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Mutt Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 140 Location: TX

I bought a second Hard drive from New Egg for extra storage.
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JB 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822144203
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=344
My system is: Windows XP SP2, 512MB RAM, Intel PIII 800Mhz

Device Manager Sees it...

My Computer/Windows Explorer does Not see it...

What am I doing wrong? I have bought HD's before and boom, they install and work. Sad

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:11 am Post subject:

Did you add it in the Disk Management under Computer Management ever?

Mutt Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 140 Location: TX

Since I don't know how to do that... that would be a no. Confused

How can I do that? And thank you for responding!

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:25 am Post subject:

Right click on my computer, select manage.. (or go to administraive control panel)

Computer management should show up.

Select Disk Management. I don't remember if a wizard pops up if it sees a new drive, or you need to partition it by right clicking on the new drive.

either way that should get you were you need to be.

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:30 am Post subject:

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Mutt Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 140 Location: TX

Thank you for the help... Apparently my computer did not like that it was over 137GB, but the software I downloaded from WD set it up and it works fine now. Thanks very much. The WD software essentially did what disk mgmt did, more in a caveman automatic type way. Thanks!

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

littleblackduck wrote:
Apparently my computer did not like that it was over 137GB.

You need to install Service Pack 2, pronto!

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject:

that might not help

I had this problem a while back with a hard drive..

I literally had to use some WD drivers so that winders could see the whole damned thing..

I'm just waiting for the new "no-movining-parts" drives that I've been hearing rumors about... Smile

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

Is your BIOS up to date, or are you still running something from the last century?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject:

buyah!! last century here... but it does see the 300GB drive I have installed now. I remember the last time I had issues with the BIOS limits... was on a 386 when I tried to install a 520MB hard drive. ahh... those were the days... OnTrack BIOS overlay drivers... fun!

Mutt Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 140 Location: TX

JustAnEngineer wrote:
littleblackduck wrote:
Apparently my computer did not like that it was over 137GB.
You need to install Service Pack 2, pronto!

I am on SP2. It was the WD software that mentioned 137MB... and it did not partition it either... It shows 149GB. Hmm

Mutt Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 140 Location: TX

fathertyme wrote:
that might not help

I had this problem a while back with a hard drive..

I literally had to use some WD drivers so that winders could see the whole damned thing..

I'm just waiting for the new "no-movining-parts" drives that I've been hearing rumors about...

Fathertyme... WD Software I downloaded did make winders see it. It is working fine now, and I am using Karen's Replicator to back up now! Thanks to you guys, I have automated backup now. Appreciate ya. Smile

Mutt Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 140 Location: TX

JustAnEngineer wrote:
Is your BIOS up to date, or are you still running something from the last century?

I have never updated my bios. I have no clue how that is accomplished. Do I need to? Or if it ain't broke don't fix it?