Vista 64 bit wont see 32 bit drive

I recently formatted my main HD and installed Vista HP64. (OS and gamin
drive
My larger drive, I left alone with all other programs, downloads
updates, etc
Now Vista does not give me an icon in Computer for this secondar
drive (32bit
but, I see it in the bios and device manger.
Is is possible to convert this 32 bit to 64 bit, or is there anothe
way for Windows to see this drive? Thank

FranticFinn

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AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000
EVGA 8800 GTS PCI
8 Gigs Patriot Dual Channel 5-5-5-12
36 Gig WD Raptor SATA 10,000 rp
200 Gig WD SAT
500 Gig USB2 Externa
Creative Audigy 2 Z
Plantronics DSP 500
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Logitech MX1000 Laser Mous
Dual 18" LCD Monitors

Hi,

The drive isn't defined by "bits", it's a file system and whether it was
created under 32 or 64 bit Vista is immaterial. What does disk manager
(diskmgmt.msc) show the drive as? Free space? Unrecognized volume? Have you
tried a rescan and import?

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"FranticFinn" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I recently formatted my main HD and installed Vista HP64. (OS and gaming
> drive)
> My larger drive, I left alone with all other programs, downloads,
> updates, etc.
> Now Vista does not give me an icon in Computer for this secondary
> drive (32bit)
> but, I see it in the bios and device manger.
> Is is possible to convert this 32 bit to 64 bit, or is there another
> way for Windows to see this drive? Thanks
>
> FranticFinn,
>
>
> --
> FranticFinn
>
> Vista Home Premium 64 bit
> EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM2
> AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000
> EVGA 8800 GTS PCIe
> 8 Gigs Patriot Dual Channel 5-5-5-12
> 36 Gig WD Raptor SATA 10,000 rpm
> 200 Gig WD SATA
> 500 Gig USB2 External
> Creative Audigy 2 ZS
> Plantronics DSP 500
> Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit
> Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
> Dual 18" LCD Monitors

FranticFinn;539552 Wrote:
> I recently formatted my main HD and installed Vista HP64. (OS and gaming
> drive)
> My larger drive, I left alone with all other programs, downloads,
> updates, etc.
> Now Vista does not give me an icon in Computer for this secondary
> drive (32bit)
> but, I see it in the bios and device manger.
> Is is possible to convert this 32 bit to 64 bit, or is there another
> way for Windows to see this drive? Thanks
>
> FranticFinn,

Lol, touche. The C: drive (Disk 0) is NTFS, a secondary drive seems to
be recognized, as there is a placeholder in the Disk Manager, however it
is noted as off-line, and no info is given in the space to the right.
Even my third (backup USB2) (Disk 2) drive is recognized, and is FAT32.
Seems to take the format question out of the equation!?! (also, the DM
lists the "Disk 1" in question as "Dynamic", when both others are
"basic".

FranticFinn,


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FranticFinn

Vista Home Premium 64 bit
EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM2
AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000
EVGA 8800 GTS PCIe
8 Gigs Patriot Dual Channel 5-5-5-12
36 Gig WD Raptor SATA 10,000 rpm
200 Gig WD SATA
500 Gig USB2 External
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Plantronics DSP 500
Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit
Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
Dual 18" LCD Monitors

That's enough to make one frantic.... The drive is a bit of a UFO as far
as your new vista is concerned.

Try rescan discs. And give it a drive letter. If it has a drive letter,
remove it, then add one. Providing or re-providing a drive letter has
worked for me a dozen times, in all versions of Windows from 2000 Pro on.

Mike

"FranticFinn" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I recently formatted my main HD and installed Vista HP64. (OS and gaming
> drive)
> My larger drive, I left alone with all other programs, downloads,
> updates, etc.
> Now Vista does not give me an icon in Computer for this secondary
> drive (32bit)
> but, I see it in the bios and device manger.
> Is is possible to convert this 32 bit to 64 bit, or is there another
> way for Windows to see this drive? Thanks
>
> FranticFinn,
>
>
> --
> FranticFinn
>
> Vista Home Premium 64 bit
> EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM2
> AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000
> EVGA 8800 GTS PCIe
> 8 Gigs Patriot Dual Channel 5-5-5-12
> 36 Gig WD Raptor SATA 10,000 rpm
> 200 Gig WD SATA
> 500 Gig USB2 External
> Creative Audigy 2 ZS
> Plantronics DSP 500
> Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit
> Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
> Dual 18" LCD Monitors

Vista should have recognized and configured the drivers needed to
identify that drive for you on your first or second boot after you
installed. You didn't stop a Hardware install balloon did you? That
could make the drive remain "unseen" like it is.
You can always shut down and unplug the drive, then reboot without it
plugged in and shut down again. Plug the drive back in and boot up and
Vista should see the new drive and start initializing it.


