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shenfo
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_ 		24. August 2004 @ 18:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have an externl usb 2.0 hard dirve. its really an enclosure wtih a western digital 40gb on it. i plugged it into my usb port, turned it on and windows xp installed the drivers for it and all that. i went to my computer to look at it but its not there. i found it in the device manager and there are no errors but no matter what i do i cant find it in my computer.
i have a dell dimension 4600, windows xp pro, 512 ram, 80gb internal, 2.8 ghz.

any help would be gretaly appreciated
thanks in advance
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chthomson
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_ 		24. August 2004 @ 19:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi shenfo
Has the drive been partitioned, formatted and assigned a drive letter. You can checked that via Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.

I hope this helps
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Buik
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_ 		24. August 2004 @ 20:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
chthomson: I think you are on track.

shenfo: You do need to format the HD. If it is not drive "C", Windows is not going to prompt you to do this.

This is from a "RAID" drive experience.

TC
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shenfo
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_ 		2. September 2004 @ 06:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
but how do i format it, if i cant find it anywhere?
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shenfo
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_ 		2. September 2004 @ 07:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
and where is admin tools and all that?
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chthomson
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_ 		2. September 2004 @ 07:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi shenfo

Try Control Panel - Performance and Maintenance - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.

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