[HDD] Not installed properly? [Archive]

DrSupey

04-11-2008, 04:05 AM

I just bought a new 500 GB Western Digital SATA drive.

I plugged in the power and the SATA cable then turned on the box.

Vista starts up, and says the new hard drive has been successfully installed. It appears in the Device manager and is there in the bios.

It isn't visible in My Computer. I can't access it.

WAT?

Do I have to format it? I thought Vista would do that automatically.

If I do have to format it, what do I format? As far as I can see, the HDD has not been assigned a drive letter.

Edit:

I used google :)

Installing an additional hard drive - Vista Forums (http://www.vistax64.com/vista-hardware-devices/55546-installing-additional-hard-drive.html)

All good :sunny:

/thread

iNVAR

04-11-2008, 07:34 AM

start->run->compmgmt.msc->disk management
right click on drive and initialize.

(assuming vista is basically the same as xp in that respect)


	TribalWar Forums > TribalWar Community > TW Tech > [HDD] Not installed properly? PDA [HDD] Not installed properly? DrSupey 04-11-2008, 04:05 AM I just bought a new 500 GB Western Digital SATA drive. I plugged in the power and the SATA cable then turned on the box. Vista starts up, and says the new hard drive has been successfully installed. It appears in the Device manager and is there in the bios. It isn't visible in My Computer. I can't access it. WAT? Do I have to format it? I thought Vista would do that automatically. If I do have to format it, what do I format? As far as I can see, the HDD has not been assigned a drive letter. Edit: I used google :) Installing an additional hard drive - Vista Forums (http://www.vistax64.com/vista-hardware-devices/55546-installing-additional-hard-drive.html) All good :sunny: /thread iNVAR 04-11-2008, 07:34 AM start->run->compmgmt.msc->disk management right click on drive and initialize. (assuming vista is basically the same as xp in that respect)