IDE to USB2

[mfilos]

You can't see the contents of your Amiga Hard Drive from Explorer.
You can easily mount it via WinUAE though as Hard Drive (you will see it in the list with the RDB) and either start from it, or just mount it and copy files to an already made configuration with other disks.

[mfilos]

When you'll mount your HD, Windows will recognize it as unformated drive. OFC you will press cancel in the format dialog




Start WinUAE as Administrator and go to Hard Drives tab on the left and click the button "Add Hard Drive"
(In my example, I have 2xHDF files mounted as DH0 and DH1 partition in the emulator by default)




On the windows that will appear, you click on the combo box (arrow on the right)




You choose your HD from the list. You can recognise it easily since it's the only one with RDB declaration




Then you click the "Read/write" option and click "Add hard drive"




Once you're ready... just click the "Start" button and the Emulator will start...




Just for info, you can see my 8GB Backup CF mounted on my test ECS A600 clone environment

[mfilos]

What version of WinUAE do you have? IIRC in the older versions of WinUAE you had to run it with the parameter "-disablehardrivesafetycheck".
For example: "WinUAE.exe -disablehardrivesafetycheck", that way you could then add the drive like I showed you in my screenshots.

[mfilos]

If you have 2.3.3 then you dont' need the extra parameter and just the Run as Administrator should have worked.
Have you tried testing the Hard Disk back in your Amiga to see if it's working?

(Basically just to be sure you haven't messed with the RDB from Windows.)

[mfilos]

You can always get an RGB (23pin) to SCART cable from AmigaKit just to have it as spare for times of desperate measures or even for having it to connecting easily your A4000 to your LCD/TV, TV etc.

[mfilos]

If MBR is shown on the disk that you mounted and you're sure on what you're looking at... I guess your RDB is kinda screwed :S
If that is the case... it depends on what you have done and the drive lost it's RDB.
If only the RDB was lost a simple Installing the drive and putting exactly the same partitioning scheme on the Amiga would magically make your data appear again!

In case you don't remember anything of the partition declarations of yours... There is still hope by a nice how-to by Thomas, that involves using one utility he made but it's kinda more advanced.

How does Device Manager on windows sees the drive? Can you provide any screenshot?

[mfilos]

I'm not familiar at all with Amiga Forever and RP9 editor. I don't think that it has anything to do with your real hard drive though. RP9 files if I understand correctly are just packages with all the info/screenshots/uae configuration that you have per game/demo.

You just need to use WinUAE as I showed you. If for some reason your Hard Drive isn't showing in the Hard Drive panel, then I'm afraid I can't help you more.