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RE: SATA Drive unrecognized in Vista Ultimate
....and the File System type is NTFS...
"Albert Trudeau" wrote:
> I'm still looking for a solution for my problem.
>
> I have installed a 'secondary' SATA HDD and though you can see it in the
> "Disk Management" window (Computer Management Console), there isn't a drive
> letter assigned, nor can I assign a drive letter.
>
> The 'Volume' column shows the drive (without an assigned drive letter)
> The 'Layout' column shows "Simple" (just like the C: drive)
> The 'Type' is "Basic" (just like the C: drive)
> The 'File System' is blank (whereas the C: drive shows NTFS)
> The 'Status' is "Healthy, (Active, Primary Partition); (whereas the C: drive
> is listed as "Healthy (System, Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary
> Partition))
>
> The only anomaly listed above is under the "%Free" column; this is at 100%
> -- which is, of course, false. This is my Backup D: drive that is listed in
> Windows XP Professional, etc.
>
> The 'pop-up' menu will only list 'Delete Volume' and 'Help'. All other
> selections are unavailable (ghosted out).
>
> This 'glitch' is preventing me from running Vista full-time. I would love
> to hear a solution as soon as possible. Thank you.
>
> Albert Trudeau
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