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**Deleted090308** · 05-11-2008, 03:04 AM

Hi

Is the new drive detected in BIOS?

Double check the jumper settings.
Maxtor/slave = no jumper.
The Samsung/master should look like this:

You need to format new drives in Disk management.

How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP.

If that doesn't help - try another 80-wire ribbon cable.

05-11-2008, 03:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,281 OS: Xp	Re: XP Home - new 2nd hard drive not recognised Hi Is the new drive detected in BIOS? Double check the jumper settings. Maxtor/slave = no jumper. The Samsung/master should look like this: You need to format new drives in Disk management. How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP. If that doesn't help - try another 80-wire ribbon cable. Last edited by Deleted090308 : 05-11-2008 at 03:05 AM.