adding a pata 300gb hard drive

iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave but it
will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok and
it is in the bios any help

Did you initialize the disk?

Did you partition and format the disk?

Steven

"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB0F27A0-A1C5-4F30-8E4F-79D72D07A8A7@microsoft.com...
> iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave but it
> will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok and
> it is in the bios any help

not do sure how to do this should have said only a newbie would be greatful
for any help
"M and D" wrote:

> Did you initialize the disk?
>
> Did you partition and format the disk?
>
> Steven
>
> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB0F27A0-A1C5-4F30-8E4F-79D72D07A8A7@microsoft.com...
> > iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave but it
> > will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok and
> > it is in the bios any help
>

james,

A setup disc should have come with the HDD. Just put in in the CDROM drive.
It should auto play and then just follow the on screen prompts.

Wayne

"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> not do sure how to do this should have said only a newbie would be
> greatful
> for any help
> "M and D" wrote:
>
>> Did you initialize the disk?
>>
>> Did you partition and format the disk?
>>
>> Steven
>>
>> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BB0F27A0-A1C5-4F30-8E4F-79D72D07A8A7@microsoft.com...
>> > iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave
>> > but it
>> > will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok
>> > and
>> > it is in the bios any help
>>

All retail hard disks come with detailed instructions, typically on a CD. You should follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully. These can also be found on the manufacturer's web site, where you will find additional assistance.

Steven
..
"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9ABF4D9B-9178-4824-884E-1D853031DFA2@microsoft.com...
>
> not do sure how to do this should have said only a newbie would be greatful
> for any help
> "M and D" wrote:
>
>> Did you initialize the disk?
>>
>> Did you partition and format the disk?
>>
>> Steven
>>
>> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB0F27A0-A1C5-4F30-8E4F-79D72D07A8A7@microsoft.com...
>> > iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave but it
>> > will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok and
>> > it is in the bios any help
>>

OEM hard drives are not supplied with installation media, screws, 5.25
mounts.. nada..

James

Right click on 'My Computer'.. click on 'Manage'.. ok, there is now an open
window called 'Computer Management', and you need to select 'Storage - Disk
Management'.. from here, you can partition, format, and assign a letter to
the new drive..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"M and D" <m_and_d@notmail.com> wrote in message
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All retail hard disks come with detailed instructions, typically on a CD.
You should follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully. These can also
be found on the manufacturer's web site, where you will find additional
assistance.

Steven
..
"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9ABF4D9B-9178-4824-884E-1D853031DFA2@microsoft.com...
>
> not do sure how to do this should have said only a newbie would be
> greatful
> for any help
> "M and D" wrote:
>
>> Did you initialize the disk?
>>
>> Did you partition and format the disk?
>>
>> Steven
>>
>> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BB0F27A0-A1C5-4F30-8E4F-79D72D07A8A7@microsoft.com...
>> > iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave
>> > but it
>> > will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok
>> > and
>> > it is in the bios any help
>>

>> > iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave
>> > but it
>> > will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok
>> > and
>> > it is in the bios any help


> "M and D" wrote:
>
>> Did you initialize the disk?
>>
>> Did you partition and format the disk?


"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9ABF4D9B-9178-4824-884E-1D853031DFA2@microsoft.com...
>
> not do sure how to do this should have said only a newbie would be
> greatful
> for any help


James:
As "M and D" as well as others have informed you, before you can use a
functioning HD in your system, it's necessary to partition & format the
drive. In your case you'll do this through the Disk Management utility in
your XP operating system. You can use XP's "Help and Support" to obtain
detailed information on how to use the DM utility. Just enter "disk
management" in the H&S Search box. You can also get step-by-step
instructions for using that utility by doing a simple Google search.

There is *no* need to use any third-party utility such as the one provided
by the manufacturer of your hard drive to partition & format your new drive.
Use the Disk Management utility that's integrated in the XP operating system
as I have recommended. It's a relatively simple & straightforward procedure.
And it's effective.
Anna

thank you all for the help hopefully one day i will be able to help you
"Anna" wrote:

> >> > iam runing xp pro sp2 i am trying to add a 300gb hard drive as a slave
> >> > but it
> >> > will not apper in my computer but windows says its there and working ok
> >> > and
> >> > it is in the bios any help
>
>
> > "M and D" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you initialize the disk?
> >>
> >> Did you partition and format the disk?
>
>
> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9ABF4D9B-9178-4824-884E-1D853031DFA2@microsoft.com...
> >
> > not do sure how to do this should have said only a newbie would be
> > greatful
> > for any help
>
>
> James:
> As "M and D" as well as others have informed you, before you can use a
> functioning HD in your system, it's necessary to partition & format the
> drive. In your case you'll do this through the Disk Management utility in
> your XP operating system. You can use XP's "Help and Support" to obtain
> detailed information on how to use the DM utility. Just enter "disk
> management" in the H&S Search box. You can also get step-by-step
> instructions for using that utility by doing a simple Google search.
>
> There is *no* need to use any third-party utility such as the one provided
> by the manufacturer of your hard drive to partition & format your new drive.
> Use the Disk Management utility that's integrated in the XP operating system
> as I have recommended. It's a relatively simple & straightforward procedure.
> And it's effective.
> Anna
>
>
>