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Sata HD Probs

  • 26-05-2007 10:36pm
    #1
    Psycopat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 862 ✭✭✭


    Hey, i recently formatted both my hard drives, 1 being a WD Raptor 150 GB which runs windows and another 250 GB Maxtor Drive which i use for storage, unfortunatly windows doesnt want to detect the Maxtor even though BIOS detects it fine. I remember when i installed it first i had the same problem, i needed to get drivers but unfortunatly i cant remember what drivers >< any ideas?


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  • #2
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    There are no drivers required for a hard drive , unless of course you mean raid drivers for the motherboard , but this is unlikely as you say the Bios sees it.

    What is most likely is that the drive is not formatted or its unallocated in windows ,

    go to control panel / administrative tools / computer management / then disc management and have a look for the drive in here , if its the problem I think it is then you should see the drive but it will be labelled as unallocated.

    Highlight the drive , right click on it and allocate it , then format it , and then windows should see it.


  • #3
    Psycopat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 862 ✭✭✭Psycopat


    mathias wrote:
    There are no drivers required for a hard drive , unless of course you mean raid drivers for the motherboard , but this is unlikely as you say the Bios sees it.

    What is most likely is that the drive is not formatted or its unallocated in windows ,

    go to control panel / administrative tools / computer management / then disc management and have a look for the drive in here , if its the problem I think it is then you should see the drive but it will be labelled as unallocated.

    Highlight the drive , right click on it and allocate it , then format it , and then windows should see it.

    thanks a million thats sorted it <3


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