How to setup second harddrive in windows.

[MagicTape]

When I look into "My PC" in Windows I only see my C: and not my second Harddrive, I look into my BIOS and it's there but I just don't see it in "My PC"

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

9 minutes ago, MagicTape said:

When I look into "My PC" in Windows I only see my C: and not my second Harddrive, I look into my BIOS and it's there but I just don't see it in "My PC"

 

Open Disk Management and see if your can see your second drive. Make sure the drive does have a partition, if not, make one and format to NTFS. If there is an existing partition, format the partition to NTFS and you should see it in Windows. Formatting will wipe any data off the drive so make sure you've backed up anything you need from that drive.

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Open Disk Management and see if your can see your second drive. Make sure the drive does have a partition, if not, make one and format to NTFS. If there is an existing partition, format the drive to NTFS format and you should see it in Windows. Formatting will wipe any data off the drive so make sure you've backed up anything you need from that drive.

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[MagicTape]

7 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Open Disk Management and see if your can see your second drive. Make sure the drive does have a partition, if not, make one and format to NTFS. If there is an existing partition, format the partition to NTFS and you should see it in Windows. Formatting will wipe any data off the drive so make sure you've backed up anything you need from that drive.

Any way you can dumb this down or but it into a step by step format please

[MagicTape]

23 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Open Disk Management and see if your can see your second drive. Make sure the drive does have a partition, if not, make one and format to NTFS. If there is an existing partition, format the partition to NTFS and you should see it in Windows. Formatting will wipe any data off the drive so make sure you've backed up anything you need from that drive.

Or find a video for me please because I don't understand the words you use

[MagicTape]

I need help trying to figure out how to do this can someone find a video or step by step instruction on how to do this please. Thank you.

[Oshino Shinobu]

>Right Click on Windows/Start button (or just use Windows search to search for "Disk Management")

>Select Disk Management

>Window will pop up showing a list of drives (and partitions) at the top with the drives and how partitions are set up on the bottom. 

>Find the drive you want on the bottom section

>Check if the "block" to the right of the drive is marked as "unallocated" with a black bar above the "block"

>If it is, right click on the "block" and select "New Simple Volume" and follow the setup wizard

>Most things can be left at default unless you have specific needs

>Done

 

Bear in mind that doing this will format the drive and you'll lose any data that's on it. 

 

EDIT: Disk Management window will look like this (with your drives). If you look at the bottom section with the "blocks" that have blue bars above them, that's where you'll want to look for an "unallocated" "block" with a black bar above it. That's where you right click and create a new volume. 

 

 

EDIT2: It's also possible to do this through CMD with DiskPart but using the GUI is just easier. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

36 minutes ago, MagicTape said:

Any way you can dumb this down or but it into a step by step format please

Also posted this in the new thread you made, but in case you don't see it:

 

>Right Click on Windows/Start button (or just use Windows search to search for "Disk Management")

>Select Disk Management

>Window will pop up showing a list of drives (and partitions) at the top with the drives and how partitions are set up on the bottom. 

>Find the drive you want on the bottom section

>Check if the "block" to the right of the drive is marked as "unallocated" with a black bar above the "block"

>If it is, right click on the "block" and select "New Simple Volume" and follow the setup wizard

>Most things can be left at default unless you have specific needs

>Done

 

Bear in mind that doing this will format the drive and you'll lose any data that's on it. 

 

EDIT: Disk Management window will look like this (with your drives). If you look at the bottom section with the "blocks" that have blue bars above them, that's where you'll want to look for an "unallocated" "block" with a black bar above it. That's where you right click and create a new volume. 

 

 

EDIT2: It's also possible to do this through CMD with DiskPart but using the GUI is just easier. 

[ZeroOne01101101]

what that guy is trying to tell you is that your drive i either not formated, or is in an format that windows cant deal with.

 

in both cases he wants you to open the disk management utility (in windows 10: right click on windows symbol, then left click on disk management)

and create a new partition (usually in NTFS) or delete the unreadable one and create a new partition

 

[Warning] all the data on the hard drive you`re doing this with will be lost! (if theres any on it, that is)

 

[end of Transation XD]

 

if you encaunter any problems, feel free to consult me

 

(Im german, so my spelling is probably bad)

[Leonard]

Why don't you smart it up  @Oshino Shinobu is on to something, you also need to chose the format type of the disk be it MBR or GPT. You can use either but GPT is UEFI friendly.

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, Leonard said:

Why don't you smart it up  @Oshino Shinobu is on to something, you also need to chose the format type of the disk be it MBR or GPT. You can use either but GPT is UEFI friendly.

Eww, MBR ): 

I'd just use GPT 100% unless there's a need for some legacy support. As this isn't a boot drive (at least, not from the sounds of things), GPT all the way, it basically supersedes MBR. 

[GalacticRuler]

"Can someone dumb this down for me please.."

 

Click things and press stuff.

[Leonard]

12 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Eww, MBR ): 

I'd just use GPT 100% unless there's a need for some legacy support. As this isn't a boot drive (at least, not from the sounds of things), GPT all the way, it basically supersedes MBR. 

I would agree with you if it was my disk but i do not know OP's future needs and he did as for it to be dumb down so the more information he has the better.

[WkdPaul]

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