XP doesn't see new Hard Drive

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I added another Hard Drive to my XP-Pro System. The BIOS
Finds it and logs it, however when I open 'my computer'
it is not there. Also how to assign drive 'letters' in
XP?

 

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"Bill K" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I added another Hard Drive to my XP-Pro System. The BIOS
> Finds it and logs it, however when I open 'my computer'
> it is not there. Also how to assign drive 'letters' in
> XP?

You must create some partitions first. Click Run / Help /
Search tab and type partition to read all about the
Disk Manager.

 

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Greetings --

The hard drive cannot and will not appear in Windows Explorer or
My Computer until it has been partitioned and formatted. Right-click
My Computer > Manage > Disk Management. Create and format one or more
partitions on the second hard drive as desired.

Bruce Chambers

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"Bill K" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:18f5d01c41b9f$365a15c0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>I added another Hard Drive to my XP-Pro System. The BIOS
> Finds it and logs it, however when I open 'my computer'
> it is not there. Also how to assign drive 'letters' in
> XP?