Cant find sata Hdd

worligig

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Hi i have just built a new computer which is up and running fine,(hdd op system)
but now i want to add a sata hdd from my old pc, that held all my music and photo's (no working programs)
I connected it up and it doesn't show anywhere i have gone into disk management refreshed and rescanned but to no avail am i missing something or does any one know of an easy fix? I wouldn't want to loose all these files
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
32 bit windows xp home, trying to update to windows 7 64 bit
CPU
q6600
Motherboard
asus abit ip35 pro xe
Memory
6 gig kingston pc2- 8500 ddr 2 240 pinn
Graphics Card(s)
sapphire radeon hd 5750 1 gig gddr5
Sound Card
on board 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays
22inch lg widescreen
Hard Drives
500gig sata
PSU
coolmaster m850
Case
thermaltake
Cooling
arctic freezer pro 7
Hi i have just built a new computer which is up and running fine,(hdd op system)
but now i want to add a sata hdd from my old pc, that held all my music and photo's (no working programs)
I connected it up and it doesn't show anywhere i have gone into disk management refreshed and rescanned but to no avail am i missing something or does any one know of an easy fix? I wouldn't want to loose all these files

did you restart windows with it connected? is it receiving power?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Weekend Warrior Rig
OS
Windows 10 Pro
CPU
Intel i7-3770K 4.4GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-V Pro
Memory
8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 1866 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Classified
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VH238H 23" 2ms
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 330 120GB SSD /
WD Blue 1TB /
WD Black 500GB
PSU
Corsair CX750M
Case
NZXT H440
Cooling
Corsair H80i- CPU / Corsair H90- GPU
Keyboard
Logitech K360 LE
Mouse
Logitech G500
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
1200W 2.1 Surround Sound Audio
yes and yes but it doesn't show up in my bios
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
32 bit windows xp home, trying to update to windows 7 64 bit
CPU
q6600
Motherboard
asus abit ip35 pro xe
Memory
6 gig kingston pc2- 8500 ddr 2 240 pinn
Graphics Card(s)
sapphire radeon hd 5750 1 gig gddr5
Sound Card
on board 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays
22inch lg widescreen
Hard Drives
500gig sata
PSU
coolmaster m850
Case
thermaltake
Cooling
arctic freezer pro 7
yes and yes but it doesn't show up in my bios

set the sata input as an external sata drive in bios. also try a different sata cable.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Weekend Warrior Rig
OS
Windows 10 Pro
CPU
Intel i7-3770K 4.4GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-V Pro
Memory
8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 1866 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Classified
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VH238H 23" 2ms
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 330 120GB SSD /
WD Blue 1TB /
WD Black 500GB
PSU
Corsair CX750M
Case
NZXT H440
Cooling
Corsair H80i- CPU / Corsair H90- GPU
Keyboard
Logitech K360 LE
Mouse
Logitech G500
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
1200W 2.1 Surround Sound Audio
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