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10-29-2004, 08:27 AM
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New hard drive not being recognised
Just installed a new HD and it ain't being recognised???? what do i need to do to get it to work???
how do i format it.... please just go thorugh everything i need to do. Had 80gig and i just bought another 160 if that helps. Both S-ata cheers in advance for any help |
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10-29-2004, 08:33 AM
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does the BIOS detect the hard drive? if it does just go into disk management and format it.
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10-29-2004, 08:36 AM
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Before formatting, you need to create a partition. You do that in Disk Management as well.
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