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Get message "Remove disks or other media" since converting from NTFS to FAT32
I have a system comprising a 2 disk striped Promise array (2 x 40gb maxtors
= 80gb) and another disk (not part of the RAID) which I use for backups. Windows XP is installed on the RAID array and all disks (the RAID and the backup were formatted as NTFS). I recently had some problems (the RAID crashed) and I wanted to recover some files from my backup drive and transfer them to my laptop. I noticed that even though I disconnected my RAID drives and booted from a Windows 98 bootable diskette, I could not see the remaining backup disk. This is not too surprising I guess because Windows 98 is incompatible with NTFS. However, I also booted using a Caldera DOS bootable diskette but this also couldn't see the backup drive (I expected this to be NTFS compatible). Having recovered my RAID array some days later, I decided I would re-format my backup drive using FAT32 then I would be able to see it regardless of O/S should the situation arise again. Windows XP wouldn't allow me to format the drive using FAT32 (it always gave a completely useless error message towards the end of the format - something like "Couldn't complete format"). So I used Partition Magic 8. This worked a treat, however I now have the problem that each time I boot my system I get the message "Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart". If I press return, booting into Windows XP continues without a problem. (I do not have any diskettes or CD's in the drives). If I physically disconnect my backup (FAT32) hard drive then the machine boots straight into Windows XP (using the RAID) without displaying the message. When I reconnect the FAT32 drive I get the message and have to acknowledge it before booting resumes from the RAID! This is extremely annoying. Can anyone explain what is happening here? I guess it could be a couple of things: 1. Partition Magic has somehowe altered the boot sequence so that it tries the FAT32 drive before the RAID! (The RAID is drive C: and contains a number of partitions, the FAT32 drive is drive H. 2. Windows XP is trying to boot from a FAT32 drive prior to trying to boot from an NTFS drive. I wonder if reformatting the FAT32 drive to NTFS will stop this happening, although I will be back to square 1 and unable to read the drive from a boot diskette! I would appreciate your help in resolving this situation. Regards. Paul. |
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