How to activate 2nd partition on a IDE drive.


  1. mrnickname
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    How to activate 2nd partition on a IDE drive.


    So here's my problem y'all.

    I've connected my old IDE drive via Unitek Adapter.
    The drive has 2 partitions but I can only access 1 of them. The other one is marked as inactive, and the
    "activate it" option is not available in disk management . I also tried Partition Wizard, it doesn't work.
    So my question is, does anybody know how to access/activate it?
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  3. Berton
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.10, Linux Mint 17, Windows 10 Pro TP
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    If the HDD is from a brand/OEM computer it may have the Factory Restore files on it and can't be accessed/changed. But I use GPARTED to delete such partitions when cleaning a drive for re-use.
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