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> "Damo" <random@fake.com> wrote in message
> news:%23PzP4TIgFHA.272@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> What he means it that you need to format it.
>> Damo
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>> "RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
>> news:3b%xe.691$is5.85566@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>> You need to set it up in Disk Management.
>>>
>>> Right click My Computer,, Manage, Disk management.
>>>
>>> "Mbandgeek" <Mbandgeek.1rmadm@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
>>> news:Mbandgeek.1rmadm@pcbanter.net...
>>>>
>>>> I recently recieved a Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive. i have installed
>>>> everything Correctly ie. Power, Cable, ect. I have tried every single
>>>> configuration of Jumper settings.
>>>> It was reconized in bios, but it wouldn't come up as an icon in Xp.
>>>>
>>>> I have Xp Home W/SP2
>>>>
>>>> I appreciate all the help i can get.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mbandgeek
"barry" <bmercer@bnota.tk.com> wrote in message
news:42c93434$1@news.star.co.uk...
> well, yes and no...
Mbandgeek:
Notwithstanding "barry's" cryptic comment, I would guess that Ron's
recommendation is correct. It's a very common occurrence among users who
purchase a brand-new hard drive, install it in their computer, and then
wonder why it's not "seen" by the system.
Understand that if you've connected/configured the drive properly, as
apparently you have, the disk *will* be recognized by your motherboard's
BIOS and even in Device Manager. But that does not mean that the operating
system will recognize it. As Ron points out you must partition & format that
drive before it is usable.
And forget about the fact that it doesn't "come up as an icon". After you've
partitioned/formatted the drive, check in My Computer and/or Windows
Explorer to ensure the drive is recognized.
Now, having said all that -- if you *have* correctly
connected/configured/partitioned/formatted the disk and it still isn't being
recognized by the OS, that's a different problem...
Anna
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