Foreign (Dynamic) disk in Windows 7 Home

k888

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I upgraded to Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium from a XP installation with two hard disks. The result is that I now cannot read the second disk although it appears in the BIOS setup.

In the Computer Management > Disk Management it is shown as a Dynamic Foreign disk with no other information. How the drive got the dynamic status is a puzzle to me.

I understand that the Vista Home cannot read Dynamic disks and I assume that the same applies in Windows 7.

My problem is how do I read the data that is on this disk. I do not want to go to the expense of upgrading Windows 7.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus
OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
ASUS
Memory
2G
Welcome to Seven Forums k888. Thie disk is showing as foreign because you imported it from XP. Just right-click the disk and then click Import Foreign Disks. Everything on the disk should become visible and accessible when you import the disk. A Guy
 

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Windows 10 Home x64
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INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
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ASUS P7P55D
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HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
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EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
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LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
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ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
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