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zion319
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Hello guys, I am having a big problem here :(

 

I am using both 120GB SSD and 1TB HHD. I installed the window on SSD and apparently SSD works really well for me. But the thing is when I open up my computer, the only drive that is visible is the SSD. I am pretty sure that I have connected the hard drive because when i go to the device manager, it actually detects the 1TB HHD. In addition to that, when I was choosing which drive to store my window, the 1TB HHD actually was among the options.

 

Any pro can help me out please? ^.^

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Open "Disk Management" by searching create and format hard disk partitions in the start menu.

Initialize the drive with the GPT option.

Right click the 1TB disk it'll have a long black bar and be labeled "unallocated"

Choose new simple volume, follow the prompts and it should now be visible.

Edit: Hopefully that'll solve your problem, the exact wording may vary slightly from OS to OS

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Go into disk management and format your new HDD.

 

^^ This. Also check in the BIOS if your HDD is showing up there.

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Open "Disk Management" by searching create and format hard disk partitions in the start menu.

Initialize the drive with the GPT option.

Right click the 1TB disk it'll have a long black bar and be labeled "unallocated"

Choose new simple volume, follow the prompts and it should now be visible.

Edit: Hopefully that'll solve your problem, the exact wording may vary slightly from OS to OS

 

Go into disk management and format your new HDD.

 

Thanks guys, I really really really appreciate your help there. I am working right now. When I get back, i will try it out. I am using window btw. 

 

^^ This. Also check in the BIOS if your HDD is showing up there.

 

Actually I didnt even know how to enter the BIOS. I restarted my pc and entered the boot menu(press F12), I couldnt find any section that has storage drive to show up. I am sure the HDD does show up, but sure my pc is reading it thou. When I check the driver of my HDD, it says "This device is working properly". >.<

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