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940guy

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My wd 1tb just got in and so i put it in but its not formatted and not showing up underneath MY computer but in the bios i can find it. so im guessing it needs formatting but i dont have and programs for vista to do that
 
bios hallers across sata ports, an unformatted drive replies with its basic information. If your drives not replying with that information, its got nothing to do with weather its formatted or not.

SATA and power connectors plugged in?
does the drive spin up?

edit: oh im sorry i thought he said "and in the bios i canTTT find it".
 
Go to Disk Management.

Right click "Computer" -> "Manage" -> Disk Management on the left column.

Find the disk, right click -> Format.
 
You need to go into the Disk Management section of the Computer Management application. I don't have Vista, but in XP, it's under the Administrative Tools which is inside the Control Panel.

It looks like in Vista you can right click, My Computer and pick Manage. Then select Disk Mangement in the pane on the left.

You will need to initialize the drive, don't convert it to a dynamic disk, and then create a partition on it, and format it.

Edit: B10
 
Syntax Error said:
Go to Disk Management.

Right click "Computer" -> "Manage" -> Disk Management on the left column.

Find the disk, right click -> Format.
Click to expand...

ok did that but it is taking awhile i didnt do quick just because. im such a noob-_- lol im use to partition magic but of course it dont work on vista Thanks
 
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