Windows 7: Old working slave drive no longer showing up

AOTA · 14 May 2011

this is what happens

DocBrown · 14 May 2011

I'm still stumped, as to why it is Recovery & looks like it is hidden

I asked for help, but I don't think he will be back ON until tomorrow.

AOTA · 15 May 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown

I'm still stumped, as to why it is Recovery & looks like it is hidden

I asked for help, but I don't think he will be back ON until tomorrow.

any reply yet?

Bare Foot Kid · 22 May 2011

Hello mate.

Was this an old OEM installed Hard Disk Drive that came from a builder with an OS installed and a recovery partition, that you expanded and converted to a storage drive?

If you right click somewhere here you don't get an option to assign it a drive letter?

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AOTA · 22 May 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Bare Foot Kid

Hello mate.

Was this an old OEM installed Hard Disk Drive that came from a builder with an OS installed and a recovery partition, that you expanded and converted to a storage drive?

If you right click somewhere here you don't get an option to assign it a drive letter?

No, this was a third-party drive I bought separately. I have been using it for over a year now with no problems. I only started having issues with it when I upgraded to x64 bit windows.

For the right clicking thing, no. as shown in your attached picture, the only option I have is help.

Bare Foot Kid · 22 May 2011

Here what I would suggest to try and give it a drive letter.

Open an elevated command window and enter the commands listed below hitting the enter key after each command.

Since it seems from the snips that you will be able to tell which drive is which by looking at the partition listings.

diskpart <enter>

list disk

select disk 1

list partition
if it lists a single partition you know you have the correcd drive.

select partition 1

assign

exit

exit

That should assign it a drive letter if it is able, be sure to keep us informed.

AOTA · 22 May 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Bare Foot Kid

Here what I would suggest to try and give it a drive letter.

Open an elevated command window and enter the commands listed below hitting the enter key after each command.

Since it seems from the snips that you will be able to tell which drive is which by looking at the partition listings.

diskpart <enter>

list disk

select disk 1

list partition
if it lists a single partition you know you have the correcd drive.

select partition 1

assign

exit

exit

That should assign it a drive letter if it is able, be sure to keep us informed.

THANK YOU! this worked perfectly! I now have my old drive back!

Thank you Barefootkid and Docbrown for all your help!

Bare Foot Kid · 22 May 2011

I'm very glad you got it working and thanks for letting us know it's sorted.

... and a thank you to DocBrown for sending me a message to have a look at this for you.

Windows 7: Old working slave drive no longer showing up

Old working slave drive no longer showing up problems?