SATA HDD not recognised

Got my new build up and running, however, my SATA2 second HDD is not shown
in My Computer or Windows Explorer, it is being recognised at boot up. I
have 2 x Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drives and a LG SATA2
DVD Drive.
The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX
Motherboard, OS is XP Pro with SP2.

I have connected the SATA drives to the following mobo connectors:
HDD 1 connected to SATA2 0
HDD 2 connected to SATA2 1
DVD connected to SATA2 2

Windows Explorer & My computer only shows C and D drives (HDD & DVD Drives).
Swapped over the HDD2 & DVD connectors on mobo but made no difference.

This is my first use of SATA drives, I don't want a RAID configuration, only
a Primary HDD, Secondary HDD & DVD drives as I would have with IDE.

Until I can get the pc to recognise the second HDD, I can't format it.

Appreciate any help on this.

TIA

BIGEYE wrote:
> Got my new build up and running, however, my SATA2 second HDD is not
> shown in My Computer or Windows Explorer, it is being recognised at
> boot up. I have 2 x Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard
> Drives and a LG SATA2 DVD Drive.
> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio
> ATX Motherboard, OS is XP Pro with SP2.
>
> I have connected the SATA drives to the following mobo connectors:
> HDD 1 connected to SATA2 0
> HDD 2 connected to SATA2 1
> DVD connected to SATA2 2
>
> Windows Explorer & My computer only shows C and D drives (HDD & DVD
> Drives). Swapped over the HDD2 & DVD connectors on mobo but made no
> difference.
> This is my first use of SATA drives, I don't want a RAID
> configuration, only a Primary HDD, Secondary HDD & DVD drives as I
> would have with IDE.
> Until I can get the pc to recognise the second HDD, I can't format it.
>
> Appreciate any help on this.
>
> TIA

Is it being detected during POST?

SteveH

2 x HDD's showing at boot up

"SteveH" <steve.houghREMOVE@MEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> BIGEYE wrote:
>> Got my new build up and running, however, my SATA2 second HDD is not
>> shown in My Computer or Windows Explorer, it is being recognised at
>> boot up. I have 2 x Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard
>> Drives and a LG SATA2 DVD Drive.
>> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio
>> ATX Motherboard, OS is XP Pro with SP2.
>>
>> I have connected the SATA drives to the following mobo connectors:
>> HDD 1 connected to SATA2 0
>> HDD 2 connected to SATA2 1
>> DVD connected to SATA2 2
>>
>> Windows Explorer & My computer only shows C and D drives (HDD & DVD
>> Drives). Swapped over the HDD2 & DVD connectors on mobo but made no
>> difference.
>> This is my first use of SATA drives, I don't want a RAID
>> configuration, only a Primary HDD, Secondary HDD & DVD drives as I
>> would have with IDE.
>> Until I can get the pc to recognise the second HDD, I can't format it.
>>
>> Appreciate any help on this.
>>
>> TIA
>
> Is it being detected during POST?
>
> SteveH
>

BIGEYE wrote:
> 2 x HDD's showing at boot up
>
Try going into Administrative tools/disk management. If the 2nd drive shows
up there you should be able to initialise it.

SteveH

"BIGEYE" <address@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Got my new build up and running, however, my SATA2 second HDD is not shown
> in My Computer or Windows Explorer, it is being recognised at boot up. I
> have 2 x Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drives and a LG SATA2
> DVD Drive.
> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX
> Motherboard, OS is XP Pro with SP2.
>
> I have connected the SATA drives to the following mobo connectors:
> HDD 1 connected to SATA2 0
> HDD 2 connected to SATA2 1
> DVD connected to SATA2 2
>
> Windows Explorer & My computer only shows C and D drives (HDD & DVD
Drives).
> Swapped over the HDD2 & DVD connectors on mobo but made no difference.
>
> This is my first use of SATA drives, I don't want a RAID configuration,
only
> a Primary HDD, Secondary HDD & DVD drives as I would have with IDE.
>
> Until I can get the pc to recognise the second HDD, I can't format it.
>
> Appreciate any help on this.
>
> TIA
>
>


You need to go into disk management
then partition and format the drive.
new drives usually come not-formatted

In progress at the moment, 500 GB should take a wee while.

