Hi Paul, It does sound very much like the ribbon cable connection from the actually motherboard to the two drives has come adrift. It's very unusual for two drives to disappear as you describe, hence the diagnosis. This is not uncommon in a tower where the main board sits vertical. George. -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Roberts Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 7:16 PM To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] can't find my D and E drives Hi all, Having gone into My Computer, I couldn't find my D or E drives. All I found was the floppy drive, Main Paul C and control panel. Can anyone please tell me how I try to locate these missing drives. Regards Paul. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq