B BuddyC Member Oct 14, 2004 #1 the BIOS detects my new hard drive. i even did an install of windows xp to see if i could boot from it, and sure enough, it works. all i want is to use this hd for backup, and my current install of windows just won't detect it. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
the BIOS detects my new hard drive. i even did an install of windows xp to see if i could boot from it, and sure enough, it works. all i want is to use this hd for backup, and my current install of windows just won't detect it. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
E Ecrofirt Member Oct 14, 2004 #2 Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Managment>Disk Managment It hasn't been formatted yet. You've got to do that.
Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Managment>Disk Managment It hasn't been formatted yet. You've got to do that.
B BuddyC Member Oct 14, 2004 #3 it was already formatted. none the less, i played around with some settings and bam! it works now. yay!
it was already formatted. none the less, i played around with some settings and bam! it works now. yay!
