How come my 2nd HD isn't showing?

fenderbass86 · 8 Aug 2006 at 00:16

I've just got my new computer running, it shows both hard drives in the BIOS but in "my computer" it only shows one.

Messiah Khan · 8 Aug 2006 at 00:18

Go to Start>Control panel(In classic mode)>Administrative tools>Computer Management>Disk management. Does your drive appear there? If so, you will probably have to mount it and format it.

Bin Boy · 8 Aug 2006 at 00:22

try Disk Management and see if the drive has assigned a drive letter.

fenderbass86 · 8 Aug 2006 at 09:01

Right, i've followed your instructions and it shows the HD with windows on and another one that isn't partitioned, but it says the other one is only 128GB when it should be 250GB?

Stelly · 8 Aug 2006 at 09:52

boot up in the BIOS and make sure that the BIOS is detecting it right

Stelly

Messiah Khan · 8 Aug 2006 at 10:22

fenderbass86 said:
Right, i've followed your instructions and it shows the HD with windows on and another one that isn't partitioned, but it says the other one is only 128GB when it should be 250GB?

Install service pack2 for windows and then try it.

fenderbass86 · 8 Aug 2006 at 20:44

I've gotta get my internet up and running first!

Justintime · 8 Aug 2006 at 21:15

Yes service pack 2 will add 48 Bit LBA support and you should see your full capacity.

Tetras · 8 Aug 2006 at 23:29

Best to format it after you have done that too (as opposed to before it recognises the full capacity)

Messiah Khan · 9 Aug 2006 at 00:29

Well its not really the formating the OP wants to do after installing SP2, its more the partitioning that would be the problem, but yeah I know what your getting at.

fenderbass86 · 9 Aug 2006 at 14:55

How do I format my 2nd hard drive after installing service pack 2?

Messiah Khan · 9 Aug 2006 at 15:09

If you just go into the disk management and right click on the drive to partition and format it. The reason why its best to do that after installing SP2 is that if you did it before, you would end up with 1 partition of 127Gb, then once you installed SP2 you could partition the remaining space, so you would end up with 2 partitions, whereas if you leave it all until SP2 is installed, you can partition the whole drive as one.

fenderbass86 · 9 Aug 2006 at 15:33

Wicked, thanks Messiah Khan, you're a pal!

Oh, off the topic, how do I make my keyboard as UK standard? I just went along with English (US) on the windows install.

Amadeus · 9 Aug 2006 at 16:24

control panel - keyboards

options in there to apply

I think

fenderbass86 · 9 Aug 2006 at 16:46

Nope

El_Watcher · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:17

Check control panel -> regional and language options.

1) Set Standards and Formats to English UK, click Apply
2) Under languages in Test Services and Input Languages select English UK as default, click apply, then select English US in Installed services and click delete.
3) Then go to Advanced and select English UK in Language for non Unicode Programs.

fenderbass86 · 9 Aug 2006 at 17:54

Fantastic!

Messiah Khan · 9 Aug 2006 at 19:47

Glad you got everything sorted.

fenderbass86 · 9 Aug 2006 at 19:56

Yay, internet works, 2nd hard drive is now formated and my keyboard is no UK language.