Only picking up 1 SSD

Tyler Steele · 3 May 2020 at 16:31

I recently built a PC and installed a 500gb and a 240gb SSD. Windows is on the main 500gb drive and i have only just noticed because its now starting to get full.

In device manager and the BIOS i can see the drive. However if i go to access it in My Computer only the 500 shows up.

I am a semi novice so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Peter UK · 3 May 2020 at 16:32

Search in start menu for "format" and you should see a "Create and format hard disk partitions" option, select that and see if you see a disk in there with roughly 240GB unallocated space. Once you find that you can make a new volume on it and assign a drive letter.

Mcnumpty2323 · 3 May 2020 at 16:33

Probably the other needs initialised
In disk management

Tyler Steele · 3 May 2020 at 16:35

Peter UK said:
Search in start menu for "format" and you should see a "Create and format hard disk partitions" option, select that and see if you see a disk in there with roughly 240GB unallocated space. Once you find that you can make a new volume on it and assign a drive letter.

Ive done this and it says i need to initialise it. Do i use MBR master boot record or GPT GUID partition table?

Peter UK · 3 May 2020 at 16:36

Unless you need a bunch of partitions on it just use MBR.

Tyler Steele · 3 May 2020 at 16:37

Peter UK said:
Unless you need a bunch of partitions on it just use MBR.

Cool thanks.

Only need 1. Its just for storage.

Tyler Steele · 3 May 2020 at 16:44

That was very painless and easy.

Thanks.

Peter UK · 3 May 2020 at 16:47

Tyler Steele said:
That was very painless and easy.

Thanks.

No problem!