My HDD isn't showing in disk management!!!

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Archillect

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Today I installed an ssd and os and some other things I was gonna use now my question is I can't seem to find my hdd on disk management nor does it appear as I want to use the hdd as a storage container? I looked on google but found nothing if anyone is an expert I would be pleased
 
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So the computer doesn't "see" the HDD while the SSD is connected? If you're sure that you can use the SSD alone to boot to Windows, you could try connecting the HDD externally in order to be able to reformat it, to see if you'd be able to use it properly as a secondary storage drive. You could also try reformatting it via a bootable formatting tool since you won't be able to reformat it while you've booted to Windows via that hard drive.
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Hey there, Archillect.

Did you by any chance disconnect the drive during the Windows installation process? This is recommended in order to avoid future issues.
If you used to have the HDD as a main drive up until now, I'd recommend that you disconnect the SSD, to see if you'd be able to boot to Windows via your hard drive. If that doesn't help, check if it's recognized at least by the BIOS/UEFI.
You should also give it a try with a different SATA port and cables, or even better - with a different computer, to see if it's recognized.

Hope that helps. Please let me know how everything goes.
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Ok it successfully launched the os on my hdd now what would i do ?
 
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Should i now format the hard drive?

 
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So the computer doesn't "see" the HDD while the SSD is connected? If you're sure that you can use the SSD alone to boot to Windows, you could try connecting the HDD externally in order to be able to reformat it, to see if you'd be able to use it properly as a secondary storage drive. You could also try reformatting it via a bootable formatting tool since you won't be able to reformat it while you've booted to Windows via that hard drive.
 
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