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I did a clean install of windows XP home and now XP can't see my three internal hard-drive.

Xp also doesn;t three one of y partitions on my second hard-drive.
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david

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I`ll take a guess and say it maybe how your BIOS is setup.
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iDavid wrote:I did a clean install of windows XP home and now XP can't see my three internal hard-drive.

Xp also doesn;t three one of y partitions on my second hard-drive.
Hi,

Could you be a bit more specific?

IE, XP is installed on Drive 1, Drive 1 has X partitions, I can see _ partitions.

BIOS is probably not the cause as most bios's these days are autodetect in that area anyway.

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Another problem is if your hard drives are >137 Gb;XP without SP1 installed may not recognize them until after SP1's installed.
If the >137 Gb theory applies to you;if you're using an Intel chipset,download the Intel Application Accelerator from the Intel site.Your CDs that came with your hard drives(presuming you bought them separately)should also have a config utility for helping Windows recognize them.
BTW,most drive manufacturers recommend using their format tools and NOT Windows' own...
Also,make sure your jumpers are correct-that the drive on the master end of the cable IS configured as master with the jumper(or have them all set as cable select...).
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I just needed to install some drivers that came with my moterhboard. Turns out the three drive was set up to use a Raid controller, but I didn't have the driver intalled.

all is fine now
peace,
david

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chalk up another tale to human error...hehehe
Glad to see you up and rolling!
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