help Added 2 raptors windows does not see them-

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Limp Gawd
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just added 2 raptors , cmos sees them but my computer in windows does not see them. i know it is something silly but can't figure it out- help. vista 64
 
Hi. I recently added a WD6400aaks to my system, and windows vista 64 DID NOT see it.
Bios knew it was there though, but the OS disk management has no options for it.

Unless I totally missed something in Windows ...

I used was Acronis Disk Director Suite 10 - and it worked wonderfully. It seen the new drive there as Unallocated space. Partitioned/Formatted with Acronis rebooted then Vista saw it.

You may need a 3rd paty disk suite such as acronis unless you wanna re-install Windows altogether, as Vista will see it the set up.
Pretty sure they have a trial of the program (like 30 days or something) if youre not sure you want to buy it just yet.

If you're going to raid the 2 raptors, I have little knowledge about Raid setups so maybe someone else can offer more insight there, . But Im fairly sure Acronis can do that set up as well.

I hope this helps
 
Hi. I recently added a WD6400aaks to my system, and windows vista 64 DID NOT see it.
Bios knew it was there though, but the OS disk management has no options for it.

Unless I totally missed something in Windows ...

I used was Acronis Disk Director Suite 10 - and it worked wonderfully. It seen the new drive there as Unallocated space. Partitioned/Formatted with Acronis rebooted then Vista saw it.

You may need a 3rd paty disk suite such as acronis unless you wanna re-install Windows altogether, as Vista will see it the set up.
Pretty sure they have a trial of the program (like 30 days or something) if youre not sure you want to buy it just yet.

If you're going to raid the 2 raptors, I have little knowledge about Raid setups so maybe someone else can offer more insight there, . But Im fairly sure Acronis can do that set up as well.

I hope this helps



You do not need "Acronis" for vista to "see" the drives. All you need to do is go under computer managmeent, disk management, and follow the disk setup wizzard that will automatically pop up. It will format your drive and assign it a drive letter, once you have completed this, you will be able to use your new drive.
 
i figured it out. i installed the 2 raptors and they r shown in the cmos but windows doesnot show them. i restart the computer with the windows vista cd and request a new install. when all the drives show up in the window it click on each one , click "new "then format each one of them. i cancel install and wow they show up in my computer. i knew it had to be something simple. thanks for all the input
 
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