just installed win7. device mang. sees my ide hdd but nothe restofpc


  1. bigjoncoop
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    winbdows 7 32bit
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    just installed win7. device mang. sees my ide hdd but nothe restofpc


    hey fellaz.

    i was running vista. i have on hdd thats sata and one thats ide. whe i installed win7 i ran into troucle. i had to disconnect the ide hdd and then the install went fine.

    after win7 booted and everything is working fine. i reconnected my ide drive and my pc doesnt even recignize it. but if i go into device manager it shows up.

    whats wrong?? thx
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  3. GokAy
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    The IDE HDD may be dying. Or the cables going bad.

    However, open Disk Management and see if it is recognized and has a drive letter assigned to it.
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