Windows 7 Installation, 2 hdd, only 1 detected

ycordera

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May 29, 2014
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Hello, I just bought a new HDD for my pc. Now I want to install my OS again in that new HDD, and leave the actual for storing information only. But when I am at the installation of Win 7, I only see my old HDD with all it's partitions (it has like 6 partitions because I use windows+linux). Why would Win 7 installer not recognize my new HDD at this moments? I am using it for storage now, but if I try to install the OS there, then it doesn't show up. Any ideas?
 
Solution
Check the cables. And check BIOS to see if it detects and whether settings are right.

Or install with only the new HDD and see what happens.

ycordera

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May 29, 2014
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Ok I will try that. It's strange because the new HDD works, I am currently using it to play my games so they run faster. But well, I think that unplugging the old one and leaving the new alone will work, though I will not be able to put the swap/pagefile partitions on the old HDD :/