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Hard drive problem

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Mindless Game Server Admin Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:00 pm Posts: 4359 Location: The Nasty Nati	Hard drive problem I know this shouldve gone to the tech support, but I've had a long night with this POS and I want my topic to receive attention ASAP. I just installed a new HD, it shows its there when I go to add new hardware, and it says its working properly, but when i go to my computer, it doesnt show up. wtf m8!?!?!? can someone help me plz
Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:57 am

Gr33n(V)an Mystery Machine! Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 2209 Location: FL...The Green Land	umm....format it retard...use the little disk that came with it and make it ready for use _________________ "Our greatist moments of triumph are always inarticulate" ~ Stephen King
Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:30 am

WeEdMaN [n00b] Member Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 3188 Location: Tarpon Springs FL.	LOL im pretty sure hes done that already hes pretty good with computers but you never know _________________ <div>n00bfest 4LiF3!! Da WeEdMaN PwNz Ya!</div><br />
Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:00 am

Gman [HNIC] Stзamroller ω Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 13453	Go into your disk manager and try to re-label it as like.. Z:/ and see if it shows up. _________________ I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. -- Hunter S Thompson
Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:19 am

Mindless Game Server Admin Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:00 pm Posts: 4359 Location: The Nasty Nati	ok so i was fudging around in disk manager it was unallocated, but i went to format it, and it wont format. I get some error saying I couldnt format it.
Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:08 am

BLUBLOOD\| [n00b] Member Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:00 am Posts: 376 Location: Fort Myers, Florida	insert your windows xp cd and then create a disk partition and then format not quick format. _________________ http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8905644
Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:22 am

Genocide n00bfest Ancient, Senior Admin Joined: Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 3519	make sure the jumpers on the drive ARE set correctly _________________ Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. Man is not free unless government is limited. The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much. We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added. Last edited by Genocide on Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:56 am, edited 1 time in total.
Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:54 am

Gr33n(V)an Mystery Machine! Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 2209 Location: FL...The Green Land	did you try sticking your p3n15 in it? _________________ "Our greatist moments of triumph are always inarticulate" ~ Stephen King
Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:33 am

Gman [HNIC] Stзamroller ω Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 13453	Genocide wrote: make sure the jumpers on the drive a set correctly That sounds like it's the problem right there. _________________ I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. -- Hunter S Thompson
Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:34 am

eviI-pie [n00b] Member Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 2649	yeah you have to set one as a slave because the fisrt one is a master. (even though it's not politicaly correct anymore) primary and secondary are the new terms...I think then you should be able to format it within windows by left clicking.
Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:58 am

G_I_Joe [n00b] Member Joined: Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:00 pm Posts: 1798 Location: NJ	no, i think its still slave & master i just got a new 250GB hard drive (cause my POS computer only has like 30GB) and in teh instructions it says 'slave' and 'master' _________________ [URL=http://www.habamon.com/monster/extra] Help me raise my Habamon![/URL]
Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:14 pm

ocelot_truth [n00b] Member Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:00 am Posts: 3056 Location: Nc, Bitches.	G I i think he was trying to make a funny..
Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:24 pm

eviI-pie [n00b] Member Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 2649	well, there was an issue about it....I havent needed to buy new hard drives yet. I hope we are helping him with his problem. :P
Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:34 pm

BLUBLOOD\| [n00b] Member Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:00 am Posts: 376 Location: Fort Myers, Florida	thats why i have SATS HDD there r no jumpers just plug it in and go plus it has a higher data transfer rate than the normal ATA HDD _________________ http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8905644
Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:51 pm

pred [n00b] Member Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:00 pm Posts: 1585 Location: Bringing the hate	Most PC's today use CS(Cable Select) on single drive systems. Now I have seen some systems that once you add a second HDD you have to change the primary drive from CS to Master. But anyways, you first have to partition your drive before you format it. _________________ Pred threw a bunker party. Was in good spirits. Bunker party interrupted. Good spirits interrupted. Funtimes.
Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:24 am

kazz [n00b] Member Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:00 am Posts: 238 Location: Norristown, PA	Pred wrote: Most PC's today use CS(Cable Select) on single drive systems. Now I have seen some systems that once you add a second HDD you have to change the primary drive from CS to Master. But anyways, you first have to partition your drive before you format it. That is correct. Check your jumper settings & then create the partition. If it still isn't recognized in windows, you might need to D/L a driver...i don't see why tho. What kind of drive is it that are you trying to add anyway? _________________ [n00b.i] <kazz>
Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:41 am

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