Issue:
After restoring the system with the System Installation and Recovery DVD, the data drive may be
seen by Windows as a foreign disk
Description
Workaround Open the Disk Management snap-in. Right-click on the foreign disk and select
Installation instructions
To complete the configuration of storage servers, see the HP ProLiant Storage Server User Guide. To
upgrade a storage server to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, see the HP ProLiant Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 upgrade guide.
Effective date
February 12, 2007
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System installation and recovery process
If the data drive was a dynamic disk prior to performing a system recovery, the
disk may be designated as a foreign disk by Windows after the recovery. This
issue is seen in the Disk Management MMC snap-in.
Import disk.