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XP re-install "wipes" external drives

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by cmagee, 2004/01/29.

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  1. 2004/01/29
    cmagee

    cmagee Inactive Thread Starter

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    I recently re-installed XP Home (fully with re-format of the partition). Attached to my PC was a LaCie 80 Gb hard drive on which I stored almost all my backup/copy data for this event. Prior to re-install the disk was functioning correctly. I used automatic IOMEGA backup and Explorer to write to the disk.

    Since the re-install I only get the message that the disk is not formatted. So all seems to be lost!

    I cannot remember if the hard drive was connected during the re-installation but that is too late now.

    Can anyone help?
     
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    Rockster2U

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    This is news to me - but, have never tried doing what you just accomplished. #&??#&%? Was the Lacie a SCSI and was it running off a seperate SCSI controller card?

    ;)
     
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    cmagee

    cmagee Inactive Thread Starter

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    No it was a USB connection
     
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