Slave Drive

xcryinginrainxx · 07-15-2007, 07:24 PM

I have a slave drive. It worked perfectly when I had Linux, but I recently removed it after deciding to go back to Windows.

It's not showing up in 'My Computer', and I know it's there though. I went on Everex Home Edition and looked through Storage > Physical Drives.

It's there, but the partition type is 'Linux', not NTFS. Most likely because I had installed Linux on that hard drive once. How do I convert the partition to NTFS so it can show up? I want to be able to store files in it and move files in it too.

How do I do this?

peterhuang913 · 07-15-2007, 07:26 PM

Run>compmgmt.msc /s
Does it show up under Storage>Disk Management?

xcryinginrainxx · 07-15-2007, 07:33 PM

Yeah, it does.

peterhuang913 · 07-15-2007, 07:34 PM

Can you right click properties?

xcryinginrainxx · 07-15-2007, 07:36 PM

No. It won't let me.

Also it says Healthy Unknown Partition..

I deleted it and created an NTFS partition just now..

peterhuang913 · 07-15-2007, 07:36 PM

Boot off the windows cd and wipe it out.

xcryinginrainxx · 07-15-2007, 07:52 PM

Okay, thanks, I got it.

07-15-2007, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
xcryinginrainxx Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 57	Slave Drive I have a slave drive. It worked perfectly when I had Linux, but I recently removed it after deciding to go back to Windows. It's not showing up in 'My Computer', and I know it's there though. I went on Everex Home Edition and looked through Storage > Physical Drives. It's there, but the partition type is 'Linux', not NTFS. Most likely because I had installed Linux on that hard drive once. How do I convert the partition to NTFS so it can show up? I want to be able to store files in it and move files in it too. How do I do this?

07-15-2007, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
xcryinginrainxx Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 57	Re: Slave Drive Yeah, it does.

07-15-2007, 07:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
xcryinginrainxx Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 57	Re: Slave Drive No. It won't let me. Also it says Healthy Unknown Partition.. I deleted it and created an NTFS partition just now..

07-15-2007, 07:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
xcryinginrainxx Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 57	Re: Slave Drive Okay, thanks, I got it.

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