installing second harddrive

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Jim

I've installed a compatible second harddrive in my dell
dimension, 866MHz with latest XP Pro. Device Mgr shows
it working properly and System Information lists it but
it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer.
What's up with that?
Thanks
 
Jim said:
I've installed a compatible second harddrive in my dell
dimension, 866MHz with latest XP Pro. Device Mgr shows
it working properly and System Information lists it but
it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer.
What's up with that?
Thanks
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Has it been partitioned and formatted?

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The hard drive cannot appear in Windows Explorer or My Computer
until it has been partitioned and formatted. Right-click My Computer
Manage > Disk Management. Create and format partition(s) on the
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second hard drive as desired.


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