so, ok i can't even open the hard drive, because my computer is quite
insistent that it is a cd drive, no matter how i open it, it asks for a
cd.... so there is no way to even format it.. tried using DOS, but to no avail

"Malke" wrote:

> firstmateirongut wrote:
>
> > A few hours ago, my computer froze in the proccess of downloading
> > something to my 36gig slave drive. i thusly shut it down. when i restarted
> > it, my drive was gone and i had a new **cd drive**
> >
> > i need some help to turn it back into a cd drive, even if it does mean i
> > lose all of the information on it. (although if there is a solution that
> > means i can keep my data, then that would be really nice.)
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Wrong icons appear for drives - per MVP Ramesh, delete the file named
> autorun.inf from the drive's root folder, and then reboot. You may need to
> right-click on the drive icon and choose "Open" rather than
> double-clicking.
>
> If that doesn't help, either boot with a Linux Live CD to get the data off
> the slave drive or put the slave drive into another working computer
> (either by temporarily slaving it or by putting it into a USB drive
> enclosure). Once the data is off the drive, format it.
>
> At the target computer, before you reattach the slave drive remove it from
> Device Manager and then shut down. Attach the drive and restart so Windows
> can find it and enumerate it properly.
>
> Malke
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