Second hard drive

Wires · 24 Jan 2011 at 18:56

Hello,

I recently made a new build and after doing so I have decided to add a second HDD.

I have a 1tb sata drive installed with windows 7.

I have added a second 1TB sata HDD it does not show in my computer but when I go to computer management and disk management it shows my windows install drive as Disk 0 931.51GB and under that has Disk 1 232.88GB.

My question is why does it show as 232.88gb when it should be 1tb?

The second drive I have added did used to have a windows install on it and I have tried putting the windows CD in and booting up and doing a format that way this has not fixed the problem.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

EDIT: Ok I have got it so that my computer shows the HDD in my computer but it is still showing it as a 230gb HDD instead of a 1tb HDD any ideas?

rpstewart · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:19

What make and model is the second drive? Is it brand new or has it been used in a PC before?

Wires · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:23

Its a seagate barracuda it has been used before.

rpstewart · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:30

When you're in Disk Management is there any unallocated space on the second drive to the right of the 230Gb partition?

Wires · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:31

Nope but I think there was before I put the windows CD and deleted/formatted

rpstewart · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:34

Dumb question, are you absolutely sure that it's a 1Tb drive, ie have you checked the label?

Can you post a screenshot of Disk Management?

Wires · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:40

oh now thats a bit embarrassing... I took the wrong drive out my old computer and got the 250gb instead of the 1TB what a idiot i am lol...

Thanks for the help

BlackBat · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:44

rpstewart said:
What make and model is the second drive? Is it brand new or has it been used in a PC before?

+1, by model I would expect the model number which is printed on the top of the drive itself.

EDIT:- Oops! should've clicked on submit before I went to put the kettle on

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BlackBat · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:51

Deleted, double post in error.

Wires · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:58

I found out I was using the wrong HDD when I went to look at the model number which is why it is not posted and also the reason after having it suggested I found out it was th e wrong HDD.