New build, 6T hard drive won't show

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Nov 25, 2016
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Hello all-

I've searched fairly extensively about this problem, but most answers deal with installed or old drives suddenly not be recognized, I can't find one about new builds so please indulge me.

I am building a VIVE VR station and media server.

I put a Samsung SSD500 GB in as my system disk and a Toshiba 6T

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149629

PROBLEM:
I can see the 6T drive in my device manager, but not on the desk top nor can find device access it.

The SSD is up an running, but not the 6T

Drivers are updated and the most current available.

My Current build is a I7 6700 with a corsair closed loop liquid cool
32 G DDR4
GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 MoBo
GTX 1070 Vid Card
Windows 7 64bit
In a Fractal Design R5

Any thoughts?
 
Solution
1) go to control panel
2) click "Administrative Tool"
3)then computer management
4)then disk management
5) select your 6TB drive
6) right click and select initialize (or a popup will tell you to initialize)
7)also choose GPT
8) format the drive (or create partition then format)
1) go to control panel
2) click "Administrative Tool"
3)then computer management
4)then disk management
5) select your 6TB drive
6) right click and select initialize (or a popup will tell you to initialize)
7)also choose GPT
8) format the drive (or create partition then format)
 
Solution