HD error in windows whistler

Windows whistler says that my second HD is not formatted so I can't access it but in windows 2000 it works fine. how is this possible? I don't want to format my HD because of all the data loss. I have a dual boot system with windows 2000 pro and windows whistler personal build 2396.

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Windows whistler says that my second HD is not formatted so I can't access it but in windows 2000 it works fine. how is this possible? I don't want to format my HD because of all the data loss.
 
I have a dual boot system with windows 2000 pro and windows whistler personal build 2396.
 
P2 400; 128MB RAM; nVidia TNT2; 30GB HD(consists of 4 partitions); 8GB HD; ASUS P2b-F

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well, if you can read it from win2k, back up the data, then format it in whistler, if need be.
i dont knwo why win2k coudl read it and not whislter tho..
 
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is hard drive SCSI or IDE?
If it's SCSI, you may have to press F5 or F6 during the installation when asked to.
 
Somebody correct me, F5 or F6??
 
 
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F6 to load drivers.
F5 in win2k lets you force a System type (ACPI, etc)
f5 in beta1 however seems to be the Automated System Recovery thing (which sucks compared to win2ks btw..)


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nah, if you wait a little past that ASR, you can press F5 to do the same **** of the ACPI


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ah, fair nuf


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I have thought about to backup my data to and format but the drive of which he says is not formatted is partitioned into 4 partitions. I think it is strange that he doesn't see that and think that formatting is not the answer to the problem. somebody thinks different about it?