My 2nd drive disappeared after a re-install

dvdfan

Hello,

I done a fresh re-install of windows 2000 using recovery disc and decided to delete both partitions i.e c and e and re-install windows 2000 on c. But after successful reinstalling everything the e drive is not showing up. What did i do wrong and how can i fix it???

Ruu_Old

You could try using a bootdisk to boot into DOS and type fdisk.exe at the command prompt (can someone verify that fdisk exists in Win2k)? You should be able to get all the partition information there and see if 'E:' is there still.

Sam Vimes

if you deleted both C and E, then recreated C, there will be no E. if you made C take up the whole hdd when you remade it, partition magic might help to resize it but its probably just as handy to reinstall with the right size.

if you created C the same size but never created E, the space will be there but not formatted. if you right-click on my computer, click manage and disk management, you should see the unformatted space and be able to format it


you're title suggests that you have two drives but then you say the'yre partitions. which is it?

edit: just noticed its win2k. disk manager mightn't be there but hopefully will

generalmiaow

Is your C drive the size of the two old partitions put together? If it is, your partition no longer exists, its space is now part of C.

snappieT

I'm not familiar with Windows 2000, but can you try going to "compmgmt.msc" using Run?

If so, can you go to "Disk Management" under "Storage", take a screenshot and post it here... would help greatly.

bazolsen

Hi there,

The answer to your problem is hopefully simple.

What you could have had previously(before the format) is one of the following scenarios:
1. Either you had partition C: and E: made up on one HD(harddisk), so that means you have used x amount of the HD(physical full size) for the one partition and maybe the rest for the other partition.
2. You have 2 HD's, so C: is one HD, E: is the other HD.
3. You could have x amount of HD's and have set up "volumes" (I think that is what Microsoft calls a "partition" spanning across the space of more HD's).

Now, to your solution: If you have one HD(physically speaking), and you now have chosen to make C: out of the entire amount of this HD, you would need a disk managing application, such as PartitionMagic to help you out "re-size" your current partition. If you haven't used the entire space of the physical HD, you can make a new partition via "Administrative Tools" -> "Computer Management" -> "Disk Management" of the remaining free space.

If you have 2 HD's, you just need to partition the last HD, and you are set. This can be done by PartitionMagic, or the same "Disk Management" as mentioned above.

If you had the "volume" setup as mentioned under point 3. the solution is a bit more elaborate, so in that case I suggest you RTFM(so to speak )

I hope this have helped you a bit towards the right direction....