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new hard drive not recognised by xp

  • 02-08-2007 2:15pm
    #1
    lunacyfoundme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭


    Hi

    I just installed a new hard drive and I cant remeber how to make it active in xp even though i did it once before. theres no options in disk management to do it as far as i can see.

    the disk is recognised in bios and i can see it in disk mangement but not in explorer. anyone know how i can format it and make it active.


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  • #2
    Heinrich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Heinrich


    lunacyfoundme wrote:
    Hi

    I just installed a new hard drive and I cant remeber how to make it active in xp even though i did it once before. theres no options in disk management to do it as far as i can see.

    the disk is recognised in bios and i can see it in disk mangement but not in explorer. anyone know how i can format it and make it active.
    Can you see it in disk management? If you can right click on it and all will be revealed


  • #3
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    right click "my computer" click "manage" then "disk management" Now just assign a drive letter and format it.


  • #4
    lunacyfoundme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭lunacyfoundme


    yeah i can see it there but itll only give me the properties, nothing about making it active


  • #5
    parliament
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭parliament


    when you are in the disk managment console are you right clicking in the box that displays the size of the disk (left side) or the box that display the disk number ie Disk 0, Disk 1 (right side)?


  • #6
    lunacyfoundme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭lunacyfoundme


    Hmmm interesting. was just clicking on the box size but now i see the one on the left is a different kettle of fish. Ill have a look at that when i get home see if it gets me sorted. cheers


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  • #7
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    parliament wrote:
    when you are in the disk managment console are you right clicking in the box that displays the size of the disk (left side) or the box that display the disk number ie Disk 0, Disk 1 (right side)?
    Should be clicking on the Disk's ID to bring it online and so see it in Explorer, having formatted it.

    To make it active [for booting], you right click on the partition itself.


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