"LWIM" <LWIM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I just created a new system disk for XP Pro to replace my old system disk
and
> cannot access the second hard drive on the system. The second drive shows
up
> in the Bios and in Device Manager. However, disk Manager does not show it
and
> it does not appear in Windows Explorer and it does not get a drive letter.
If
> I go to device manager it lists the two hard drives. Clicking on the
second
> hard drive, device manager says the device is working propoerly. Under
> Volumes, clicking on populate says its a dynamic 250GB drive. The drive
has
> data and was used on the previous config which was also XP Pro. If I go
back
> to the old system drive, the second drive is present and can be used. I
have
> tried uninstaling and reinstalling all with the same results. Both disks
are
> IDE ATA drives. Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?

What exactly does the command

mountvol

report when executed from a Command Prompt?
Furthermore, what service pack does the "winver"
command report?