HDD not recognized

douglas598 · 04-06-2005, 08:05 PM

Hi, douglas598 here. I have a SATA Maxtor as my primary drive, I added a WD 40 gig on the primary IDE connector. The WD 40gig can only be seen in the device manager list. How can I get to show up in "My Computer"? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

douglas598

**norin** · 04-06-2005, 10:21 PM

the secondary HDD will need to be set to Master as well. and then you will need to check to see if the HDD are user detected or AUTO detected in BIOS

Chevy · 04-06-2005, 10:47 PM

Check Norin's steps first ...

then ...

Win 2000
Right click on My Computer and select Manage. On the left you'll see "Disk Manager". This is where you can partition and format your drives. The left pane (bottom part) shows the installed devices and their status, as well as a graphic of the partitions. Your new drive will likely have no partitions. Right click on it, select create, choose the type (primary or extended), and set the size. Now you'll see a partition exists, but needs to be formatted. Right click on the new partition, select format, choose the type (I would go with NTFS, leaving all other choices at their defaults), and let it format.

WinNT
There is no Computer Manager in NT. Instead, go to Start->Programs->Administrative Tools (Common)->Disk Administrator.

The rest is pretty much the same as the procedure for Win 2000.

**norin** · 04-06-2005, 11:00 PM

chevy's got you on the right track there

douglas598 · 04-07-2005, 05:46 PM

I followed norin's advice and set the secondary to Master and it is auto detected. Then followed Chevy's advice and boom! I'm all set. I really appreciate the help. This is the first tech support forum I've joined and the respone time was great. Thanks again norin and Chevy.
douglas598

**norin** · 04-07-2005, 10:14 PM

that's what we are here for... have fun with that and enjoy... and please come back and play some more..

04-06-2005, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
douglas598 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 15 OS: Win 2000 Pro	HDD not recognized Hi, douglas598 here. I have a SATA Maxtor as my primary drive, I added a WD 40 gig on the primary IDE connector. The WD 40gig can only be seen in the device manager list. How can I get to show up in "My Computer"? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks douglas598

04-06-2005, 10:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
norin TSF Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: L-Town, Maine Posts: 1,748 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System	the secondary HDD will need to be set to Master as well. and then you will need to check to see if the HDD are user detected or AUTO detected in BIOS __________________

04-06-2005, 11:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
norin TSF Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: L-Town, Maine Posts: 1,748 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System	chevy's got you on the right track there __________________

04-07-2005, 10:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
norin TSF Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: L-Town, Maine Posts: 1,748 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System	that's what we are here for... have fun with that and enjoy... and please come back and play some more.. __________________

04-06-2005, 10:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Check Norin's steps first ... then ... Win 2000 Right click on My Computer and select Manage. On the left you'll see "Disk Manager". This is where you can partition and format your drives. The left pane (bottom part) shows the installed devices and their status, as well as a graphic of the partitions. Your new drive will likely have no partitions. Right click on it, select create, choose the type (primary or extended), and set the size. Now you'll see a partition exists, but needs to be formatted. Right click on the new partition, select format, choose the type (I would go with NTFS, leaving all other choices at their defaults), and let it format. WinNT There is no Computer Manager in NT. Instead, go to Start->Programs->Administrative Tools (Common)->Disk Administrator. The rest is pretty much the same as the procedure for Win 2000.

04-07-2005, 05:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
douglas598 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 15 OS: Win 2000 Pro	I followed norin's advice and set the secondary to Master and it is auto detected. Then followed Chevy's advice and boom! I'm all set. I really appreciate the help. This is the first tech support forum I've joined and the respone time was great. Thanks again norin and Chevy. douglas598