Vista Question - Adding Second Harddrive Issue

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bordes

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Hello,

I recently added a second harddrive on windows vista 32 bit system. I followed the instructions via google on how to set it up through vista (i'm unfamiliar with vista). I formatted the drive through "my computer/manage/disk management" and windows sees the drive (so does BIOS). It also says the drive is "healthy, active, primary partition".

My problem is that I cannot actually use the drive. I thought after I formatted it, it would pop up under my computer as a drive. My original C: drive is the only one available still.

Does anyone know, once you have formatted the drive, how to enable it through windows vista so you can actually start using it? I just want to dump media on it, not setup an OS or anything.

Thanks
 
bordes said:
Hello,

I recently added a second harddrive on windows vista 32 bit system. I followed the instructions via google on how to set it up through vista (i'm unfamiliar with vista). I formatted the drive through "my computer/manage/disk management" and windows sees the drive (so does BIOS). It also says the drive is "healthy, active, primary partition".

My problem is that I cannot actually use the drive. I thought after I formatted it, it would pop up under my computer as a drive. My original C: drive is the only one available still.

Does anyone know, once you have formatted the drive, how to enable it through windows vista so you can actually start using it? I just want to dump media on it, not setup an OS or anything.

Thanks
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You shouldn't have to do anything else.

Maybe try a reboot?
 
Right click on My Computer, click Manage. Click on Disk Management. It will be labeled as Disk 1. Right click it and it gives you the options to partition, format, activate, set drive letter, etc. As already posted, use Basic disk.
 
From vista help search on "assign drive letter":

Change, add, or remove a drive letter

You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps.

If you don't like the letter Windows has assigned to a new drive or you want to organize your drive letters in a certain way, you can change the drive letter.

You can assign the letters C through Z to each drive on your computer. A and B are usually reserved for floppy disk drives, but if your computer does not have floppy disk drives, you can assign A and B to volumes. You can see which drive letters are used on your computer by opening Computer.

Click to open Computer.

You can change, add, or remove a drive letter by using Computer Management.

Click to open Computer Management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

In the Navigation pane, click Disk Management.

Right-click the partition or drive that you want to change, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.

Do one of the following:

To assign a drive letter if one has not already been assigned, click Add, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK.

To change a drive letter, click Change, click Assign the following drive letter, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK.

To remove a drive letter, click Remove, and then click Yes to confirm that you want to remove it.

Notes
Many MS‑DOS and Windows programs make references to specific drive letters. If you change a drive letter, some programs that you have installed on your hard disk might not work correctly.

You cannot change a drive letter if the drive is either a system partition or a boot partition. If you get an error, the partition or drive you are trying to change might be in use. Close any program or window that is using the partition or drive and try again.
 
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