J jetsrus Distinguished Feb 1, 2011 1 0 18,510 Feb 1, 2011 #1 Hello, I installed an additional hard drive,WD1002FAEX, on my Dell Dimension 4700 computer. The operating system, XP, does not recognize the drive.
Hello, I installed an additional hard drive,WD1002FAEX, on my Dell Dimension 4700 computer. The operating system, XP, does not recognize the drive.
wanamingo Distinguished Jan 21, 2011 2,984 1 20,810 Feb 1, 2011 #2 Is it an internal drive? Whats the connection, USB, SATA, IDE? does the disk management utility detect the drive? Upvote 0 Downvote
Is it an internal drive? Whats the connection, USB, SATA, IDE? does the disk management utility detect the drive?
WyomingKnott Legenda in Aeternum Aug 29, 2006 13,249 3 51,960 Feb 1, 2011 #3 If it's a brand-new drive, then it has to be partitioned and formatted first. Try this step-by-step guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/265764-32-guide-installed-disk-system . And do answer Wanamingo's questions, that info will help. Upvote 0 Downvote
If it's a brand-new drive, then it has to be partitioned and formatted first. Try this step-by-step guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/265764-32-guide-installed-disk-system . And do answer Wanamingo's questions, that info will help.