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you have to format it 

 

go to conrol panel > admin tools > comp management> storage> right clikc on the black section > format

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So I just got a new HDD for Christmas, and for some reason windows is not recognizing it.  I can see it in the BIOS as it is another boot option, but it does not show up in file explorer.  It is a 1TB wd caviar blue.  Any ideas?  Thanks!

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Which windows and try formatting the drive from bios

8.1, and how would I go about doing that?  My mobo is a gigabyte f2-a88xm-hd3 w/ bios version f1

My life is consumed by CS:GO, even though I'm not exceptionally good at it.

CPU: AMD A10-5800K | GPU: Gigabyte R9 270 2GB | RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz HyperX Blu | Storage: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO + 1TB WD Caviar Blue | Chassis: NZXT H230 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 | PSU: Corsair CX500 500W | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 EVO | OS: Windows 10
In order of priority: GTX 970 Strix, 2 good 1080p monitors, i5 4690k, MSI Z97 Gaming 5 LGA 1150, a job
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So I just got a new HDD for Christmas, and for some reason windows is not recognizing it.  I can see it in the BIOS as it is another boot option, but it does not show up in file explorer.  It is a 1TB wd caviar blue.  Any ideas?  Thanks!

 

go into windows and use the Disk Management tool. You should be able to see your 1TB drive located there as "un-initialized" Right click it and select initialize and then the same again only format it with NTFS. Your computer will now recognize it in windows (My pc etc...) 

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you have to format it 

 

go to conrol panel > admin tools > comp management> storage> right clikc on the black section > format

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you have to format it 

 

go to conrol panel > admin tools > comp management> storage> right clikc on the black section > format

should I initalize as gpt or mbr?

My life is consumed by CS:GO, even though I'm not exceptionally good at it.

CPU: AMD A10-5800K | GPU: Gigabyte R9 270 2GB | RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz HyperX Blu | Storage: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO + 1TB WD Caviar Blue | Chassis: NZXT H230 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 | PSU: Corsair CX500 500W | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 EVO | OS: Windows 10
In order of priority: GTX 970 Strix, 2 good 1080p monitors, i5 4690k, MSI Z97 Gaming 5 LGA 1150, a job
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How are you installing windows?  Make sure you're not using a usb 3.0 device as that confuses the windows install, try using a bootable optical disc (yeah I know) or try using a usb 2.0 port.

I've had the computer for a year now.  Installed using  disk.

My life is consumed by CS:GO, even though I'm not exceptionally good at it.

CPU: AMD A10-5800K | GPU: Gigabyte R9 270 2GB | RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz HyperX Blu | Storage: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO + 1TB WD Caviar Blue | Chassis: NZXT H230 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 | PSU: Corsair CX500 500W | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 EVO | OS: Windows 10
In order of priority: GTX 970 Strix, 2 good 1080p monitors, i5 4690k, MSI Z97 Gaming 5 LGA 1150, a job
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Yay!  It's working now, that's a relief.  Thanks for the help guys.

My life is consumed by CS:GO, even though I'm not exceptionally good at it.

CPU: AMD A10-5800K | GPU: Gigabyte R9 270 2GB | RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz HyperX Blu | Storage: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO + 1TB WD Caviar Blue | Chassis: NZXT H230 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 | PSU: Corsair CX500 500W | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 EVO | OS: Windows 10
In order of priority: GTX 970 Strix, 2 good 1080p monitors, i5 4690k, MSI Z97 Gaming 5 LGA 1150, a job
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