WD Caviar Black problem


  1. Posts : 4
    Ultimate x64
       #1

    WD Caviar Black problem


    So, I picked up two 2TB drives today. One works, the other one half works.

    The external works just fine. The internal, which is a Caviar Black, is recognized by BIOS just fine, and I can see it in the Device Manger, but not Explorer.

    In the attachment it shows:


    • My primary SSD: CTFDDAC064MAG
    • My two 500GB drives: Samsung HD501LJ
    • The 2TB Black (that's the WD2002FAEX)

    It also shows some of the external USB MyBook drives, but those are all ok. So, I figure I must be missing something, but I can't figure out what it is?

    Help?
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails WD Caviar Black problem-devman.gif  
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  2. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #2

    Welcome justaguy


    It probably needs to be initalized in Disk Management

    Start Computer Management Disk Management
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails WD Caviar Black problem-disk_mgmt_new_hd_500gb_wd_initialize.jpg   WD Caviar Black problem-disk_mgmt_new_hd_500gb_wd_format_partition.jpg   WD Caviar Black problem-disk_mgmt_new_hd_500gb_wd_assign_drive_letter.jpg  
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 4
    Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    That did it! Thanks much. I don't remember if I had to do that with the other drives. Guess I'll just have to keep adding more drives until I remember
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