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re: hdd disappears
Friday, November 9, 2001 at 8:03 am
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Posted by whales (16 messages posted)


is the second hdd registered in bios as a slave and saved on closing? Could it be the cmos battery is playing up - why not change the battery as a starting point and let's see what happens next...


On Friday, November 9, 2001 at 6:17 am, Ben wrote:
>I've noticed sometimes my extra hdd will just disappear, and cant be accessed until 
>i totally shut down the computer (restart doesnt seem to do it). the drive letters 
>are still correct, just that D is missing
>
>my main hdd in ntfs format, and the one that disappears is fat32. i think perhaps 
>it has somethign to do with XP putting the hdds to sleep after 20 mins, set in the 
>power control panel?
>any suggestions?



Written in response to:
hdd disappears (Ben: Friday, November 9, 2001 at 6:17 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: hdd disappears (Walter: Saturday, November 10, 2001 at 8:56 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-hdd disappears (Ben: Fri, Nov 9, 2001, 6:17 am)
-re: hdd disappears (whales: Fri, Nov 9, 2001, 8:03 am)
-re: hdd disappears (Walter: Sat, Nov 10, 2001, 8:56 pm)
*re: hdd disappears (whales: Sun, Nov 11, 2001, 1:48 pm)
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