HDD trouble

san21893 · 07-26-2007, 09:45 PM

Okay so i finished my build and it has two hard drives, 80gb barracuda, and 320gb barracuda, i installed my OS (Windows XP) on the 80gb, it gave me a choice between the two drives so it is plugged in. But when i click on the my computer icon, the bigger hard drive doesn't show up. Ideas?

fade2black2004 · 07-26-2007, 09:51 PM

go into device manager and make sure it sees the hard drive

b1gapl · 07-26-2007, 09:51 PM

You have to format it first.

Go to control panel > administrative tools > computer management > disk management > and then right click on the 320gb hard drive (which ever the letter is), and select format. After that, it should show up, in My Computer.

san21893 · 07-26-2007, 10:00 PM

Yeah lol i picked it up before i saw that, i had to do the same w/ my external a couple months ago, it was unallocated. I did a quick format and its NTFS, whats the major difference between NTFS and FAT. I heard NTFS is better. Thanks, b1gapl u deserve alot of credit u helped me ALOT today.

b1gapl · 07-26-2007, 10:02 PM

The main difference between NTFS and FAT, is that NTFS can handle much larger files, like a 2GB file.

07-26-2007, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
san21893 Uber Sanoob Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westchester County, New York Posts: 634	HDD trouble Okay so i finished my build and it has two hard drives, 80gb barracuda, and 320gb barracuda, i installed my OS (Windows XP) on the 80gb, it gave me a choice between the two drives so it is plugged in. But when i click on the my computer icon, the bigger hard drive doesn't show up. Ideas? __________________

07-26-2007, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
fade2black2004 Console Gamer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,636	Re: HDD trouble go into device manager and make sure it sees the hard drive __________________ http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f40/my...9/#post1478568

07-26-2007, 09:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
b1gapl Commander SMod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 11,803	Re: HDD trouble You have to format it first. Go to control panel > administrative tools > computer management > disk management > and then right click on the 320gb hard drive (which ever the letter is), and select format. After that, it should show up, in My Computer. __________________ Recommended PC Components Guide Potentially the longest thread in history!! Tech-Forums Official 3DMark06/05/03 Top List

07-26-2007, 10:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
san21893 Uber Sanoob Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westchester County, New York Posts: 634	Re: HDD trouble Yeah lol i picked it up before i saw that, i had to do the same w/ my external a couple months ago, it was unallocated. I did a quick format and its NTFS, whats the major difference between NTFS and FAT. I heard NTFS is better. Thanks, b1gapl u deserve alot of credit u helped me ALOT today. __________________

07-26-2007, 10:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
b1gapl Commander SMod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 11,803	Re: HDD trouble The main difference between NTFS and FAT, is that NTFS can handle much larger files, like a 2GB file. __________________ Recommended PC Components Guide Potentially the longest thread in history!! Tech-Forums Official 3DMark06/05/03 Top List

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