HD Disappeared from My Computer
I have a 250gb Maxtor ATA HDD (about 4-5 yrs old maybe) in my computer that I've been using as a backup and general file storage drive for a long time. Recently, I've noticed it to be missing from My Computer. Typically this only happens after I've hibernated the computer, but re-appears every time after a restart. I've hibernated and restarted the computer many times, but it still hasn't come back. Is the drive dead, wired wrong (slave/pri, all that), or what? Any ideas? Thanks
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Here's my configuration... let me know if you see a problem.
IDE Master - Maxtor 250gb
IDE Slave - DVD Drive
Floppy - Floppy
SATA 1 - WD Raptor X (C: Drive)
SATA 2 - empty
I think it was getting messed up because although the Maxtor drive was plugged into the Master SLOT on the motherboard, I was using an IDE cable with 2 plugs on it (one master, one slave - like THIS). The drive was connected to the connector labeled Slave.
Hopefully this fixes it. Thanks
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try a different IDE port on the motherboard. if that works, be happy or RMA the board if you think you'll need 2 IDE eventually.