External disc not detected

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Suzie

I have a new Western Digital 120GB hard drive which I put
in an external case that is usb or firewire connectable.
XP Pro does not recognise it.
How can I format or parttion it if I can't see it in my
computer or device manager. Does it have to my formatted
in a computer or can it be done in the external case?
Thanks Suzie
 
Hi,

Right click My Computer/click Manage/click disk
Management,
In the lower pane, can you find the new external drive?
If yes, right click on it and select initialize then
select format and partition the new drive.

Hope it helps.

Peter
 
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