Need help with HDD instalation

[K0stas]

Hello,

 

Today, I installed my new red 4TB hard drive.

 

I used GPT partition and did a full format (took over 8 hours) but my PC can't see it...

I tried everything I could think of... I did another format (quick this time), restarted the pc, turned it off and then on again and still nothing...

 

I can see it in computer management though

 

 

Does anyone know what's wrong with it?

[Windows7ge]

The new partition needs to be assigned a drive letter. I know how to do it from Command Prompt.

[K0stas]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

The new partition needs to be assigned a drive letter. I know how to do it from Command Prompt.

I can't believe it was that simple

 

I thought I assigned a letter when I formatted the drive but it seems like I had to do it again....

 

Thank you very much for the help

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, K0stas said:

I can't believe it was that simple

 

I thought I assigned a letter when I formatted the drive but it seems like I had to do it again....

 

Thank you very much for the help

Yep, ask the forum again if you need help with anything.

[Captain_WD]

12 hours ago, K0stas said:

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Hey there

 

As @Windows7ge showed you, besides partitioning and formatting drives also need to be given letters in order to appear in the File Explorer.

If you want to be sure that the drive is working properly, I'd test that WD Red with WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool and see if it passes both the quick and the extended tests.

 

May I ask about the reason why you chose a NAS/RAID drive for a regular desktop usage?

 

Captain_WD.