Help I lost a drive

damon2 · 09-23-2005, 01:23 PM

This is a bit of an old problem, but thought I'd try to find a solution...I had a new motherboard put in...and after getting my computer back, the parrtioned drive was "gone"...by gone I mean when I go to My computer..my c drive is there all 88.6 gigs, but the other drive (whose letter I don't recall, it came partioned with the xp restore files and who knows what else on it) doesn't appear. Since the HD is 100 gig, clearly the partioned one is there but I have no idea how to access it.

HP PAvillion xt 978
xp home edition

dai · 09-23-2005, 03:21 PM

what can you see in disk management

damon2 · 09-24-2005, 09:43 AM

~slapping myself in the head~....

duh

forgot there was a disk management tool....it shows the disk...titled HP_Recovery, no letter assigned to it...at a size of 4.4 gb...oddly it also shows my C drive listed at 87.5, which don't add up to 100 but with almost 48gb free, that's really not much of a problem....it also shows the recovery drive as being FAT 32 if that makes a difference, with the c drive being ntfs, both show as being healthy

and btw, you helped me out with a bsod problem back in the spring...was an oveheating problm, don't recall if I ever thanked you or not..if I didn't..thanks

dai · 09-24-2005, 10:47 AM

i think the hp recovery partition is usually D,don't have much to do with hp,assign D to it and see if you can then see it

damon2 · 09-25-2005, 09:42 AM

went to computer management, and right clicked the drive and in the box that popped up the only option I had was "help"...tried the same on the c drive and got a list of options which included change drive letter....and for reference...d is the cd drive, e is the dvd..f is the zip drive..not that I think any of that makes a difference...

dai · 09-25-2005, 11:36 AM

the recovery drive is usually hidden and your restore disks access it when required,i don't have much to do with this type of comp so i am not much help

damon2 · 09-25-2005, 11:33 PM

hmmmmm....then maybe I'm not supposed to see it under my computer?

dai · 09-26-2005, 02:08 AM

i don't think you are supposed to see it,ran into this
http://desktops.engadget.com/entry/1234000957052940/

09-23-2005, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
damon2 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25 OS: xp	Help I lost a drive This is a bit of an old problem, but thought I'd try to find a solution...I had a new motherboard put in...and after getting my computer back, the parrtioned drive was "gone"...by gone I mean when I go to My computer..my c drive is there all 88.6 gigs, but the other drive (whose letter I don't recall, it came partioned with the xp restore files and who knows what else on it) doesn't appear. Since the HD is 100 gig, clearly the partioned one is there but I have no idea how to access it. HP PAvillion xt 978 xp home edition Last edited by damon2 : 09-23-2005 at 01:31 PM.

09-23-2005, 03:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,344 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	what can you see in disk management __________________

09-24-2005, 09:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
damon2 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25 OS: xp	~slapping myself in the head~.... duh forgot there was a disk management tool....it shows the disk...titled HP_Recovery, no letter assigned to it...at a size of 4.4 gb...oddly it also shows my C drive listed at 87.5, which don't add up to 100 but with almost 48gb free, that's really not much of a problem....it also shows the recovery drive as being FAT 32 if that makes a difference, with the c drive being ntfs, both show as being healthy and btw, you helped me out with a bsod problem back in the spring...was an oveheating problm, don't recall if I ever thanked you or not..if I didn't..thanks Last edited by damon2 : 09-24-2005 at 09:50 AM.

09-24-2005, 10:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,344 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	i think the hp recovery partition is usually D,don't have much to do with hp,assign D to it and see if you can then see it __________________

09-25-2005, 11:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,344 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	the recovery drive is usually hidden and your restore disks access it when required,i don't have much to do with this type of comp so i am not much help __________________

09-25-2005, 09:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
damon2 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25 OS: xp	went to computer management, and right clicked the drive and in the box that popped up the only option I had was "help"...tried the same on the c drive and got a list of options which included change drive letter....and for reference...d is the cd drive, e is the dvd..f is the zip drive..not that I think any of that makes a difference...

09-25-2005, 11:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
damon2 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25 OS: xp	hmmmmm....then maybe I'm not supposed to see it under my computer?

09-26-2005, 02:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,344 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	i don't think you are supposed to see it,ran into this http://desktops.engadget.com/entry/1234000957052940/ __________________