I got a second HDD yesterday due to my old one running low on space. Both are hooked up via SATA, both Seagates, old one is 320GB and new one is 500GB. When I installed it, I was able to format and assign it a drive letter and copy files to it. When I turned the computer off and on, it was gone. My BIOS can read it, the device manager can see it, the Disk Management can see it, but every time I try to format it or assign it a drive letter I get the message:
"The operation failed to complete because the Disk Management console view is not up-to-date. Refresh the view by using the refresh task. If the problem persists, close the Disk Management console, the restart Disk Management or restart the computer."
I have done all of the above multiple times with no luck. I unhooked the cable and inserted it into another SATA connection and I started back at square one, where the I could format the drive and assign it a letter, but once the computer is turned off, the drive disappears. Please help as I cannot keep reinstalling the HDD every time I restart the computer!!! TIA!
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I have noticed that it is tied to the drivers. It shows up twice under the device manager. Once as a disk drive, and another as a unknown device. If I "X" out of choosing a driver when Vista loads, the HDD labeled and works correctly. However, if I choose to search for the drivers, the installation fails and the HDD is removed from exsistance. How do I fix this!?!?!?
10-03-2008
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