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Need to retrieve data from a 2nd sata hd

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by bbalint1

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Hi,
I just built a computer with a gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2 motherboard. I want to add a 2nd hard drive (both are Sata) and retrieve as much info as I can from it. The old disk has the same xp installation on it.

I have the bios set to boot only from the first sata drive, so everything starts up fine.

the bios sees the old HD, but can't say what the size of the drive is. And windows pro xp sp2 doesn't see the drive (or, of course, assign a letter).

The raid is disabled in the bios. that didn't help.

any ideas? thanks!

bill

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by oh smeg

To see if the drive is showing up there. If it is you can assign it a Drive Letter and access th drive directly from there.

If it doesn't come up as Formatter but shows as blank you may get away with a Check Disk Repair Option as the MBR may be different causing the drive to be unreadable. However if that doesn't work to bring back the drive you will need some form of Data Recovery Software.

Personally I prefer to do things like this from a External USB Caddy where I have more control over the drive and what is done to it.

Col

by bbalint1

I don't see the disk in the disk management window == there is a blank disk but it says it's only 5 GB and it may be part of the 200 GB disk that's working--it says it's an EISA configuration. I can't tell.

The hd is running -- it has power, the bios knows it's a western digital drive, but that's it.

I appreciate your suggestions!

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