"Lynn" <manxcatq@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uLjVLPDDGHA.3992@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi there,
>
> Well, if there's a problem, I'll find it, but this is a new and extremely
> exasparating one for me.
>
> Just reformatted my C: Drive with Windows XP Pro. After installing a few
> bits of software for hardware from disk (Nero, Monitor, Fax Modem) I then
> discovered that I was missing my 2nd hard disk drive (normally assigned as
> D. I then find that my CD-ROM and DVD drives have the incorrect letters
> mapped to them. Both hard drives are internal. No external drives here.
>
> Upon checking in Control Panel... System,... I see the two hard drives are
> present (both in Safe and Normal mode). However, the one drive ST340214A
has
> Disable as an option, whereas the other hard drive, ST360015A has no
Disable
> feature.
>
> How do I tell the system to map my 2nd hard drive (which I think is the
15A)
> back to being D: drive? The CD-ROM is currently D: (should be E:, and the
> DVD drive is currently E: (should be F:. The C: and A: drives are both
> correct (main hard disk C: and 1.44 MB Floppy A:.
>
> I have never personally seen this problem before and really have no idea
on
> how to proceed so I would really appreciate guidance here.
>
> What would happen if I reformat again? Would the 2nd hard disk re-appear?
I
> need that disk drive back as it has a few years of data stored on it which
I
> need! I know I reformatted the (correct) C: drive.
>
> As yet, I have only re-formatted C:, and then put on the software for my
fax
> modem, Nero/InCD, then NVidia graphics card drivers, and lastly the
monitor.
> No printer or scanner software installed (not connected yet), and
definitely
> didn't reach my XP Pro SP2 disk!
>
> I'd really appreciate help here please! Thanks to you all in hopeful
> anticipation of solving the problem here.
>
> TTFN...
>
> Lynn

Your first check must be to watch your BIOS messages
early during the boot phase. Can you see both disks?

The next step should be to find out if the file structure
on your second disk is intact. Here is how to do it:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from www.bootdisk.com.
2. Run this command: ntfsdos /L:MNOP
3. Check if you can see your files and folders on drives M:, N:, O: or P:.