Computer won't recognize second hard drive

[uclaLabrat]

I installed a seagate 1TB barracuda yesterday, and the OS (win7) won't recognize the drive. It's recognized in the bios (as the primary master nonetheless) but not when I go to the computer tab on the start menu.

So I fired up the disk utility that came with it (acronis) and tried to add it that way. The disk shows up in the menu, but I can't select it, only my primary drive (150G raptor) and removable usb drive. Any idea on how to get the computer to see the drive? Thanks in advance.

 

[tynen]

Have you tried looking at the built in disk management in Windows 7? You can get to it by right clicking My Computer -> Manage -> Storage -> Disk Management

Does disk management see the disk?

If you do see the disk format it. Hopefully you'll be able to see it in my computer after it's formatted.

 

[bruceb]

I agree. Most computers will not see the new hard drive until it is formatted and marked as an active drive.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Awesome, worked like a champ! Thanks.

 

[tynen]

Awesome, worked like a champ! Thanks.

You're very welcome. ^^