Install new HDD, WIndows 8.1 won't detect

Danny P

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Nov 4, 2014
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Basically. I decided to install my old laptop HDD onto my system. The BIOS detected it, Windows 8.1 won't. I already tried going into Disk management, and Device Manager, both to no avail. However, when I put the HDD into an external enclosure, it suddenly worked. So can I somehow install the laptop HDD straight to SATA port on the motherboard?