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Question

2 SATA Harddrives...is it possible in one machine

May 3, 2012 4:43AM PDT

i didnt know where to go to ask this question on your site but....i have 2 sata harddrives install on my computer.....everything recognizes it in the bios except for the assigning drive letter section....and even when i use programs like "Dell DataSafe Backup" it shows its exsistence, but.. under My Computer it only shows my original drive not my newly added HD? is there anyway i can fix this? im completely stumped.

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I can't tell how you prepared the HDD
May 3, 2012 6:23AM PDT
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*UPDATE* and Clarification on my post
May 3, 2012 6:39AM PDT

i am running Windows 7...my new drive is blank of course....and i already have a 500gig harddrive in my new pc that came with it...im just wanting to add a second hard drive to my pc and the new HD is a 1TB

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Did you get the problem resolved ? If not....
May 20, 2012 6:19AM PDT

check under Windows....disk management. New hard disks need to be partitioned and formatted before being recognized or visible under 'My Computer'.

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