D DB1911 Reputable Oct 19, 2014 66 0 4,630 Jan 10, 2015 #1 I just bought a wd blue 1tb internal hard drive. I already has a samsung evo 840 120gb with windows 8.1 on it. Windows 8.1 won't acknowledge the second drive and still says I only have 120gb. What should I do?
I just bought a wd blue 1tb internal hard drive. I already has a samsung evo 840 120gb with windows 8.1 on it. Windows 8.1 won't acknowledge the second drive and still says I only have 120gb. What should I do?
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,315 17,829 184,590 Jan 10, 2015 #2 Disk Management Initialize it Give it a drive letter. Upvote 0 Downvote
N nagash Distinguished Apr 14, 2011 56 0 18,640 Jan 10, 2015 #3 is it showing up in bios? Upvote 0 Downvote
neon neophyte Splendid BANNED Apr 11, 2009 3,846 0 23,460 Jan 10, 2015 #4 you need to initialize the hard drive in computer management. it is a windows administrative tool. you can find it from your start bar. once you open that, go to disk management. Upvote 0 Downvote
you need to initialize the hard drive in computer management. it is a windows administrative tool. you can find it from your start bar. once you open that, go to disk management.
D DB1911 Reputable Oct 19, 2014 66 0 4,630 Jan 10, 2015 #5 nagash : is it showing up in bios? It is not showing up on bios. Sorry I forgot to tell that to you all Upvote 0 Downvote
nagash : is it showing up in bios? It is not showing up on bios. Sorry I forgot to tell that to you all
N nagash Distinguished Apr 14, 2011 56 0 18,640 Jan 10, 2015 #6 [strike]yeah like the guys in the thread said win+r diskmgmt.msc new partition and done[/strike] Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,315 17,829 184,590 Jan 10, 2015 #7 DB1911 : nagash : is it showing up in bios? It is not showing up on bios. Sorry I forgot to tell that to you all Not showing in BIOS? You have both cables connected? Data and power? Upvote 0 Downvote
DB1911 : nagash : is it showing up in bios? It is not showing up on bios. Sorry I forgot to tell that to you all Not showing in BIOS? You have both cables connected? Data and power?
D DB1911 Reputable Oct 19, 2014 66 0 4,630 Jan 10, 2015 #8 I am at disk management. There is no initialize button. What should I press or do next? Upvote 0 Downvote
N nagash Distinguished Apr 14, 2011 56 0 18,640 Jan 10, 2015 #9 sorry i read wrong it is showing up instead of It is not showing up try different sata port Upvote 0 Downvote
D DB1911 Reputable Oct 19, 2014 66 0 4,630 Jan 10, 2015 #10 The disk manager acknowledges the hard drive but bios does not. Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,315 17,829 184,590 Jan 10, 2015 #11 DB1911 : The disk manager acknowledges the hard drive but bios does not. Right click, and what options do you see in Disk Management? Maybe a screencap of your disk Management screen would help here. Upvote 0 Downvote
DB1911 : The disk manager acknowledges the hard drive but bios does not. Right click, and what options do you see in Disk Management? Maybe a screencap of your disk Management screen would help here.
D DB1911 Reputable Oct 19, 2014 66 0 4,630 Jan 10, 2015 #12 USAFRet : DB1911 : The disk manager acknowledges the hard drive but bios does not. Right click, and what options do you see in Disk Management? Maybe a screencap of your disk Management screen would help here. When I right click in disk manager I see:New Simple Volume, New Spanned Volume, New Striped Volume, Properties, Help. Just copy and paste the link. Sorry about that: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116094215236888545464/posts/1vtHvMcPsZZ?pid=6102817110630057250&oid=116094215236888545464&authkey=COmY5eCNo5eiWg Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet : DB1911 : The disk manager acknowledges the hard drive but bios does not. Right click, and what options do you see in Disk Management? Maybe a screencap of your disk Management screen would help here. When I right click in disk manager I see:New Simple Volume, New Spanned Volume, New Striped Volume, Properties, Help. Just copy and paste the link. Sorry about that: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116094215236888545464/posts/1vtHvMcPsZZ?pid=6102817110630057250&oid=116094215236888545464&authkey=COmY5eCNo5eiWg
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,315 17,829 184,590 Jan 10, 2015 Solution #13 New Simple Volume That is what you want to do. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
D DB1911 Reputable Oct 19, 2014 66 0 4,630 Jan 10, 2015 #14 USAFRet : New Simple Volume That is what you want to do. It works!!! Thank you. Sorry it took awhile. I do not have a very high computer iq Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet : New Simple Volume That is what you want to do. It works!!! Thank you. Sorry it took awhile. I do not have a very high computer iq