hard drive isnt being recognised, help please

okay, just connected up my new samsung 500gb hdd.so, i go into my computer to format it, and guess what? its not there! i know the pc knows its there cos when i booted up it said found new hardware, so it cant be connections but i will check them if necessary.any ideas where i could be going wrong?sorry for lack of detailscheershard drive isnt being recognised, help please
Use the Disk Management tool to format the drive.hard drive isnt being recognised, help please
[QUOTE=''RayvinAzn'']Use the Disk Management tool to format the drive.[/QUOTE]wheres that?
I was just about to make a thread about this! I bought a new Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA 3.0 HDD, and when I installed it, both my Hardware Manager and PC Wizard recognized it, but it's nowhere to be found in ''My Computer''.
Start -> Run -> Compmgmt.mscThe Disk Management tool is in there, and you should be able to format your new drive. If you're on Vista, I'm not sure how to do it though.
Start, then right click ''My computer'' then click ''Manage'' Then ''Disk Management''. It should show your HD there. Just right click and format.
[QUOTE=''ch5richards'']Start, then right click ''My computer'' then click ''Manage'' Then ''Disk Management''. It should show your HD there. Just right click and format.[/QUOTE]i supose i should convert it to a dynamic disk?
theres no mention of formatting:
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Mine says something like ''new simple volume''.Are you running XP or Vista.
okay i think i got it now, its formatting now, its a dynamic drive apparently, is that good or bad?should i cancel??any idea how long it should take to format?thanks
[QUOTE=''ch5richards'']Mine says something like ''new simple volume''.Are you running XP or Vista. [/QUOTE]xp
Also are you connecting via IDE or SATA?
Formatting my Raptor usually takes 10 to 15 minutes...it takes awhile...hang tight!
[QUOTE=''2005wrxsti'']Also are you connecting via IDE or SATA?[/QUOTE]satashould i have made it a basic drive or dynamic???
[QUOTE=''jpph''] [QUOTE=''2005wrxsti'']Also are you connecting via IDE or SATA?[/QUOTE]satashould i have made it a basic drive or dynamic???[/QUOTE] Read this...if you're planning on running a regular HD then Basic, if you're going RAID then Dynamichttp://www.d-silence.com/feature.php?id=246