Installed 3rd internal drive, now 2nd drive say's needs formatting


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    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
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    Installed 3rd internal drive, now 2nd drive say's needs formatting


    This version of Lenovo IdeaCenter K430 has a Hot-Swappable HDD. I do not use it so I decided to use the sata cable for an SSD.

    I installed an SSD = (SanDisk Ultra II 480GB SATA III 2.5-Inch). I also changed the BIOS to look for ACHII so it would see the SSD.

    At Bootup it saw the SSD and I installed a new OS =(windows 7 Professional).

    I rebooted again and saw the SSD C: and one of my previous 3.5" drives but the 2nd 3.5" was recognized as F: and was unknown.

    I looked in "Manage" and it indicates that F: is RAW. However there are 6 other partitions on the drive.

    I will add a pic of how the drive looks in "Manage".
    A pic of the Hot-swapplabe drive bay.
    A pic of the machine spec's.

    Hope to hear from you, Thank you in advance,
    Moseley
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    Last edited by moseley; 09 Dec 2015 at 13:28. Reason: wrong pic
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    Welcome to Seven Forums :)

    Post a shot of Disk Management correctly :)

    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image

    Pic #1 is not Disk Management
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  3. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
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    Here is a pic of the "Manage" screen:
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    Here is a pic of the Hot-Swappable drive bay that I used the SATA cable from to install the SSD:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Installed 3rd internal drive, now 2nd drive say's needs formatting-hot-swappable-drive-bay.png  
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    Here are the machine spec's:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Installed 3rd internal drive, now 2nd drive say's needs formatting-machine-specs.png  
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    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
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    I have no idea How I can get the good data back that is on the F: drive.........pics, docs, etc....

    Thanks again,
    Moseley
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    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
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    Looks like this thread was posted in the wrong area. Moderator can you delete this thread please. I reposted this issue in the correct thread. (Installations)
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