SATA Hard Drive not recognized

[GhandiInstinct]

I'm trying to install my third hard drive a WD 400db SATA

Current config on a P4C-800-Deluxe:

74gb raptor as main
80gb WD ata133 as slave

The new hard drive is powered by a regular molex and not sata power cord, the raptor has a sata power cord.

But, the BIOS recognizes the 400gb but my computer doesn't. Device manager says its working fine, but it's not showing up on my computer.

What could be the issue here? I've tried over sata slots on the mobo, no dice.

Help please.

 

[bacillus]

go into disk management and partition/format the hdd.

only after you've done that will the drive get a drive letter.

btw I suggest if windows offers you to make the hdd dynamic you choose cancel.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: bacillus
go into disk management and partition/format the hdd.

only after you've done that will the drive get a drive letter.

btw I suggest if windows offers you to make the hdd dynamic you choose cancel.

correct

 

[GhandiInstinct]

Originally posted by: bacillus
go into disk management and partition/format the hdd.

only after you've done that will the drive get a drive letter.

btw I suggest if windows offers you to make the hdd dynamic you choose cancel.

Well I've never had to do that before for any other drive, where is disk managment?

 

[acole1]

Originally posted by: GhandiInstinct

Originally posted by: bacillus
go into disk management and partition/format the hdd.

only after you've done that will the drive get a drive letter.

btw I suggest if windows offers you to make the hdd dynamic you choose cancel.

Well I've never had to do that before for any other drive, where is disk managment?

Right click My Computer > go to Manage > under Storage is Disk Management.

Right click the unformated drive and format. 🙂

 

[pkme2]

Control panel, Administrative tools, computer management, storage, disk management, right click on new volume to format and then assign drive letter.

 

[GhandiInstinct]

Nevermind it works, do I want a primary or extended partiion?

 

[GhandiInstinct]

Also, do I want to format it or not?

 

[stevty2889]

Primary partition, and you have to format in order to actualy use it.