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Chappy;539889 Wrote:
> Vista should have recognized and configured the drivers needed t
> identify that drive for you on your first or second boot after yo
> installed. You didn't stop a Hardware install balloon did you? Tha
> could make the drive remain "unseen" like it is
> You can always shut down and unplug the drive, then reboot without i
> plugged in and shut down again. Plug the drive back in and boot up an
> Vista should see the new drive and start initializing it

Should, but doesn't. The Disk Manager actually has the small boxes o
the left (1 for ea. HD) but in the long box next to it, it is blank.
also cannot click on the small box for the 200g like I can for the othe
2 HDs. There is no Drive letter assigned even when I rescan disks.
I did not have any issues with the initial install (have installe
various Windows OS's, dozens of times over 12 or so years) and did no
stop the install and have disconnected the drive (pulled out th
removable tray) and rebooted. Also have tried uninstalling it from th
device manager and refreshing and rebooting. Should leaving the SAT
connector to the removable surround make a difference when no drive i
in the tray, ie: is there a placeholder for a drive leaving the bo
connected
The only other thing I noticed out of the ordinary was that th
drive in question (formerly E AND the C: drive are recognized by th
Disk Manager as SCSI, odd, but the C: drive is working fine.
I even updated the chipset drivers (EVGA 590i Ultra) in hopes ther
was something going on there. Should I consider a firmware upgrade

Thanks for all the suggestions. Seems when I have a question it alway
winds up being a doozy. Prolly cause I spend days trying to figur
something out before posting a last ditch effort. Amazing what peep
would learn by delving into it and rooting around before asking fo
help, this just doesn't fall into that category, unfortunately.

Thanks agai

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FranticFin

Vista Home Premium 64 bi
EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM
AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000
EVGA 8800 GTS PCI
8 Gigs Patriot Dual Channel 5-5-5-12
36 Gig WD Raptor SATA 10,000 rp
200 Gig WD SAT
500 Gig USB2 Externa
Creative Audigy 2 Z
Plantronics DSP 500
Saitek Pro Gamer Command Uni
Logitech MX1000 Laser Mous
Dual 18" LCD Monitors

In Disk Manager, have you selected the drive and gone through the process of
partitioning and assigning it a drive letter? NOTE: doing this will result
in loss of all existing data on the disc so be sure to back it up to media
known to Vista.

If you've done that, my aplogies for comming late to the meeting.

--
The personal opinion of
Gary G. Little


"FranticFinn" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Chappy;539889 Wrote:
>> Vista should have recognized and configured the drivers needed to
>> identify that drive for you on your first or second boot after you
>> installed. You didn't stop a Hardware install balloon did you? That
>> could make the drive remain "unseen" like it is.
>> You can always shut down and unplug the drive, then reboot without it
>> plugged in and shut down again. Plug the drive back in and boot up and
>> Vista should see the new drive and start initializing it.
>
>
> Should, but doesn't. The Disk Manager actually has the small boxes on
> the left (1 for ea. HD) but in the long box next to it, it is blank. I
> also cannot click on the small box for the 200g like I can for the other
> 2 HDs. There is no Drive letter assigned even when I rescan disks.
> I did not have any issues with the initial install (have installed
> various Windows OS's, dozens of times over 12 or so years) and did not
> stop the install and have disconnected the drive (pulled out the
> removable tray) and rebooted. Also have tried uninstalling it from the
> device manager and refreshing and rebooting. Should leaving the SATA
> connector to the removable surround make a difference when no drive is
> in the tray, ie: is there a placeholder for a drive leaving the box
> connected?
> The only other thing I noticed out of the ordinary was that the
> drive in question (formerly E AND the C: drive are recognized by the
> Disk Manager as SCSI, odd, but the C: drive is working fine.
> I even updated the chipset drivers (EVGA 590i Ultra) in hopes there
> was something going on there. Should I consider a firmware upgrade?
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions. Seems when I have a question it always
> winds up being a doozy. Prolly cause I spend days trying to figure
> something out before posting a last ditch effort. Amazing what peeps
> would learn by delving into it and rooting around before asking for
> help, this just doesn't fall into that category, unfortunately.
>
> Thanks again
>
>
> --
> FranticFinn
>
> Vista Home Premium 64 bit
> EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM2
> AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000
> EVGA 8800 GTS PCIe
> 8 Gigs Patriot Dual Channel 5-5-5-12
> 36 Gig WD Raptor SATA 10,000 rpm
> 200 Gig WD SATA
> 500 Gig USB2 External
> Creative Audigy 2 ZS
> Plantronics DSP 500
> Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit
> Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
> Dual 18" LCD Monitors

