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HELP ME!!!
I have a "Western Digital" 40Gb hard drive disk and I
want to get my computer to recognise it...but, it shows up in the control panel/system/hardware/device manager list, but it doesnt in windows explorer or my computer...I want to get this disk to work to I can put all my programs and stuff like that from my old 20Gb hard- drive...I've tried to look up this disk on the Windows Compatibility List on the windows XP website, but I cant figure out how to find the listings...what is going on???? |
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HELP ME!!!
If it shows up in the device manager, and not in windows explorer, it is a
good chance that you don't have any partitions on it (this is normal if you newly purchased the hdd). This is a simple procedure to check this: 1. Click start, then right-click My Computer 2. Click Manage 3. From the tree, chose "Disk Management" 4. You should see your disk in the list bellow, (with other physical storage devices, such as CD drives). 5. Click on the you new hdd in the list bellow, and then right click, and create a new partition. Format it. You can also choose a drive letter for it. 6. You should be able to see it in a windows explorer now. Best regards. -- Zoltan Fekete ) Microsoft Certified Professional YU Spin d.o.o. Novi Sad, www.yuspin.co.yu "Aren Howorth" wrote in message ... I have a "Western Digital" 40Gb hard drive disk and I want to get my computer to recognise it...but, it shows up in the control panel/system/hardware/device manager list, but it doesnt in windows explorer or my computer...I want to get this disk to work to I can put all my programs and stuff like that from my old 20Gb hard- drive...I've tried to look up this disk on the Windows Compatibility List on the windows XP website, but I cant figure out how to find the listings...what is going on???? |
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