Why can i only use one of my two hard drives?

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soldier5637

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Hey
I have 2 250GB hard drives, but only one shows up, as in under "Computer" my C disc is just under 250 GB and thats it. I need to use the other one too. HELP!!
Thanks!!
 
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drtweak
If its a brand new drive its probably because it hasn't been formatted yet.

Right Click on Computer --> Manager --> Disk management

When you get there you may get a message to initilize disk if its a brand new disk. Do so. Then you will see the hard drive in disk management with a Black Bar across it.

Right click on this and click on "New Simple Volume" just follow the instructions, give it a drive letter and name (Make sure you select quick format) and there ya go.
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If its a brand new drive its probably because it hasn't been formatted yet.

Right Click on Computer --> Manager --> Disk management

When you get there you may get a message to initilize disk if its a brand new disk. Do so. Then you will see the hard drive in disk management with a Black Bar across it.

Right click on this and click on "New Simple Volume" just follow the instructions, give it a drive letter and name (Make sure you select quick format) and there ya go.
 
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