You need to run the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to gain access to those items, but there are a couple of "fix" files available for this problem which will save you the hassle (and potential danger)...

There is no power supply on the hard drive itself, but if you mean the power connector, then the side of the cable which has the colored stripe along it would conventionally be nearest that...

You're welcome- glad we could help :)

If you do decide to buy an ATA controller card, I'd suggest one of models made by Promise Technology (http://www.promise.com).

No problem- I've moved this to the correct forum. :)

If you have the physical space to mount another drive, but both IDE channels/cables already have 2 drives on them, you will need to install an...

Great- thanks for posting that link! I only did a quick look through Adobe's site, and I didn't see that article.

The acrxxx.tmp files are temp files created by Adobe Acrobat. The fact that they accumulate is a known problem; if the number of these files stored on your computer exceeds 65,536, your computer may...

Is it just Windows that doesn't recognize the drive, or does the computer's BIOS not even detect that the drive is at least physically present?

What you describe could certainly be the early warning signs of a dying drive. Both Maxtor and Western Digital have diagnostic utilities available which will test the integrity of their drives; if...

Hopefully you can avoid a reformat. Here are a couple of links containing suggestions for dealing with a Dynamic Disk which is reported as "Unreadable":
...

* By "quit working", do you mean that it just stopped appearing in Windows when you plugged it in, or did it/does it exhibit some other kind of symptom?

* Are you having problems with any other...

I think that's your clue- the disk was formatted as (or converted to) a Dynamic disk, and Dynamic disks are handled differently than "Basic" disks. Do not try to convert the disk back to a Basic...

D-oh! :mrgreen:
Seriously though- glad you found the fix.

Good find- the card is made by a Chinese manufacturere named "Sanxi". Unfortunately, their web site is basically horrendous, probably even more so since I'm trying to navigate the English version of...

The "ULI M5285" number is only the identifier for the main controller chip on your card; I'll need at least a brand name for the card itself in order to help you find the right driver software. Look...

Windows doesn't recognize your SATA card, so you'll need to load the card's drivers (probably from floppy) at the appropriate point in the Windows installation procedure.

If you give us the exact...

If you've actually been installing programs on the second hard drive, you won't be able to get everything back on to one drive without reinstalling those programs. At issue is the fact that every...

Hi please help me,

First of all- welcome to DaniWeb :)

We ask that members not tag their questions on to a thread previously started by another member (regardless of how similar your problem...

One common cause for that exact problem, and the fix:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q270008/

Although the article pertains to Win 2000, I've seen the problem occur with XP as well;...

One common cause for that exact problem, and the fix:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q270008/

Although the article pertains to Win 2000, I've seen the problem occur with XP as well;...

Does the BIOS see slave drives on the Secondary IDE channel?

If the drive supports the 3Gb/s rate, get a 3Gb/s controller; if the drive only supports the 1.5Gb/s rate, the choice is up to you. A 3Gb/s controller is backward-compatible with 1.5Gb/s devices, but...

OK- repost if you have any questions.

A SATA PCI Controller card is what you need. There are a number of brands/models available; the price range is about $20-$55 USD.

How much success you'll have depends on the type and severity of the problem. Here are some links (in no particular order) which discuss data recovery options and utilities for different kinds of...

Let's go a level deeper- are any/all of the devices correctly detected in the BIOS's setup?
Reboot your computer, get into the BIOS setup utility, and have look around in there. Let us know what...

HP has a few suggestions concerning DVD/CD problems with your particular model; give the suggestions a try and let us know the results:...

Please give us the following details:

* Make and model of computer.
* Make and model of DVD drive and, if possible, the name and version of the driver software in use (you can find this info in...

Are the drives listed in Device Manager, and if so, are they reported to be working properly?

Let's look a level deeper:

* Right-click on My Computer.
* Choose "Properties"
* Click the "Hardware" tab.
* Click the "Device Manager" button.
* In Device Manager, click on the "+" box next...

Does it open if you choose the software "Eject" option?
* Double-click on your My Computer icon.
* Right-click on the CD drive icon.
* Choose "Eject" from the resulting drop-down context menu.

I just moved the thread; we're good to go now. :)


destiny3000,

The "PXE" errors indicate that your computer is no longer recognizing the the Windows installation on your hard drive, or is no...

Right- one cable for the controller's Primary channel, one cable for the Secondary channel. That means that you can connect two drives to each cable for a total of 4 devices.

I couldn't find specs for that particular motherboard, but from what you posted, you appear to have (2) 82801EB controllers on the motherboard. Each 82801EB controller has a Primary and a Secondary...

It really depends on the exact model of your motherboard. Do you have any info/specifications for the motherboard?

The host controller circuitry resides on the motherboard, or in the case of an IDE/ATA accellerator/expansion card, on the card. The drive controller circuitry is (obviously) on the drive.

Look...

There's no need for separate disk and boot management utilities; they are part of the Mandriva package (and most, if not all, other Linux installation packages).

Can you give you give us the specs of your computer please (especially the hard drive)?

How do you know that if Windows doesn't even see the drive and you haven't tried a reformat?

* Does the BIOS still recognize the drive?
* Does the physical drive appear in Device Manager? If so,...

Yup- just remove it; that's all you need to do.

I'm not sure about freeware alternatives, but hopefully someone else will have a few ideas...