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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

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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 :) 

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

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https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/22435-windows-8-does-not-recognize-my-hard-drive/

 

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

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Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/22435-windows-8-does-not-recognize-my-hard-drive/

 

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 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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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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