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

moseley

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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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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1i5 3.10 GHz16GBNavidia GT 620
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lanevo IdeaCenter K450
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
CPU
i5 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Navidia GT 620
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Acer
Hard Drives
SSD, 2 internal hard drives (both 1TB's) also have external RAID G-speed es 3 G-speed 4-bay housings filled with 1TB drives. 2 of the housings are set to RAID.
PSU
300
Case
Factory Lenovo IdeaCenter K430
Cooling
Factory fans
Keyboard
Logitech (wired)
Mouse
Lenovo (wired)
Internet Speed
50/50
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
G-Speed RAID. added 3 housings 4TB /each.

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 Pro x64Intel Core i7 6700KGSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Skylake Special #666
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
Memory
GSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC G2460PG
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 144Hz
Hard Drives
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2
PSU
EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables
Case
Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black
Cooling
Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Free 3.8.3
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp, Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1 Headset
Here is a pic of the "Manage" screen:
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1i5 3.10 GHz16GBNavidia GT 620
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lanevo IdeaCenter K450
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
CPU
i5 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Navidia GT 620
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Acer
Hard Drives
SSD, 2 internal hard drives (both 1TB's) also have external RAID G-speed es 3 G-speed 4-bay housings filled with 1TB drives. 2 of the housings are set to RAID.
PSU
300
Case
Factory Lenovo IdeaCenter K430
Cooling
Factory fans
Keyboard
Logitech (wired)
Mouse
Lenovo (wired)
Internet Speed
50/50
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
G-Speed RAID. added 3 housings 4TB /each.
Here is a pic of the Hot-Swappable drive bay that I used the SATA cable from to install the SSD:
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1i5 3.10 GHz16GBNavidia GT 620
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lanevo IdeaCenter K450
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
CPU
i5 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Navidia GT 620
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Acer
Hard Drives
SSD, 2 internal hard drives (both 1TB's) also have external RAID G-speed es 3 G-speed 4-bay housings filled with 1TB drives. 2 of the housings are set to RAID.
PSU
300
Case
Factory Lenovo IdeaCenter K430
Cooling
Factory fans
Keyboard
Logitech (wired)
Mouse
Lenovo (wired)
Internet Speed
50/50
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
G-Speed RAID. added 3 housings 4TB /each.
Here are the machine spec's:
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1i5 3.10 GHz16GBNavidia GT 620
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lanevo IdeaCenter K450
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
CPU
i5 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Navidia GT 620
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Acer
Hard Drives
SSD, 2 internal hard drives (both 1TB's) also have external RAID G-speed es 3 G-speed 4-bay housings filled with 1TB drives. 2 of the housings are set to RAID.
PSU
300
Case
Factory Lenovo IdeaCenter K430
Cooling
Factory fans
Keyboard
Logitech (wired)
Mouse
Lenovo (wired)
Internet Speed
50/50
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
G-Speed RAID. added 3 housings 4TB /each.
I have no idea How I can get the good data back that is on the F: drive.........pics, docs, etc....

Thanks again,
Moseley
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1i5 3.10 GHz16GBNavidia GT 620
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lanevo IdeaCenter K450
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
CPU
i5 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Navidia GT 620
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Acer
Hard Drives
SSD, 2 internal hard drives (both 1TB's) also have external RAID G-speed es 3 G-speed 4-bay housings filled with 1TB drives. 2 of the housings are set to RAID.
PSU
300
Case
Factory Lenovo IdeaCenter K430
Cooling
Factory fans
Keyboard
Logitech (wired)
Mouse
Lenovo (wired)
Internet Speed
50/50
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
G-Speed RAID. added 3 housings 4TB /each.
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)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1i5 3.10 GHz16GBNavidia GT 620
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lanevo IdeaCenter K450
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit os service pack 1
CPU
i5 3.10 GHz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Navidia GT 620
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Acer
Hard Drives
SSD, 2 internal hard drives (both 1TB's) also have external RAID G-speed es 3 G-speed 4-bay housings filled with 1TB drives. 2 of the housings are set to RAID.
PSU
300
Case
Factory Lenovo IdeaCenter K430
Cooling
Factory fans
Keyboard
Logitech (wired)
Mouse
Lenovo (wired)
Internet Speed
50/50
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
G-Speed RAID. added 3 housings 4TB /each.
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