Harddrive Help

[IamPaddy]

I have recently built a new PC, I installed windows on my SSD, but when I load file explorer my Harddrive isn't there.

Weird thing is that it is recognised in the bios but I do not know what to do!

 

My MotherBoard is the Asus Maximus Gene VII (Z97)

and my harddrive is a WD Blue 1TB

 

If you have any idea of how to fix please do tell

 

Thanks in advance

[Askew]

Is it windows 7 or 8?

[IamPaddy]

Is it windows 7 or 8?

Windows 8

[Benjio]

You probably have to format it in Disk Management, or whatever it's called in Windows 8 (most likely something stupid and way harder to find than it should be).

[Askew]

Follow this and see if it appears in the disk manager, if it does then it just requires formatting.

 

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/disk-management-windows-8.htm

[IamPaddy]

Follow this and see if it appears in the disk manager, if it does then it just requires formatting.

 

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/disk-management-windows-8.htm

I have got to the page, and it recognises my harddrive what do i have to do to format it ?

[IamPaddy]

Follow this and see if it appears in the disk manager, if it does then it just requires formatting.

 

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/disk-management-windows-8.htm

There is a partition on my harddrive its name is System reserve? Should expand the partition as it shows up in my file explorer

[Askew]

There is a partition on my harddrive its name is System reserve? Should expand the partition as it shows up in my file explorer

 

Formatting it is ideal as you are running the OS from the new SSD, but you will lose everything on the drive, nothing will be kept on the drive.