Windows does not recognise new HD??

AMDPower · 19 May 2006 at 22:02

Hi

just purchased the new Seagate 320Gb Seagate ST3320620AS Barracuda.
and for some reason windows does not seem to recognise it?? totally baffled.

i am on a k8vse asus motherboard, have set the hd up on the promise controller but no avail? i think the problem is that because it is a satta 2 hd, i know they are backward compatible, but my samsung 120g satta 1 hd works fine on the controller and is recognised by windows. But having said that the segate drive is recognised by the controller at boot up.

so it could be a windows problem, I hate Windows!

have tried to manually install the drive as automatic search does not recognise it.

any help would be appreciated.

thanks

killer_uk · 19 May 2006 at 22:26

Have you formatted the drive through windows?

Right click My Computer -> Manage -> Disk Management

Mikey1280 · 19 May 2006 at 22:26

Does the drive appear in the device manager but not My Computer?

EDIT: beaten to it

AMDPower · 19 May 2006 at 22:48

guys thanks for all your help, i just remembered that i have to disk management and configure them there..sorry feel

have sorted them out now, will let you all know what the drive is like.

its exam stress, honestly!

thanks again