I have a Sandisk SSD which I boot my OS from, I also have a WD Black HDD that I would also like to use. I don't want my HDD to back up my SSD, I just want to use it as a secondary storage solution. My HDD is all hooked up and is acknowledged in the BIOS, but when I'm on Windows 10 the only storage device shown is my SSD. I'm assuming that I would have to enable Raid in the BIOS?
How Do I Enable A Second Drive on W10?
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There is no RAID to enable...
Right click the start icon and choose Disk Management. Is the drive seen here?
Right click the start icon and choose Disk Management. Is the drive seen here?
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http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/188931en?language=en_US
How to use Disk Management to set up a Hard Drive.
Perform these steps and it will show in Windows.
How to use Disk Management to set up a Hard Drive.
To start Disk Management:
Log on as administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
Click Start -> Run -> type compmgmt.msc -> click OK. Alternatively, right-click on the My Computer icon and select 'Manage'.
In the console tree, click Disk Management. The Disk Management window appears. Your disks and volumes appear in a graphical view and list view. To customize how you view your disks and volumes in the upper and lower panes of the window, point to Top or Bottom on the View menu, and then click the view that you want to use.
How to create a new partition or a new logical drive:
To create a new partition or logical drive on a basic disk:
In the Disk Management window, complete one of the following procedures, and then continue to step 2:
To create a new partition, right-click on the Unallocated space on the Basic disk where you want to create the partition, and then click New Partition.
To create a new logical drive in an Extended partition, right-click on the free space on an Extended partition where you want to create the logical drive, and then click New Logical Drive.
In the New Partition Wizard, then click Next.
Click the type of partition that you want to create (either Primary partition, Extended partition, or Logical drive), and then click Next.
Specify the size of the partition in the Partition size in MB box, and then click Next.
Decide whether to manually assign a drive letter, let the system automatically enumerate the drive, or not assign a drive letter to the new partition or logical drive, and then click Next.
Specify the formatting options you want to use (such as setting a drive label name) by using one of the following procedures:
If you do not want to format the partition, click Do not format this partition, and then click Next.
If you want to format the partition, click Format this partition with the following settings, and then complete the fields in the Format dialog box.
Confirm that the options selected are correct, and then click Finish.
You should be able to see the new drive listed under My Computer with the new drive letter assignment and the drive label name.
How to use Disk Management to set up a Hard Drive.
Perform these steps and it will show in Windows.
How to use Disk Management to set up a Hard Drive.
To start Disk Management:
Log on as administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
Click Start -> Run -> type compmgmt.msc -> click OK. Alternatively, right-click on the My Computer icon and select 'Manage'.
In the console tree, click Disk Management. The Disk Management window appears. Your disks and volumes appear in a graphical view and list view. To customize how you view your disks and volumes in the upper and lower panes of the window, point to Top or Bottom on the View menu, and then click the view that you want to use.
How to create a new partition or a new logical drive:
To create a new partition or logical drive on a basic disk:
In the Disk Management window, complete one of the following procedures, and then continue to step 2:
To create a new partition, right-click on the Unallocated space on the Basic disk where you want to create the partition, and then click New Partition.
To create a new logical drive in an Extended partition, right-click on the free space on an Extended partition where you want to create the logical drive, and then click New Logical Drive.
In the New Partition Wizard, then click Next.
Click the type of partition that you want to create (either Primary partition, Extended partition, or Logical drive), and then click Next.
Specify the size of the partition in the Partition size in MB box, and then click Next.
Decide whether to manually assign a drive letter, let the system automatically enumerate the drive, or not assign a drive letter to the new partition or logical drive, and then click Next.
Specify the formatting options you want to use (such as setting a drive label name) by using one of the following procedures:
If you do not want to format the partition, click Do not format this partition, and then click Next.
If you want to format the partition, click Format this partition with the following settings, and then complete the fields in the Format dialog box.
Confirm that the options selected are correct, and then click Finish.
You should be able to see the new drive listed under My Computer with the new drive letter assignment and the drive label name.
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Go into your start menu and select all apps. Scroll down to W and expand Windows Administration Tools. Open the Computer Management App. Expand the storage pane and select Disk Management. All your correctly installed drives should be located here. Select your hard drive and the back ground should change from white to a hatched background. Right click and all the options for managing that disk should pop up. These are the normal disk management options. Look on the right side of the window and you should see a pane that says Actions with a sub-menu that says more actions. If you don't see what you want in the default window, you may need to use this menu for performing more technically demanding disk management tasks. Good Luck. Work the problem and you'll get there.
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