Running WinXp SP2

My bootdisk is a SATA 300GB. Works fine. My backup disk is an IDE 80 GB.

Sometimes, when I boot the system, or when the system wakes up from
stand-by, the IDE drive does not show up. It is neither in the BIOS, nor in
Windows.

When I then re-boot, the IDE drive shows up. The IDE drive is a Maxtor and,
when it shows up at boot-up, the smart test for the drive says it's OK. When
I look at the drive in Everest Sysinfo, all 'smart' parameters are normal or
pass.

What could be causing this erratic behavior upon boot-up and wake-up?




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Walter
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"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
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> Running WinXp SP2
>
> My bootdisk is a SATA 300GB. Works fine. My backup disk is an IDE 80 GB.
>
> Sometimes, when I boot the system, or when the system wakes up from
> stand-by, the IDE drive does not show up. It is neither in the BIOS, nor
in
> Windows.
>
> When I then re-boot, the IDE drive shows up. The IDE drive is a Maxtor
and,
> when it shows up at boot-up, the smart test for the drive says it's OK.
When
> I look at the drive in Everest Sysinfo, all 'smart' parameters are normal
or
> pass.
>
> What could be causing this erratic behavior upon boot-up and wake-up?

Probably the IDE driver(s). either damaged or in need of update.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Thank you, where would I find Maxtor IDE drivers and how would I install
them? Never installed a driver for a HD before.

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Walter
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"Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message
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> "Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
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>
>> Running WinXp SP2
>>
>> My bootdisk is a SATA 300GB. Works fine. My backup disk is an IDE 80 GB.
>>
>> Sometimes, when I boot the system, or when the system wakes up from
>> stand-by, the IDE drive does not show up. It is neither in the BIOS, nor
> in
>> Windows.
>>
>> When I then re-boot, the IDE drive shows up. The IDE drive is a Maxtor
> and,
>> when it shows up at boot-up, the smart test for the drive says it's OK.
> When
>> I look at the drive in Everest Sysinfo, all 'smart' parameters are normal
> or
>> pass.
>>
>> What could be causing this erratic behavior upon boot-up and wake-up?
>
> Probably the IDE driver(s). either damaged or in need of update.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>

Just wondering, while mulling over your response: How can this be a driver
problem when the computer fails to see the drive in the BIOS (before Windows
loads)?

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Walter
www.rationality.net
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"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you, where would I find Maxtor IDE drivers and how would I install
> them? Never installed a driver for a HD before.
>
> --
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
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> "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message
> news:eWxeAlzJJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
>> news:OLwgvZyJJHA.4280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> Running WinXp SP2
>>>
>>> My bootdisk is a SATA 300GB. Works fine. My backup disk is an IDE 80 GB.
>>>
>>> Sometimes, when I boot the system, or when the system wakes up from
>>> stand-by, the IDE drive does not show up. It is neither in the BIOS, nor
>> in
>>> Windows.
>>>
>>> When I then re-boot, the IDE drive shows up. The IDE drive is a Maxtor
>> and,
>>> when it shows up at boot-up, the smart test for the drive says it's OK.
>> When
>>> I look at the drive in Everest Sysinfo, all 'smart' parameters are
>>> normal
>> or
>>> pass.
>>>
>>> What could be causing this erratic behavior upon boot-up and wake-up?
>>
>> Probably the IDE driver(s). either damaged or in need of update.
>>
>> --
>> Don Phillipson
>> Carlsbad Springs
>> (Ottawa, Canada)
>>
>>
>
>

Walter R. wrote:
> Running WinXp SP2
>
> My bootdisk is a SATA 300GB. Works fine. My backup disk is an IDE 80 GB.
>
> Sometimes, when I boot the system, or when the system wakes up from
> stand-by, the IDE drive does not show up. It is neither in the BIOS, nor in
> Windows.
>
> When I then re-boot, the IDE drive shows up. The IDE drive is a Maxtor and,
> when it shows up at boot-up, the smart test for the drive says it's OK. When
> I look at the drive in Everest Sysinfo, all 'smart' parameters are normal or
> pass.
>
> What could be causing this erratic behavior upon boot-up and wake-up?
>
>
>
>

I suspect the HD is taking too long to spin up. Check the BIOS to see if
there is a way to wait a few seconds longer before starting the POST, to
allow the HDs to get up to speed; that feature is fairly common.
--
Cheers, Bob

Thank you, Willard. You were absolutely right. The BIOS got ahead of the
hard drive. I delayed the bios and have had no more problems.

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Walter
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"Bob Willard" <BobwBSGS@TrashThis.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Walter R. wrote:
>> Running WinXp SP2
>>
>> My bootdisk is a SATA 300GB. Works fine. My backup disk is an IDE 80 GB.
>>
>> Sometimes, when I boot the system, or when the system wakes up from
>> stand-by, the IDE drive does not show up. It is neither in the BIOS, nor
>> in Windows.
>>
>> When I then re-boot, the IDE drive shows up. The IDE drive is a Maxtor
>> and, when it shows up at boot-up, the smart test for the drive says it's
>> OK. When I look at the drive in Everest Sysinfo, all 'smart' parameters
>> are normal or pass.
>>
>> What could be causing this erratic behavior upon boot-up and wake-up?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> I suspect the HD is taking too long to spin up. Check the BIOS to see if
> there is a way to wait a few seconds longer before starting the POST, to
> allow the HDs to get up to speed; that feature is fairly common.
> --
> Cheers, Bob