Harddrive disabled?

StevenThehRo · 11-04-2009, 12:25 PM

Ok, I used BelarcAdvisor (belarc.com) and it brings up all my computer specs and something caught my eye:

MAXTOR STM3320620AS [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 1, SMART Status: Healthy
ST3160812AS [Hard drive] -- disabled

I went to my computer -> right click Data drive -> and I see that it has 136MB used space..298GB free space. -> Go to hardware tab -> Double click ST3160812AS and a window pops up for it..but it wont let me change anything. I can't select the drop down menu for Device usage..it's all grayed out, unlike my MAXTOR STM3320620AS window.

Any ideas how to turn that thing on and get all that space?

**raptor_pa** · 11-04-2009, 01:39 PM

Is this an external or internal drive. What does disk management show for space useage?

StevenThehRo · 11-04-2009, 02:01 PM

This is internal. And what do you mean disk management?

**raptor_pa** · 11-04-2009, 04:44 PM

Right click my computer, select manage, then disk management in the left pane.

11-04-2009, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
StevenThehRo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 37 OS: Windows Xp Media Center sp3	Harddrive disabled? Ok, I used BelarcAdvisor (belarc.com) and it brings up all my computer specs and something caught my eye: MAXTOR STM3320620AS [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 1, SMART Status: Healthy ST3160812AS [Hard drive] -- disabled I went to my computer -> right click Data drive -> and I see that it has 136MB used space..298GB free space. -> Go to hardware tab -> Double click ST3160812AS and a window pops up for it..but it wont let me change anything. I can't select the drop down menu for Device usage..it's all grayed out, unlike my MAXTOR STM3320620AS window. Any ideas how to turn that thing on and get all that space?

11-04-2009, 01:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,847 OS: XP	Re: Harddrive disabled? Is this an external or internal drive. What does disk management show for space useage? __________________

11-04-2009, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
StevenThehRo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 37 OS: Windows Xp Media Center sp3	Re: Harddrive disabled? This is internal. And what do you mean disk management?

11-04-2009, 04:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,847 OS: XP	Re: Harddrive disabled? Right click my computer, select manage, then disk management in the left pane. __________________