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HD detected and founded in Device Manager but can't accessed!!! HELP?!

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DaFOBulous1

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I put my 2nd HD and it was detectable by the BIOS and Windows XP in the Device Manager but I can't access it through My Computers.

I put it as cable select as when I put it as Primary Slave, it gives me trouble. So it detected but can't access it.

I just want to format it so I can install it onto another computer.

THX!!!
 
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management > Format drive.

You need to format or initialize the drive before windows can see it.
 
Did you create partitions on it yet? Windows won't see a hd without an active partition. Easiest way to partiton a hard drive is with a dos boot disk or with a bootable win2k cd. I assume bootable xp cd will work as well.
 
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