Old PC not recognizing HDD

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jbzeigler

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I have an old PC that I'm hoping to install Linux onto. I removed the HDD and installed it into my DELL PC so that I could format the HDD. Once I reinstalled the HDD back into the old PC, it is not recognized. Did I miss a step or something?

It's the only HDD.
 
The BIOS has to recognize before anything else. Change the settings there. You should have an option in the bios something like "HDD Detection". Since I dont know your specifics I cant offer any more advice.
 
I did have auto detection turned on and everything so I opened up the PC and found that I had the HDD set to master - but it was a single. Oops. Thanks for the advice though.
 
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