Second Hard Drive

I recently installed a second hard drive. The disk manager recognizes it, but when I open windows explorer it isn't there . What's the deal!! Can anyone help me?

 

Hi.

Sounds like you need to do an Fdisk and Format.

Giles

 

In XP, asuming this is a new drive and when you say "installed" you mean you plugged in the IDE cable and power supply:

Right click "my computer "
Click: "manage" in drop down menu
Click: "Disk management "

Drive should appear in bottom window.

Right Click on drive

Click "format "

Windows will give you an opportunity to pick drive letter.

Click yes to warning.

XP will format drive, assign drive letter. Drive will then be in Explorer and My Computer and be usable.

I would strongly reccomend against using any software like MaxBlast to install hard drive.

Good Luck

Martin