"FranticFinn" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Chappy;539889 Wrote:
>> Vista should have recognized and configured the drivers needed to
>> identify that drive for you on your first or second boot after you
>> installed. You didn't stop a Hardware install balloon did you? That
>> could make the drive remain "unseen" like it is.
>> You can always shut down and unplug the drive, then reboot without it
>> plugged in and shut down again. Plug the drive back in and boot up and
>> Vista should see the new drive and start initializing it.
>
> Frantic Wrote:

> Should, but doesn't. The Disk Manager actually has the small boxes on
> the left (1 for ea. HD) but in the long box next to it, it is blank. I
> also cannot click on the small box for the 200g like I can for the other
> 2 HDs. There is no Drive letter assigned even when I rescan disks.
> I did not have any issues with the initial install (have installed
> various Windows OS's, dozens of times over 12 or so years) and did not
> stop the install and have disconnected the drive (pulled out the
> removable tray) and rebooted. Also have tried uninstalling it from the
> device manager and refreshing and rebooting. Should leaving the SATA
> connector to the removable surround make a difference when no drive is
> in the tray, ie: is there a placeholder for a drive leaving the box
> connected?
> The only other thing I noticed out of the ordinary was that the
> drive in question (formerly E AND the C: drive are recognized by the
> Disk Manager as SCSI, odd, but the C: drive is working fine.
> I even updated the chipset drivers (EVGA 590i Ultra) in hopes there
> was something going on there. Should I consider a firmware upgrade?
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions. Seems when I have a question it always
> winds up being a doozy. Prolly cause I spend days trying to figure
> something out before posting a last ditch effort. Amazing what peeps
> would learn by delving into it and rooting around before asking for
> help, this just doesn't fall into that category, unfortunately.
>
> Thanks again
>
>
> --
> FranticFinn

Frantic,

Windows typically sees SATA drives as SCSI so that should not be a problem.

As I mentioned, you need to give it a drive letter. You mention " the small
boxes on the left ...but in the long box next to it, it is blank."

RIGHT click on the long box. If there is no partition there, your options
on the right click menu will be New simple volume, New spanned volume, New
striped volume and Help. If that is what you see, take a deep breath.
Then shut down and remove the drive. You will need to find a machine that
can see your original partition to recover the data.

But according to your scenario, what you **should** see in that little right
click menu is Open, Explore, Mark as Active and, bada bing!, Change Drive
Letter and Paths. There will be other stuff, but go no further. Left
click on Change Drive Letter. And proceed to give the partition a drive
letter.

Post back after trying this, with success or lack thereof.

Mike

short answer, tried all, to no avail. Even tried downloading Western
Digitals diagnostic software which recognizes 3 drives (even the one in
question) but gives me the "check cable" error read. So I swap out the
SATA cable with 2 proven cables and still the same. I was thinking then
about the board, but then why would the drive be recognized at all?


Finn


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FranticFinn

Vista Home Premium 64 bit
EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM2
AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000
EVGA 8800 GTS PCIe
8 Gigs Patriot Dual Channel 5-5-5-12
36 Gig WD Raptor SATA 10,000 rpm
200 Gig WD SATA
500 Gig USB2 External
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Plantronics DSP 500
Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit
Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
Dual 18" LCD Monitors