How to enable/show an accessible but not visible harddisk in WindowsExplorer?

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Starting point was a working 120GB harddisc as MAster jumpered with partition C: + D:.
Then I connected another, new 120GB harddisc to the same IDE cable.

This new harddisc (MAxtor) was jumpered in some times as Slave resp. as Cable Select.

However this harddisc is not visible as a new drive letter in Windows Explorer.

When I access it with harddisc diagnostic software it is visible. SMART monitor values show
no errors. So what's wrong?
How can I start to format this new drive when I cannot see it?

Start->Programs->AdministrativeTools->ComputerManagement->Storage->DiskManagement
show the drive as Disk1 and "unallacated".

What does that mean?

Gunter
 
Gunter Hansen said:
Starting point was a working 120GB harddisc as MAster jumpered with partition C: + D:.
Then I connected another, new 120GB harddisc to the same IDE cable.

This new harddisc (MAxtor) was jumpered in some times as Slave resp. as Cable Select.

However this harddisc is not visible as a new drive letter in Windows Explorer.

When I access it with harddisc diagnostic software it is visible. SMART monitor values show
no errors. So what's wrong?
How can I start to format this new drive when I cannot see it?

Start->Programs->AdministrativeTools->ComputerManagement->Storage->DiskManag
ement
show the drive as Disk1 and "unallacated".

What does that mean?
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It means that the drive is already being recognized. Assuming that Disk
Manager is showing the correct size for the new drive, all you need to do is
create one or more partitions.
 
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