Adding second HD

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  1. Posts : 45
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    Thread Starter
       #11

    Where is the installed hardware at???
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  2. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
       #12

    I believe he means device manager. Go to control panel, set the view to small icons, click device manager.
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  3. Posts : 45
    win7 U
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Stil back to square one!

    set up f2 down to security and can't change/remember ever having a password???

    Don

    does not show in device manager
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  4. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
       #14

    Have you tried looking on the Seagate website. There might be a solution or a method of contacting someone on there.
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  5. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #15

    wmauctions said:
    Stil back to square one!

    set up f2 down to security and can't change/remember ever having a password???

    Don

    does not show in device manager
    Is this a brand new HD or a used HD ? Make & Model # ?
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  6. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
       #16

    Doc, has a point. If it is used it might have been locked by the previous owner and he/she forgot before giving/selling it to you. If that is not the case, since you identified it as a Seagate Barracuda, I still think giving there website a look is a good idea.
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  7. Posts : 7,683
    Windows 10 Pro
       #17

    DocBrown said:
    wmauctions said:
    Stil back to square one!

    set up f2 down to security and can't change/remember ever having a password???

    Don

    does not show in device manager
    Is this a brand new HD or a used HD ? Make & Model # ?
    I was wondering when someone was going to ask that question as it seems the hard drive was/is locked for a reason

    I suspect the only way to get around that little inconvenience is to reformat the drive... thus erasing all the data.

    "New" hard drives don't have passwords

    My two cents
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  8. Posts : 45
    win7 U
    Thread Starter
       #18

    After reading the last couple posts here is what I Think, the problem is with the original HHD I bought about 2 month ago secondhand 500 gig, The second HHD I installed was pulled from one of my other computers and was working fine, I have lots of stuff stored on it and just wanted on my newer computer.

    Don
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  9. Posts : 45
    win7 U
    Thread Starter
       #19

    Hi All

    Here is how I fixed the problem! Removed second internal HHD and plugged in a 500gig external HHD I had extra. Win7 picked up external driveand all is well.
    Not what I wanted but it will work. thanks to all who Helped with this problem.

    Don:)
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