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "BIGEYE" <address@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:47ae268b$0$8415$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>> Got my new build up and running, however, my SATA2 second HDD is not
>> shown
>> in My Computer or Windows Explorer, it is being recognised at boot up. I
>> have 2 x Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drives and a LG
>> SATA2
>> DVD Drive.
>> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX
>> Motherboard, OS is XP Pro with SP2.
>>
>> I have connected the SATA drives to the following mobo connectors:
>> HDD 1 connected to SATA2 0
>> HDD 2 connected to SATA2 1
>> DVD connected to SATA2 2
>>
>> Windows Explorer & My computer only shows C and D drives (HDD & DVD
> Drives).
>> Swapped over the HDD2 & DVD connectors on mobo but made no difference.
>>
>> This is my first use of SATA drives, I don't want a RAID configuration,
> only
>> a Primary HDD, Secondary HDD & DVD drives as I would have with IDE.
>>
>> Until I can get the pc to recognise the second HDD, I can't format it.
>>
>> Appreciate any help on this.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>
>
> You need to go into disk management
> then partition and format the drive.
> new drives usually come not-formatted
>
>

"BIGEYE" <address@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> In progress at the moment, 500 GB should take a wee while.
>
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:SYSdnS019MmprzPanZ2dnUVZ_oOnnZ2d@athenet.net. ..
> >
> > "BIGEYE" <address@invalid.com> wrote in message
> > news:47ae268b$0$8415$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> >> Got my new build up and running, however, my SATA2 second HDD is not
> >> shown
> >> in My Computer or Windows Explorer, it is being recognised at boot up.
I
> >> have 2 x Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drives and a LG
> >> SATA2
> >> DVD Drive.
> >> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio
ATX
> >> Motherboard, OS is XP Pro with SP2.
> >>
> >> I have connected the SATA drives to the following mobo connectors:
> >> HDD 1 connected to SATA2 0
> >> HDD 2 connected to SATA2 1
> >> DVD connected to SATA2 2
> >>
> >> Windows Explorer & My computer only shows C and D drives (HDD & DVD
> > Drives).
> >> Swapped over the HDD2 & DVD connectors on mobo but made no difference.
> >>
> >> This is my first use of SATA drives, I don't want a RAID configuration,
> > only
> >> a Primary HDD, Secondary HDD & DVD drives as I would have with IDE.
> >>
> >> Until I can get the pc to recognise the second HDD, I can't format it.
> >>
> >> Appreciate any help on this.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > You need to go into disk management
> > then partition and format the drive.
> > new drives usually come not-formatted
> >
> >
>
>


Hope it's all formatted by now

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "BIGEYE" <address@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:47ae343f$0$21087$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>> In progress at the moment, 500 GB should take a wee while.
>>
>> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:SYSdnS019MmprzPanZ2dnUVZ_oOnnZ2d@athenet.net. ..
>> >
>> > "BIGEYE" <address@invalid.com> wrote in message
>> > news:47ae268b$0$8415$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>> >> Got my new build up and running, however, my SATA2 second HDD is not
>> >> shown
>> >> in My Computer or Windows Explorer, it is being recognised at boot up.
> I
>> >> have 2 x Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drives and a LG
>> >> SATA2
>> >> DVD Drive.
>> >> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio
> ATX
>> >> Motherboard, OS is XP Pro with SP2.
>> >>
>> >> I have connected the SATA drives to the following mobo connectors:
>> >> HDD 1 connected to SATA2 0
>> >> HDD 2 connected to SATA2 1
>> >> DVD connected to SATA2 2
>> >>
>> >> Windows Explorer & My computer only shows C and D drives (HDD & DVD
>> > Drives).
>> >> Swapped over the HDD2 & DVD connectors on mobo but made no difference.
>> >>
>> >> This is my first use of SATA drives, I don't want a RAID
>> >> configuration,
>> > only
>> >> a Primary HDD, Secondary HDD & DVD drives as I would have with IDE.
>> >>
>> >> Until I can get the pc to recognise the second HDD, I can't format it.
>> >>
>> >> Appreciate any help on this.
>> >>
>> >> TIA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > You need to go into disk management
>> > then partition and format the drive.
>> > new drives usually come not-formatted
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
> Hope it's all formatted by now
>
>

>>>>In progress at the moment, 500 GB should take a wee while.

yes philo the above actually means "thanks for the time trouble and effort
you took to help me...its all working fine now...thanks again"

I`m sure it means that?

Lot of selfish people about!