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Windows 8 hhd not detected.

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...........yeah im gonna have to go full retard and ask where that is(disk management). thanks tho :D

Right click in the bottom left corner and click Disk Management :D

so I just installed windows 8 on my ssd drive on my new pc but when I boot into the os its not detecting my 1tb hdd I also have installed, they both came up as an option when installing windows 8 and both show up in the bios, any idea what to too. 

 

any advice is welcome as its probably some retarded mistake ive made, thanks in advance :) 

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This could be the issue. It was my first forum post! :P

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This could be the issue. It was my first forum post! :P

...........yeah im gonna have to go full retard and ask where that is(disk management). thanks tho :D 

Cpu:4670k- at stock.... for now Gpu:r9-280x crossfire Cooler:KrakenX40 MB:mpower SP Ram:8gb hyperX beast 

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...........yeah im gonna have to go full retard and ask where that is(disk management). thanks tho :D

Right click in the bottom left corner and click Disk Management :D

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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Right click in the bottom left corner and click Disk Management :D

not gonna lie feel a bit special now..... just gonna blame it on windows 8 :)

anyway thanks, its sorted now. 

Cpu:4670k- at stock.... for now Gpu:r9-280x crossfire Cooler:KrakenX40 MB:mpower SP Ram:8gb hyperX beast 

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