SSD recognized, HDD is unallocated

[Josiah_Kim]

Hello, I was able to install windows 10 onto my SSD, and under "This PC", the SSD is recognized as the C drive... however, the computer doesnt show my WD Blue 1 TB HDD.. 

 

SPECS:

MoBo: MSI B350M Gaming Pro

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB 2400MHz (1)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050Ti

PSU: EVGA 450 B3

HDD: WD Blue 1TB

SSD: SanDisk 120GB

Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352

 

the disc 0 is the HDD..

 

Let me know if you need my boot priority..

 

Thank you in advanced

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, Josiah_Kim said:

Hello, I was able to install windows 10 onto my SSD, and under "This PC", the SSD is recognized as the C drive... however, the computer doesnt show my WD Blue 1 TB HDD.. 

 

SPECS:

MoBo: MSI B350M Gaming Pro

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB 2400MHz (1)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050Ti

PSU: EVGA 450 B3

HDD: WD Blue 1TB

SSD: SanDisk 120GB

Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352

 

the disc 0 is the HDD..

 

Let me know if you need my boot priority..

 

Thank you in advanced

You have to right click on it and initialize it and/or format it.

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https://www.partitionwizard.com/

 

From there you can allocate the HDD as a drive.

[Josiah_Kim]

4 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

You have to right click on it and initialize it and/or format it.

I tried that, but it isnt listed in the box above.. 

I right clicked the disk 0, and those are the only options

[Josiah_Kim]

5 minutes ago, Vespertine said:

https://www.partitionwizard.com/

 

From there you can allocate the HDD as a drive.

Ok, I'll look into it, thank you

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, Josiah_Kim said:

I tried that, but it isnt listed in the box above.. 

I right clicked the disk 0, and those are the only options

Convert to a Dynamic disk, then try it again.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Right click on the unallocated space > create new volume

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, Josiah_Kim said:

I tried that, but it isnt listed in the box above.. 

I right clicked the disk 0, and those are the only options

Right click on the unallocated space to the right of that, not the disk info on the left. 

[Josiah_Kim]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Convert to a Dynamic disk, then try it again.

Ok, thank you

[Josiah_Kim]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Right click on the unallocated space to the right of that, not the disk info on the left. 

Still isnt listed above

[Josiah_Kim]

2 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Right click on the unallocated space to the right of that, not the disk info on the left. 

Ok, then what do I click?

Thanks for the help!

[Josiah_Kim]

4 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Right click on the unallocated space > create new volume

Ok ty

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, Josiah_Kim said:

Ok, then what do I click?

Thanks for the help!

Click the "New Simple Volume" button and then a Wizard should pop up, follow that. Unless you have any specific requirements (which you'll probably know if you need them), you should be fine leaving everything at default options.

 

EDIT: All you'll want to change is the drive letter and name of the drive to fit what you want. That's really just a matter of personal preference. 

[Josiah_Kim]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

Click the "New Simple Volume" button and then a Wizard should pop up, follow that. Unless you have any specific requirements (which you'll probably know if you need them), you should be fine leaving everything at default options

Thank you! Is NTFS (or exFAT or ReFS) okay for File System? Is Volume Label what my drive will be named? Should I enable file and folder compression? 

 

 

Sorry, just want to make sure everything is done right..

[Josiah_Kim]

4 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Click the "New Simple Volume" button and then a Wizard should pop up, follow that. Unless you have any specific requirements (which you'll probably know if you need them), you should be fine leaving everything at default options.

 

EDIT: All you'll want to change is the drive letter and name of the drive to fit what you want. That's really just a matter of personal preference. 

Ok ty

[Oshino Shinobu]

5 minutes ago, Josiah_Kim said:

Thank you! Is NTFS (or exFAT or ReFS) okay for File System? Is Volume Label what my drive will be named? Should I enable file and folder compression? 

 

 

Sorry, just want to make sure everything is done right..

NTFS is the best option for a permanent drive (ie, not a removable drive like a USB drive). Volume label will be what shows up for the drive when you look at "This PC". So you'd see something like "Games (D:)". The volume label can be changed at any time and as it's not used for file/folder paths (that's what the drive letter is for), you can change it without causing any problems. 

 

I would leave compression disabled, it's not really worth the performance overhead it creates. I'd only really use compression on archive drives where the data isn't going to be accessed often. 

[Josiah_Kim]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

NTFS is the best option for a permanent drive (ie, not a removable drive like a USB drive). Volume label will be what shows up for the drive when you look at "This PC". So you'd see something like "Games (D:)". The volume label can be changed at any time and as it's not used for file/folder paths (that's what the drive letter is for), you can change it without causing any problems. 

 

I would leave compression disabled, it's not really worth the performance overhead it creates. I'd only really use compression on archive drives where the data isn't going to be accessed often. 

You've been a big help, and you fixed the issue, thank you

If I could ask one more thing... 

Should I drag all the files except maybe "users" and "windows" over to my HDD? 

[Josiah_Kim]

@Oshino Shinobu nvm i found linus yt videos :3