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problem with new hard drive

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by troxartas, Mar 16, 2007.

  1. troxartas Newcomer, in training Posts: 33

    hello all....i just got a new 500gb hard drive to use as a backup drive. i was using a USB portable storage device to access my previous drive. when i turned on the USB device with the new drive in it, windows saw it and said it was installed and working, but when i went to my computer to format it, it didn't see it. device manager sees it and says it's working properly, but i can't access it and format it from there. i tried connecting it to the motherboard and bios saw it and device manager saw it, but my computer didn't. i just want to format this new drive and be done with this major headache! let me know if you guys come up with anything....good night all!
    troxartas, Mar 16, 2007
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  2. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,917   +119

    You need to create a partition on it. You can do that through Disk Management in the Computer Management part of the Administrative Tools Control Panel.
    SNGX1275, Mar 16, 2007
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  3. troxartas Newcomer, in training Posts: 33

    you are the man! it took me a little while to figure it out, still a novice at this, but i got it. thank you very much for the info!
    troxartas, Mar 16, 2007
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