2nd drive not recognized


  1. RJP
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    Windows 7 pro x64
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    2nd drive not recognized


    Hello forum,

    I am building my rig and am having issues installing my HDD. I have a SSD as the primary drive in AHCI. Per the instructions I only had the SSD installed when I installed Win 7 pro x64. I have now attached the HDD (Seagate 1TB) and I cant use it. I see it in my BIOS (as AHCI) and Device manager but cannot access it.
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  3. 1Bowtie
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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    In bios is the drive turned on, is the drive formated and not unallocated space, did you put in the driver for AHCI
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  4. DocBrown
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    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
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    Can you see it in Disk Management ? May need to assign it a drive letter.
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  6. ghost
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
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    the usual case for this is that it is not partioned for use, right click "computer" and select manage - go to disk management select action in the menu - then all tasks and finally - format - that should fix your problem.
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  7. RJP
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    Thanks Ghost! Took 2 seconds. looks like a nub mistake on my part!
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