Hard drive trouble....

decanfrost · 08-25-03, 08:39 PM

i installed a slave drive to my computer and i go to see if it showed up in "my computer" and it didnt. So i go to the device manager and it says that it is installed and is functioning properly. So i guess thats my question, why doesnt it show up in my computer?

Cjwinnit · 08-25-03, 08:44 PM

Welcome To the forums!

Before you can use the drive it must be partitioned and formatted. Here is a good guide on doing so. Making a floppy disk and FDISK'ing the drive isn't too hard, just make sure you partition the correct drive. Once partitioned you can format it. Once formatted it will be ok.

Good luck

decanfrost · 08-25-03, 08:45 PM

So that means that im going to have to put a os on it?

Cjwinnit · 08-25-03, 08:46 PM

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So that means that im going to have to put a os on it?

If you have a hard disk already in with an OS the second drive can be used just for files, no OS needed on that one. Partitioning and formatting it doesn't add an OS, it just makes it ready to accept files.

decanfrost · 08-25-03, 08:50 PM

Thanks, ive just recently started to really get into computers.

Cjwinnit · 08-25-03, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by decanfrost
Thanks, ive just recently started to really get into computers.

Welcome again, I hope you enjoy it. The more you learn the more knowledge you can pass around so I hope you hang around

Is your computer on a lot of the time by the way?

stool · 08-27-03, 08:09 AM

BTW, if that was a new drive you installed, the software that came with it should properly prepare the drive for your system.

decanfrost · 08-27-03, 10:09 PM

well i dont have my old one on because the power wont come on it any more. thats the one i wanted to install the hardrive to.

08-25-03, 08:39 PM	Thread Starter #1
decanfrost New Member Join Date: Aug 2003	Hard drive trouble.... i installed a slave drive to my computer and i go to see if it showed up in "my computer" and it didnt. So i go to the device manager and it says that it is installed and is functioning properly. So i guess thats my question, why doesnt it show up in my computer?
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08-25-03, 08:44 PM	#2
Cjwinnit B& Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: France	Welcome To the forums! Before you can use the drive it must be partitioned and formatted. Here is a good guide on doing so. Making a floppy disk and FDISK'ing the drive isn't too hard, just make sure you partition the correct drive. Once partitioned you can format it. Once formatted it will be ok. Good luck __________________ -= Maths Ninja =- Official Modding Xaser III thread resurrecter. "LIES! THE ONLY THING MORE AWESOME sounding THEN SEVERAL DELTAS AT 60+DB IS THE SCREAMING OF MERE MORTALS AS THEY GET TOO CLOSE!" -freakdiablo
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08-25-03, 08:45 PM	Thread Starter #3
decanfrost New Member Join Date: Aug 2003	So that means that im going to have to put a os on it?
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08-25-03, 08:50 PM	Thread Starter #5
decanfrost New Member Join Date: Aug 2003	Thanks, ive just recently started to really get into computers.
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08-27-03, 08:09 AM	#7
stool Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Albany, NY	BTW, if that was a new drive you installed, the software that came with it should properly prepare the drive for your system. __________________ My Heatware
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08-27-03, 10:09 PM	Thread Starter #8
decanfrost New Member Join Date: Aug 2003	well i dont have my old one on because the power wont come on it any more. thats the one i wanted to install the hardrive to.
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