Hard Drive Not Recognized

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Hey I have a new Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green Hard Drive, and it is recognized in my computer, it is formatted and I have marked the partition as active. Yet it will not show up in my Windows 7 installation. How do I make it show up in the installation screen?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Did you assign it a drive letter by right clicking on it ?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Maybe I mis-understood your 1st post :o

You want it to show up in the win7 installation screen ?

Do you want to install win7 on this new drive ?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
DocBrown said:
Maybe I mis-understood your 1st post :o

You want it to show up in the win7 installation screen ?

Do you want to install win7 on this new drive ?
Click to expand...
Yes I want to install Windows 7 on my new drive.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
What about your current installation, files, progs, etc ?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
DocBrown said:
What about your current installation, files, progs, etc ?
Click to expand...
I'm going to format format my old hard drive that I have Windows 7 on now once I get Windows 7 installed on my new hard drive.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
I would connect only the new HD then as your primary HD & intall win7 from the DVD
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
DocBrown said:
I would connect only the new HD then as your primary HD & intall win7 from the DVD
Click to expand...
How do I get the hard drive to show up on the installation screen first?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Is the drive hooked up to different controller, like an on-board raid controller? If so you may need to create a driver disk but it would be much easier to just put on the drive on same controller as the other drive. Simply said, just change to another sata port on the MB...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Grown
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate (64)
CPU
i7-2600K
Motherboard
Asus P8P67-M Pro
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 5750
Sound Card
On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2486L
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
Intel X-25M 80 Gig SSD | Intel X-25M 160 Gig SSD | WD Black 500MB - External eSata
PSU
Zalman ZM770-XT 770 Watts
Case
Antec 180 mini
Cooling
Cooler Master V8
Internet Speed
15MB - Cable
Other Info
Sissy OC - 4.6 @ 1.3175 24/7 | 18' Idle - 55' Load
When I pre-format a HD, I put it in a computer as the only primary HD. Make sure it shows up that way in the Bios setup. Have the Bios setup for Boot from CD/DVD first.

Save Bios settings, re-boot to Win7 DVD into win7 installation. It should see the HD as available for installation. Then proceed with installation.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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