Without the SP1 update, XP does not function proper with drives over 127GB. And I found USB issues that were cured in SP2.
If the drive was good, I'll write that the lack of updates or a not so great OS install could be the cause of this one.
Hope this helps.
Bob
Hi, I wanted to know if there is a way to regain the information in a Hard Drive that suddenly appeared as Unallocated in Disk Manager?
Is because my Maxtor One Touch 2 suddently appeared like that, and I havent found any solutions yet for this, I read in a random forum while searching on Yahoo about my problem that "Partition Magic" program was able to create a partition in a HD and keep any file that were in it, but there is only one program I could find with that name and it was Norton Partition Magic 8.
So here are my questions:
1. Does someone know if Norton PM8 does create a partition on a unallocated HD and keeps any file or information in it with no risk of formating?
2. Is there such program that could archive it?
3. Any suggestions that could help me get 200 GB back of hard work ( I draw and do media work )?
Anyways, I checked in 2 computers so far:
My computer it has:
Window XP Professional ( first edition, no SP updates )
and in my sister new computer:
Windows XP Media Center
In both it didnt appear in My Computer and then when I checked on Device Manager it did appear in the USB port as One Touch II Maxtor, but then I checked on Disk Manager and the drive had all 300GB as unallocated space.
So could someone plz help me out? I try to give all the info I could, so if there is something more you need to know ask me I will try to tell.
Thnx for your time.

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