I'm not able to see my secondary hard drives
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If you open an elevated cmd prompt, run diskpart, and then run "list disk", do you see it listed there?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 Pro x64Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz32GB DDR3Nvidia GeForce GTX970
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro x64
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Maximus Hero VII
- Memory
- 32GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX970
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- 1x Samsung 250GB SSD
4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
- PSU
- Corsair AX760i
- Case
- Fractal Design Define R4
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D15
Is it visible in Windows Disk Management? And showing as correctly formatted?
My Computer
At a glance
W7 x64Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9...4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333MhzPalit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom built machine
- OS
- W7 x64
- CPU
- Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650)
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios)
- Memory
- 4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
- Sound Card
- Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
- Hard Drives
- Crucial M4 SSD, archives on twin Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX, 2TB, 7200rpm HDD's, Samsung Ritemaster CD/DVD Burner...
- PSU
- OCZ 600w
- Case
- Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower
- Cooling
- Scythe 140mm Zipang
- Keyboard
- Cherry PS/2 custom model
- Mouse
- Lenovo USB laser "Thinkpad" Mouse
- Internet Speed
- ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet
- Antivirus
- NOD32
- Browser
- Opera
- Other Info
- Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuners, Dray Tek Vigor 2850Vn router and 8x HP Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Canon MF4430 iSensys laser printer/scanner.
Go into Disk Management and format it there. It probably has no drive letter yet. And probably also no defined partition.
My Computer
At a glance
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
- OS
- Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
- CPU
- from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2x HP w2207
- Hard Drives
- 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
- Keyboard
- with trackball - no mices
- Mouse
- Trackball mice
- Internet Speed
- DSL 6000
Well, I'd say "beaten to it", but twice? Man, I'm losing my touch 
. +2 - if it shows up in diskpart, it simply hasn't been initialized for use on that machine, and disk management (diskmgmt.msc if you want to run it directly from the start menu or run box) should be sufficient, as previously mentioned (twice).
. +2 - if it shows up in diskpart, it simply hasn't been initialized for use on that machine, and disk management (diskmgmt.msc if you want to run it directly from the start menu or run box) should be sufficient, as previously mentioned (twice).My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 Pro x64Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz32GB DDR3Nvidia GeForce GTX970
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro x64
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Maximus Hero VII
- Memory
- 32GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX970
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- 1x Samsung 250GB SSD
4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
- PSU
- Corsair AX760i
- Case
- Fractal Design Define R4
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D15
In the disk management console right click the volume, choose format... the rest is obvious... 
My Computer
At a glance
W7 x64Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9...4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333MhzPalit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom built machine
- OS
- W7 x64
- CPU
- Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650)
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios)
- Memory
- 4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
- Sound Card
- Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
- Hard Drives
- Crucial M4 SSD, archives on twin Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX, 2TB, 7200rpm HDD's, Samsung Ritemaster CD/DVD Burner...
- PSU
- OCZ 600w
- Case
- Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower
- Cooling
- Scythe 140mm Zipang
- Keyboard
- Cherry PS/2 custom model
- Mouse
- Lenovo USB laser "Thinkpad" Mouse
- Internet Speed
- ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet
- Antivirus
- NOD32
- Browser
- Opera
- Other Info
- Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuners, Dray Tek Vigor 2850Vn router and 8x HP Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Canon MF4430 iSensys laser printer/scanner.
