Addding a second HD

[alienfinder]

i just bought a 250 Gb HD i put it in the computer and it appears in device manger but i can't see it on the 'my computer' screen.

XP Pro
384MB ram
amd duron 1.2Ghz

[jmet]

What is your operating system?

You might have to partition it, as some OS's only recognize so much GB space.

I had to partition my 300GB HD into two partition of 150GB each for XP to see it all.

Also make sure you have properly set the jumper pins right.

[Chewy]

mycomputer/rightclick/manage/diskmanagement

takes a little playing around with

[nwg]

You need to go into disk management. You should be able to have the entire 250GB as one partition if you want.

The whole procedure just takes a few seconds to partition and format (quick format will do).

How to install additional hard drive.

[geno888]

On my mainboard it was necessary an update of bios to enable my computer to see HD bigger than 134 GB.

Maybe also your mainboard need an update of bios.

[UncasMS]

Also make sure you have properly set the jumper pins right.

jumpering must be correct otherwise device manager wouldnt recognise the drive


you will have to format the drive like nwg already said

in addition to that a bios update might be necessary but format before taking additonal measures

when asked for the file system use NTFS and not fat32!

[jmet]

"jumpering must be correct otherwise device manager wouldnt recognise the drive"

You learn something new everyday!

[benbryant]

48-bit LBA support is necessary for drives larger than 137GB (128GB binary). The following conditions are necessary for the correct functioning of 48-bit LBA support in Windows 2000/XP:

Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) must be installed for Windows XP versions prior to August 2002. For information about SP1, see Microsoft Article 322389.


The system must have a 48-bit LBA-compatible Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) installed. This includes EIDE controller card BIOSs.


You must enable the support in the Windows registry.

The Microsoft Knowledge Base articles listed below provide important information about 48-bit LBA support for drives larger than 137GB in Windows. For full details, carefully review the relevant article.

48-bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000.
http:<wbr>/<wbr>/<wbr>support.<wbr>microsoft.<wbr>com/<wbr>default.<wbr>aspx?<wbr>scid=<wbr>kb;<wbr>en-<wbr>us;<wbr>305098

How to Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows XP.
http:<wbr>/<wbr>/<wbr>support.<wbr>microsoft.<wbr>com/<wbr>default.<wbr>aspx?<wbr>scid=<wbr>kb;<wbr>en-<wbr>us;<wbr>303013

Regards

[alienfinder]

thanks for all the info! i've installed it now thanks.