"JW" <jwals***@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:5imcmvn4cgbn.18x3aiiqnr65h.dlg@40tude.net...
> I recently installed a second hard drive in my 2000 Desktop machince.
> Sometimes when I boot up I can access the drive immediately.  Other times
I
> can't see it (Explorer, My Computer) and have to run Install/Remove
> Hardware in order for it to be detected and then remain available in
> Explorer.
> The drive is installed as a secondary drive.  C Drive is primary/master, D
> is the cd rom which is installed as slave of C.  The troublesome hard
drive
> is installed as E.
> Do I need to do something in bios for it to be detected all the time?
>   JW

> Make and model of new drive?
>
> "JW" <jwals***@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:5imcmvn4cgbn.18x3aiiqnr65h.dlg@40tude.net...
>> I recently installed a second hard drive in my 2000 Desktop machince.
>> Sometimes when I boot up I can access the drive immediately.  Other times
> I
>> can't see it (Explorer, My Computer) and have to run Install/Remove
>> Hardware in order for it to be detected and then remain available in
>> Explorer.
>> The drive is installed as a secondary drive.  C Drive is primary/master, D
>> is the cd rom which is installed as slave of C.  The troublesome hard
> drive
>> is installed as E.
>> Do I need to do something in bios for it to be detected all the time?
>>   JW

"JW" wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 20:30:43 +0100, DL wrote:
>
> In Device manager it reports the drive as "WDC WD1200JB-75CRAo"
>
> > Make and model of new drive?
> >
> > "JW" <jwals***@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:5imcmvn4cgbn.18x3aiiqnr65h.dlg@40tude.net...
> >> I recently installed a second hard drive in my 2000 Desktop machince.
> >> Sometimes when I boot up I can access the drive immediately.  Other times
> > I
> >> can't see it (Explorer, My Computer) and have to run Install/Remove
> >> Hardware in order for it to be detected and then remain available in
> >> Explorer.
> >> The drive is installed as a secondary drive.  C Drive is primary/master, D
> >> is the cd rom which is installed as slave of C.  The troublesome hard
> > drive
> >> is installed as E.
> >> Do I need to do something in bios for it to be detected all the time?
> >>   JW
>

"Justin Mecham" <Justin Mec***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9855ED06-4DB4-4ACD-8714-C08C140EC1BC@microsoft.com...
> I had a problem that sounds like that when my powersupply wasn't putting
out
> enough juice to run all my devices... I know that sounds silly, but try
like,
> undoing some CDroms or something. ;-) Good luck!
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 20:30:43 +0100, DL wrote:
> >
> > In Device manager it reports the drive as "WDC WD1200JB-75CRAo"
> >
> > > Make and model of new drive?
> > >
> > > "JW" <jwals***@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > > news:5imcmvn4cgbn.18x3aiiqnr65h.dlg@40tude.net...
> > >> I recently installed a second hard drive in my 2000 Desktop machince.
> > >> Sometimes when I boot up I can access the drive immediately.  Other
times
> > > I
> > >> can't see it (Explorer, My Computer) and have to run Install/Remove
> > >> Hardware in order for it to be detected and then remain available in
> > >> Explorer.
> > >> The drive is installed as a secondary drive.  C Drive is

> > >> is the cd rom which is installed as slave of C.  The troublesome hard
> > > drive
> > >> is installed as E.
> > >> Do I need to do something in bios for it to be detected all the time?
> > >>   JW
> >