HDD not appearing

monkeybars · 07-22-2007, 08:10 PM

I have just installed a new motherboard, a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R. I cannot get my second HDD (the one without XP on it) to be accessible in My Computer.

It appears in the Device Manager, saying it's working properly, it's enabled, and there's not a more recent driver for it, but the HDD does not appear in My Computer.

Any help with this would be much appreciated!

**blackduck30** · 07-22-2007, 08:23 PM

go into the admin tools in the control panel, look in computer management and then disk management, from there your drive should be listed and you can format it and it will then show up in "my computer" and be usable.

In short, you need to format the drive for it to be shown and usable

monkeybars · 07-22-2007, 08:33 PM

Duh! I should have known that, but it's been a long time since I've rebuilt a PC. Thank you very much!

07-22-2007, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
monkeybars Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 13 OS: XP	HDD not appearing I have just installed a new motherboard, a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R. I cannot get my second HDD (the one without XP on it) to be accessible in My Computer. It appears in the Device Manager, saying it's working properly, it's enabled, and there's not a more recent driver for it, but the HDD does not appear in My Computer. Any help with this would be much appreciated!

07-22-2007, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
blackduck30 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,230 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	Re: HDD not appearing go into the admin tools in the control panel, look in computer management and then disk management, from there your drive should be listed and you can format it and it will then show up in "my computer" and be usable. In short, you need to format the drive for it to be shown and usable __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

07-22-2007, 08:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
monkeybars Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Re: HDD not appearing Duh! I should have known that, but it's been a long time since I've rebuilt a PC. Thank you very much!