New Hard Drive Not Showing up in Installation

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Anpippin

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Hey i just got a new Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green Hard Drive, and it will show up in my computer, but will not show up in my Windows 7 Installation screen. I currently have 2 hard drive's in my machine the 500GB and a 320GB, and Windows 7 is installed on my 320GB Hard Drive. How would I make the 500GB Hard Drive show up in the installation, so that I can install Windows 7 to it?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
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DSL
Did you use the WD Lifeguard software to format and partition this disc? Register the drive with serial number on WD's site and you can have access to all sorts of other free and useful software. I believe the lifeguard is openware and works with all manufacturers drives.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
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Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
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Chrome and IE 10
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5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
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HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
I think you also need to go into the 'Disk Management' screen and assign it a drive letter .. type 'partition' in the search bar to get there.
 

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OS
Windows 7 64bit RTM
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Motherboard
ASUS M2N-E SLI
Memory
4G Dual channel
Graphics Card(s)
POV GeForce 7600 GT
Sound Card
USB 2.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 17 in LCD
Hard Drives
80G Western Digital
250G Western Digital
500G Buffalo Drivestation
Can you see the drives in the BIOS and are they showing up on the post screen when the computer tunes on?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory
Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
Sound Card
RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays
ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution
1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Hard Drives
2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI)
PSU
ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
Case
Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling
Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Keyboard
Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Mouse
Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI)
Internet Speed
Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
Other Info
ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card
Go to diskmanagement and delete the volume and leave it as unallocated space - first make sure it has been initialized - just open help if you need it - basically just right click the drive and you can see the options. Then during install create a partition in the unallocated space and install to it.
 

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OS
XP, Vista, W7 64bit Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core Duo 6850 3.0 ghz @ 3.7 ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5E
Memory
4GB Corsair DDR 2 PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Ati 4870 1ghz
Sound Card
Supreme FX 11
Monitor(s) Displays
View Sonic VX1962wm
Screen Resolution
1680 X1050
Hard Drives
3 Seagate Sata Drives 160gb 250gb 500gb
PSU
Thermaltake 600 watt
Case
NZXT Alpha
Cooling
3X120cm Fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical
Internet Speed
1.5Mb to 8Mb/384k
If you want to install Windows 7 on a new drive, just set that drive as the first boot device in the BIOS. You shouldn't have to do any of the above suggestions. You don't have to format [partition] or initialize a HDD to install Windows on it.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
NVIDIA
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
Motherboard
GeForce 6100-M9
Memory
OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
Sound Card
Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
Compaq 7500
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
C: Seagate ST3250318AS SataII - 250Gb

D: Seagate ST3500418AS SataII - 500Gb
PSU
OCZ 600w Dual 12v Rails
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
OCZ Heatsinks, Fans, and Thermal Paste on CPU & Chipsets
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Radio Shack PS2
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
Dual Pioneer DVD/RW optical drives. LG CD/RW optical drive.
just a suggestion. remove the 320 drive and replace with the 500. do not connect the 320 just as yet. now try if you can install 7 with the 320 removed.;)
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
windows 7 ultimate x64
CPU
P4 3.0ghz Cedar Mill
Motherboard
Jetway P4M900-8237 Socket 775
Memory
Kingston 3gig DDR2 667
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 8400GS 256MB 64bit
Sound Card
Onboard VIA AC'97
Monitor(s) Displays
SyncMaster 793v
Screen Resolution
1024 X 768
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 500, 160, & 80gig
PSU
Ordinary 500w PSU
Case
Homemade
Cooling
Stock Air Cooling & Electric Fan
Keyboard
Genius
Mouse
Genius
Internet Speed
1Mbps
ufp624 said:
just a suggestion. remove the 320 drive and replace with the 500. do not connect the 320 just as yet. now try if you can install 7 with the 320 removed.;)
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I'll second that. That's what I always do. ;)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
NVIDIA
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
Motherboard
GeForce 6100-M9
Memory
OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
Sound Card
Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
Compaq 7500
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
C: Seagate ST3250318AS SataII - 250Gb

D: Seagate ST3500418AS SataII - 500Gb
PSU
OCZ 600w Dual 12v Rails
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
OCZ Heatsinks, Fans, and Thermal Paste on CPU & Chipsets
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Radio Shack PS2
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
Dual Pioneer DVD/RW optical drives. LG CD/RW optical drive.
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