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2.5" Laptop HD & USB question

  • 23-01-2006 11:41pm
    #1
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭


    I bought a 20GB HD here on boards off someone.
    It was still in packaging and the sticker was still on it when I got it, so I'm pretty sure it is new.
    I have a spare USB 2.0 enclosure for it, but when I put it in, the disk spins and windows detects it, but doesn't assign it a drive letter...it just comes up as "USB Mass Storage device"
    Where as my other portable HD-80gb comes up as:
    "USB Mass Storage Device - Drive (H:)"

    Is this because the disk isn't formatted?

    If so, how can I format it?
    The disk spins and all.. it sounds ok...
    thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    its probably coz its not formatted, use the disk management console.

    start->run->diskmgmt.msc


  • #3
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭dawballz


    Yeeah just ran Partition Magic on it there..
    Workin now, thanks.


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