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Title: Problem installing a second hard drive
Post by: TheDvEight on December 20, 2011, 12:40:07 PM

So ive installed the hard drive fine bios picks it up as does device manager but it doesnt show up in my computer:blink: scratch that i see it in disc management as 'disc one' but doesnt let me format

Title: Problem installing a second hard drive
Post by: BrotherTobious on December 20, 2011, 12:42:22 PM

you on xp or win7 if XP right click my computer then manage/ storage then disk management and make sure it is active in there.

Title: Problem installing a second hard drive
Post by: Penfold on December 20, 2011, 12:43:12 PM

Can you see if it in computer management?

i.e. right click computer icon on desktop > manage > storage > disk management. It should appear in the list. It may just be that you need to initialise it and give it a drive letter etc.

Title: Problem installing a second hard drive
Post by: TheDvEight on December 20, 2011, 01:31:43 PM

it shows in device manager but not disk management so not sure where to go from here.

Title: Problem installing a second hard drive
Post by: TheDvEight on December 20, 2011, 01:56:29 PM

Sorted now thanks pen and toby:D

Title: Problem installing a second hard drive
Post by: BrotherTobious on December 20, 2011, 02:01:44 PM

Good good : )

Title: Problem installing a second hard drive
Post by: Penfold on December 20, 2011, 02:02:59 PM

Stop taking all the credit you munchkin. :)

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