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Adding 2nd Hdd

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  • 22-08-2009 6:04pm
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    gonzothegreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭


    Hi, I've added a second sata HDD to my Inspiron 540 which has a 500Gb HDD. Theres power going to the 2nd Hdd but theres nothing showing up on my computer. I've ran device manager and still nothing. Any help? Thanks in advance.


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Are both the power and data cables firmly connected at both ends? If its brand new it may need formatting before it can hold data but it should still show a drive letter if its hooked up properly...


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    gonzothegreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭gonzothegreat


    Yeah everything is connected properly, and I'm sure its formatted.


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    How could you format it if its not being detected in the first place??


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    gonzothegreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭gonzothegreat


    I have a USB adaptor for SATA HDD's, when I use this the PC recognizes the drive but when I connect it internally to one of the spare SATA sockets it does'nt recognize it. The drive itself is grand because I took it out of another system and formated it. Weird. I was trying to look it up and some sites suggested I flash the Bios. The PC is only new so I dont see the problem with the bios.:confused:


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    pogcica
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    If your using Vista you need to go to disk management then storage, you should then see the new drive,it needs to be initialised i think then it will show up as normal in my computer


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    gonzothegreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭gonzothegreat


    Thanks Pogica, that done the job. :D


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