help of a USD 2.0 to IDE adapter. My operating system is Windows XP and my computer is a laptop IBM Thinkpad. The hardrive was working well until I plugged back the removable CD drive. Now, this hardrive appears in disk management as an unallocated one and there is no letter assigned to it in my computer.

How can I reassigned a letter to it without losing the datas I have saved on this hardrive?

I have tried to plug it to other computer but it is also not recognized.

Thanks

Haz567 · 04-14-2007, 05:09 AM

In disk management, import foreign disk?

You might have to google that one, just last night i installed a hard drive that wouldn't recognise. I remember reading something about that option.

**linderman** · 04-14-2007, 06:51 AM

I have seen this problem several times, I used Getdatagack to recover the drive

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04-14-2007, 04:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
c156787 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Hardrive not recognize by my computer Hello, I am new to this forum. I have a 60 GB excelstor hardrive that I used as an external one with the help of a USD 2.0 to IDE adapter. My operating system is Windows XP and my computer is a laptop IBM Thinkpad. The hardrive was working well until I plugged back the removable CD drive. Now, this hardrive appears in disk management as an unallocated one and there is no letter assigned to it in my computer. How can I reassigned a letter to it without losing the datas I have saved on this hardrive? I have tried to plug it to other computer but it is also not recognized. Thanks

04-14-2007, 05:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Haz567 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 62 OS: XP	Re: Hardrive not recognize by my computer In disk management, import foreign disk? You might have to google that one, just last night i installed a hard drive that wouldn't recognise. I remember reading something about that option.

04-14-2007, 06:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Hardrive not recognize by my computer I have seen this problem several times, I used Getdatagack to recover the drive www.runtime.org __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial