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Western Digital 200GB HDD Not Listed
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Raiten
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14. March 2005 @ 21:08 |
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I just bought a 200GB HDD, which i thought was a Maxtor HD Model 6B200P0, but the device ID in my Device Manager is WDC WD2000BB-22GUA0. I just "installed" it, but it doesn't show up in My Computer nor am I able to save things to it. The Device Manager says it's working properly. How the hell do i get it to show up in My Computer, and to save to it??
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz HT Processor, PQI Power 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM, 2 Western Digital 7200RPM 200GB HD, Nvidia GeForce 6800GT Graphics Card, Thermaltake Xaser III LanFire Case, Rosewill 19" LCD Monitor.
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15. March 2005 @ 04:02 |
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System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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ScubaBud
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15. March 2005 @ 04:20 |
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Raiten
I'm sure you are running Windows XP with SP1 as a minimum.
What does your PC say in CMOS for your HDD's?
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ddp
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15. March 2005 @ 05:39 |
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you have a western digital hd. did you partition & format the drive??
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Raiten
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15. March 2005 @ 07:59 |
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I didn't partition it nor format it. It's supposed to be plug and play from what i assume. But i'm at work right now so i'll do it when i get home. Is there any easy way to get it done?
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz HT Processor, PQI Power 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM, 2 Western Digital 7200RPM 200GB HD, Nvidia GeForce 6800GT Graphics Card, Thermaltake Xaser III LanFire Case, Rosewill 19" LCD Monitor.
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ScubaBud
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15. March 2005 @ 08:10 |
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You know ddp, when you asked that question, I stepped back and said to myself, no, no way that could be.
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ddp
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15. March 2005 @ 08:18 |
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ScubaBud, above or below sharkie???
Raiten, if got xp on old hd than goto disk management to make the partition & than goto my computer, right click, properties than format the new drive not the old drive. when buying new hds you have to partition & format the drive before you can use it
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The_OGS
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15. March 2005 @ 08:55 |
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Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz HT Processor, PQI Power 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM, Western Digital 7200RPM 200GB HD, Nvidia GeForce 6800GT Graphics Card, Thermaltake Xaser III LanFire Case, Rosewill 19" LCD Monitor, and doesn't know how to format a harddisk ;-(
Wow!
MY first PC was an 8MHz XT... how times have changed.
Y'all set now Raiten?
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 2.4GHz
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ATI Radeon X1900XT 512MB
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320GB/16MB WD, 150GB/16MB Raptor
Plextor PX-755SA DVD (SATA)
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Raiten
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15. March 2005 @ 10:43 |
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I know how to format them, it's just that i didn't think i had to. It's my second HD. I asked if there was an easier way to format it other than going through the way i did for my first one.
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz HT Processor, PQI Power 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM, 2 Western Digital 7200RPM 200GB HD, Nvidia GeForce 6800GT Graphics Card, Thermaltake Xaser III LanFire Case, Rosewill 19" LCD Monitor.
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ddp
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15. March 2005 @ 10:47 |
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goto to my 13:18 post & do that as it is the only way to do it as you have windows already installed on your c: drive
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Raiten
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15. March 2005 @ 11:06 |
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Thanks ddp, as helpful as always. I'll let you guys know if it works or if it's just broken :P
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz HT Processor, PQI Power 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM, 2 Western Digital 7200RPM 200GB HD, Nvidia GeForce 6800GT Graphics Card, Thermaltake Xaser III LanFire Case, Rosewill 19" LCD Monitor.
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Raiten
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15. March 2005 @ 18:17 |
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Well i'm formating it right now so it works.....it's just going to take a very long time. Thanks for the help everyone. :D
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz HT Processor, PQI Power 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM, 2 Western Digital 7200RPM 200GB HD, Nvidia GeForce 6800GT Graphics Card, Thermaltake Xaser III LanFire Case, Rosewill 19" LCD Monitor.
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ddp
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15. March 2005 @ 18:30 |
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know all about the time to format a big drive. teach & learn
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