Solved New HD recognized by device manager but not by Computer

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redbird14

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I installed a 2nd hard drive and Vista found its drivers. The drive is showing up in Device Manager but I can't figure out how to access it. No letter is assigned to it. If I look under 'computer', C is my original drive, D is the recovery drive & E is the DVD/CD drive. No other drives are listed. Device Manager reports the drive is working properly. What am I missing here? :confused:
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 530
    CPU
    Intel Pentium dual core E5200 @ 2.50 ghz
    Motherboard
    unknown (Dell)
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GE Force 8400 GS
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G HW191A
    Screen Resolution
    1400 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital WD3200 AAKS-75L9A0 ATA
    Western Digital WD6401 AALS-00L3B2 ATA
    PSU
    Corsair TX-650
    Case
    unknown (Dell)
    Cooling
    unknown (standard Dell)
    Keyboard
    HID (standard Dell Keyboard)
    Mouse
    HID (standard Dell optical mouse)
    Internet Speed
    18 Mbps down, 2Mbps up
Have you accessed it through the manage utility and formated NTFS/SIMPLE/BASIC and assigned a drive letter?

Start>right click "computer", click manage>click "disk Management"
 

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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    WUXGA 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB)
    and 320GB 7200RPM External
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft 3000
    Internet Speed
    10 mbps/2 mbps
    Other Info
    Optical Drive:
    Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)
No. I'm dumb about this. Last time I installed a 2nd HDD was Win '95 and my recollection is the 2nd drive just showed up & I was able to format it via a run/cmd/DOS window. What is the 'manage utility'? I tried searching Vista help and got a bunch of stuff that doesn't quite look like its relevant. Maybe this is what I'm missing??
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 530
    CPU
    Intel Pentium dual core E5200 @ 2.50 ghz
    Motherboard
    unknown (Dell)
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GE Force 8400 GS
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G HW191A
    Screen Resolution
    1400 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital WD3200 AAKS-75L9A0 ATA
    Western Digital WD6401 AALS-00L3B2 ATA
    PSU
    Corsair TX-650
    Case
    unknown (Dell)
    Cooling
    unknown (standard Dell)
    Keyboard
    HID (standard Dell Keyboard)
    Mouse
    HID (standard Dell optical mouse)
    Internet Speed
    18 Mbps down, 2Mbps up
redbird14 said:
No. I'm dumb about this. Last time I installed a 2nd HDD was Win '95 and my recollection is the 2nd drive just showed up & I was able to format it via a run/cmd/DOS window. What is the 'manage utility'? I tried searching Vista help and got a bunch of stuff that doesn't quite look like its relevant. Maybe this is what I'm missing??
Click to expand...

Start>right click "computer", click manage>click "disk Management"

click image to enlarge- right click the added drive, click format. format to NTFS/SIMPLE/BASIC, and then assign drive letter.

 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    WUXGA 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB)
    and 320GB 7200RPM External
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft 3000
    Internet Speed
    10 mbps/2 mbps
    Other Info
    Optical Drive:
    Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)
Okay...thanks for your guidance. The drive is now completely operational. I needed to be pushed to the management function and you pushed me!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 530
    CPU
    Intel Pentium dual core E5200 @ 2.50 ghz
    Motherboard
    unknown (Dell)
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GE Force 8400 GS
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G HW191A
    Screen Resolution
    1400 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital WD3200 AAKS-75L9A0 ATA
    Western Digital WD6401 AALS-00L3B2 ATA
    PSU
    Corsair TX-650
    Case
    unknown (Dell)
    Cooling
    unknown (standard Dell)
    Keyboard
    HID (standard Dell Keyboard)
    Mouse
    HID (standard Dell optical mouse)
    Internet Speed
    18 Mbps down, 2Mbps up
rive0108 said:
redbird14 said:
No. I'm dumb about this. Last time I installed a 2nd HDD was Win '95 and my recollection is the 2nd drive just showed up & I was able to format it via a run/cmd/DOS window. What is the 'manage utility'? I tried searching Vista help and got a bunch of stuff that doesn't quite look like its relevant. Maybe this is what I'm missing??
Click to expand...

Start>right click "computer", click manage>click "disk Management"

click image to enlarge- right click the added drive, click format. format to NTFS/SIMPLE/BASIC, and then assign drive letter.

http://www.vistax64.com/attachments...d-device-manager-but-not-computer-capture.jpg
Click to expand...


Right on Rive0108 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    gateway/m6881
    CPU
    centrino core 2 duo 2.2ghz T7500
    Memory
    3GB
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD
    Mouse
    logitech
    Internet Speed
    fios 35MB not!!!!
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