yea... got a new HD for the comp... i set jumers and everything... it even detected it when i rebooted right after installation... the problem is that it never showed in my computer... WHY?!?!?

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I'm assuming this is your secondary hard drive. You must be more specific when you post your issues.

Your operating system does not find your newly installed hard drive under "My Computer" because it's not formatted yet. See?

To format the right way (fresh installed blank hard drive) access your
Administrative tools > Computer management > Storage > Disk Management
and right click on the new drive (it should be DISK 1) and select format.

Or you can follow the manufacture supplied new hard drive installation disk and complete the process.

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also make sure that you set it as slave, not master, since it's a second drive.

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You may like to take reference from the following sites..

Upgrade Guide: Install a Bigger, Faster Hard Drive
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,47370,00.asp

How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348

Hard Disk Installation & Set-Up Guide
http://www.cmsproducts.com/pdf/driveremova...deXPiSeries.pdf [PDF]

How Do I Partition And Format My Hard Disk Using XP Set-Up
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_...d_format_my.htm

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Hi punkgamr13,
All the previous posts have good advice. Do those things first.
Just a technical note: some HDs (not all) don't "play nice" when you use the Windows utilitys to format them. I always recommend that you format & setup your new HDs using the manufacturesr setup utility disc when its available.
Post back if you need more help.
Good luck
RGPHNX

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sry to bring up an old post again... but i got it figured out... without ur guys help.. i forgot to check back on here... oops.. lol my HD didnt come with a disk.. i had to use an xp disk to do it... oh well... got it done and its working now...

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