Topic new hdd add on

bsballz

i recently had a western digital harddrive go bad...and i sent it in to get a new one...its is a sata hard drive and my previously hdd is as well...you do not new to put a jumper on one for master and a jumper on another for slave...so after i hook it up using serial ata...when the comp boots up at the bios screen it is listed there with my other hdd but when i get to the os it is not listed there with my other hdd...any suggestions would be appreciated!

-bsballz

-HAL-

Do you know if the new HDD is formatted or not?
If it's not then it wont show up.

What OS do you use??
If it's Windows XP you can try this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000/

Please post here if you need any more help, or if this doesn't work..

l00ky

If it still doesn`t work you might have a problem with the power supply of that hdd.Sometimes they crack and do not continuously give power to the hdd and that`s why it appears at the bios screen

AzraelValley

I know that if you have two drives on one pc, they must have the same manufacturer. For example, let’s say that my first hard drive is Maxtor then if ever I want to install another hard drive I must also get a Maxtor hard drive.

-HAL-

That's usually not a problem.
I have three HDDs on my desktop, all different brands. (2x S-ATA and one IDE)

bsballz

ya got it had to use the proper western digital software to properly install it