i'm adding some hard disk on my computer.when i on my computer the extra hard disk was detected by my computer but when i open My Computer the extra hard disk was not on there. What happen?
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1Was the hard drive detected by your BIOS? Maybe windows/linux just didn't mount it automatically? I need some more information, what operating system are you using?– Jeffrey VandenborneJan 26, 2010 at 14:19
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my hard drive did not detected my my BIOS only my primary hard disk was detected.my extra hard disk(secondary) was label No Jumper=DS(SLAVE)..what does it mean?– PaulJan 27, 2010 at 10:21
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i use ELITE motherboard..i think my extra hard disk is not compatible by my motherboard..– PaulJan 27, 2010 at 10:22
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my processor is Intel(R) Pentium (R) D CPU 3.00GHz– PaulJan 27, 2010 at 11:01
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Please add this info to your question :)– Ivo FlipseJan 27, 2010 at 11:09
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It probably needs to be formatted.
- Right-click on My Computer and select manage
- Expand out Storage on the left and click on "Disk Management"
- You should see your new disk located in the bottom-middle pane, probably labled "Disk 1"
- Right-click your unformatted disk and follow the prompts through the wizard to format it correctly.
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my extra hard disk have only 1 jumper and no pins allowed for the slave..only for master and cable select..can i use it as a master?– PaulJan 27, 2010 at 10:28
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my primary hard disk was hook on the middle and the cd drive was hook on the end of the IDE. i unplug the IDE on the cd drive and i replace it with my extra hard disk. but my extra hard disk was label No Jumper=DS(SLAVE) so i use it as a master and i set my primary hard disk as a slave..– PaulJan 28, 2010 at 12:57
Can you see the extra hard disk at the hard drives in Device manager? if yes,then it needs to be formatted.if not simply detect it manually or scan it.
