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nallalfc
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 06:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have just done a clean install of Winxp on a 120GB HDD set as master and a 80GB set as slave.

When I go in the Bios it shows both drives set correctly.
In Windows it only shows the 120GB master. If I look under device manager it shows both drives.

Any help where I may have gone wrong?

Thanks in advance.
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sammorris
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 06:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is the 80GB Drive new? If so, is it formatted?
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nasayin
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 06:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Right click on My Computer and go to Computer Management. Format your 2nd hard drive
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nallalfc
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 09:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by nasayin:
 Right click on My Computer and go to Computer Management. Format your 2nd hard drive
Thanks for that.
Thought I was missing something obvious.
All sorted now.
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foxrider
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 10:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i just go to run: then type format x(you hdd letter) i think its a little faster but..........
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sammorris
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 11:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it'll only work if the drive is active. Sometimes they're not, in which case you need to go to the disk management console to do that.
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foxrider
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 12:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hmmm awesome-o
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sammorris
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 12:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Besides, the drive also needs a letter. If it's never been formatted, it won't have one.
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foxrider
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_ 		5. October 2007 @ 12:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ahh i see, i took an 80 out on my old pc so i formatted it AFTER lol
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