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Hard drive not appearing in Disk Management (Windows 8)

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  • Computers
  • Hard Drives
  • Storage
  • Disk Management
  • Standard
  • SSD
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January 13, 2014 7:57:47 PM

So I have just recently built my first computer. I purchased 2 storage drives. A SSD, and your standard hard drive. I installed my OS on the SSD, and that worked well. however when I try to partition my second drive, it does not show up in disk management. It does however, show up in my BIOS screen. Any ideas? I checked http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/265764-32-guide-insta... however step 5 did not work. Thanks.

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a c 363 G Storage
January 13, 2014 8:06:33 PM

In Disk Management, look in the LOWER RIGHT pane. It SCROLLS so you can see all the valid hardware storage devices, even the ones Windows cannot see and use yet (like a brand new empty HDD). If your HDD shows in BIOS Setup, it REALLY should also show up in this lower right pane.
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January 13, 2014 8:40:42 PM

Well, I do not know how I fixed this problem. Earlier, when I made this post, your advice was not working, however after taking a break, windows prompted me to restart my computer. When i did this, it was there. I did not do anything but now it is working. Thanks.
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a c 363 G Storage
January 14, 2014 11:12:14 AM

Glad it's working. Sometimes computers do their part to present a few of life's unknowable mysteries!
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