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samcat116
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So I just finished my first build, and everything is going great. The only problem is that I have a 1TB WD Blue drive that isn't being detected by windows. Its seen in the bios, so where would I go in windows 8 to find how to format it or whatever I need to do? Thanks in advance!

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well on windows 7 you have to open start menu right click computer go manage click storage then disk management wait for it to load then pick the drive and format it

 

So I just finished my first build, and everything is going great. The only problem is that I have a 1TB WD Blue drive that isn't being detected by windows. Its seen in the bios, so where would I go in windows 8 to find how to format it or whatever I need to do? Thanks in advance!

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Do you know where the manage menu is in windows 8? I'm brand new, coming from windows 7

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Do you know where the manage menu is in windows 8? I'm brand new, coming from windows 7

not a clue im afraid not but google does http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/disk-management-windows-8.htm 

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