My friend hasnt been able to use his harddrive because it cant be detected by windows? can u guys help

[EGGSY45]

 

 

[whispous]

Right click it, and select new simple volume.

[EGGSY45]

Just now, whispous said:

Right click it, and select new simple volume.

it doesnt show up 

 

[Allan B]

You have to right click where is says "Disk 0" on the left, and initialize.

[EGGSY45]

2 minutes ago, Allan B said:

You have to right click where is says "Disk 0" on the left, and initialize.

will do. thanks in advance will update ya if it works

 

[EGGSY45]

1 minute ago, EGGSY45 said:

will do. thanks in advance will update ya if it works

 

it doesnt show up. its grayed out

 

[whispous]

ah, can you initialise it?

[EGGSY45]

Just now, whispous said:

ah, can you initialise it?

its grayed out and you cant click it

 

[Allan B]

You might need to run computer management as an admin.  Open a command prompt as administartor (type cmd in start menu, right click on it and select run as admin) then type "compmgmt.msc" in the command prompt.  Now try to initialize the disk.

[bmx6454]

you might just need to assign it a letter and make it active, try using diskpart through cmd, there are plenty of quick guides online if you are unsure of how to do that.