Solved Installed HDD but can't 'see' it

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Hi. I've just thrown away my old PVR but kept the HDD as there are some telly programmes on it I want to keep. It's a Hitachi ATA/IDE 3.5" drive which uses a 'flat' cable. The only flat cable in my PC belongs to the DVD RW so I simply took the cables off the DVD RW and connected them to the Hitachi.

On bootup, I was pleased to glimpse a balloon saying something like 'Hitachi device installed successfully'. However, in My Computer there's just no sign of the Hitachi.

Can anyone suggest where I've gone wrong?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H97M-PLUS
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400
Sound Card
(1) High Definition Audio Device (2) USB Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 75 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB ATA Device (3) ST31000528AS ATA Device (4) GENERIC USB Storage-CFC USB Device (5) GENERIC USB Storage-MSC USB Device (6) GENERIC USB Storage-SDC USB Device (7) GENERIC USB Stora
PSU
Corsair CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
Antivirus
Panda Free
Browser
Firefox+NoScript, AdBlockPlus, Disconnect

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Thanks, Golden, but I'm now finding other webpages which say PVR HDDs are not formatted to work on a PC. There's no point in formatting my PVR HDD as that would wipe it. So it seems I'm out of luck...
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H97M-PLUS
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400
Sound Card
(1) High Definition Audio Device (2) USB Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 75 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB ATA Device (3) ST31000528AS ATA Device (4) GENERIC USB Storage-CFC USB Device (5) GENERIC USB Storage-MSC USB Device (6) GENERIC USB Storage-SDC USB Device (7) GENERIC USB Stora
PSU
Corsair CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
Antivirus
Panda Free
Browser
Firefox+NoScript, AdBlockPlus, Disconnect
Did you try right clicking on My Computer, then looking for your PC info. On one of the tabs, you should see the name you gave your PC, most of the info. pertaining to your system , read everything there on this tab...
I recall that was where my added memory showed up on my Windows XP.. ( going from 254 memory to 500 memory. ). down near the bottom , you do know you must reboot for the new memory to be found by your PC, if not it may not be seated correctly, I hope I've stated this correctly.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway 17.3" LCD Intel Dual-Core, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD Windows 8 Laptop
OS
Windows 8 - 64-bit
CPU
2.2GHz Intel Pentium dual-core B960 processor with 2MB L3 ca
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" Ultrabright HD widescreen LED-backlit LCD
Screen Resolution
1280 X 1024
Hard Drives
1TB hard drive-1000 GB HDD
DVD-Super Multi DL drive
PSU
Intel B960 processor
Case
XXXXX
Cooling
XXXXX
Keyboard
Multi Gesture Touchpad
Mouse
USB - portable mouse... I added this
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
I E 10
Other Info
I see nothing about Motherboard info.
I'm not sure about Sound Card
Ports :(3) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA, (1) Headphone out, (1) Microphone in, (1) Ethernet LAN

•Fast Wi-Fi wireless and wired Gigabit Ethernet networking
•HDMI output
•Kensington lock slot
I have no idea what all this actually means
What`s an old PVR. :huh:

As Golden mentioned, post a shot of Disk Management, with thw hard drive installed.

Lady, he`s talking hard drive not memory.
 

My Computer My Computer

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
Job done, I'm glad to report. Turns out that DVR HDD's are Linux-based which is why Win7 couldn't show it. I installed a program called Ext2Fsd:
Ext2Fsd Project
which allowed me to see the drive. The TV programmes I'd recorded on it were in .trp format which, in reality, is mpeg so I can easily edit them for normal use.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H97M-PLUS
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400
Sound Card
(1) High Definition Audio Device (2) USB Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 75 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB ATA Device (3) ST31000528AS ATA Device (4) GENERIC USB Storage-CFC USB Device (5) GENERIC USB Storage-MSC USB Device (6) GENERIC USB Storage-SDC USB Device (7) GENERIC USB Stora
PSU
Corsair CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
Antivirus
Panda Free
Browser
Firefox+NoScript, AdBlockPlus, Disconnect
If you had posted an image from Disk management, we could have told you that earlier on :sarc:
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
I had the image all ready for you but decided to experiment a bit further. Always more satisfying to do as much for yourself as possible...
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H97M-PLUS
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400
Sound Card
(1) High Definition Audio Device (2) USB Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 75 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB ATA Device (3) ST31000528AS ATA Device (4) GENERIC USB Storage-CFC USB Device (5) GENERIC USB Storage-MSC USB Device (6) GENERIC USB Storage-SDC USB Device (7) GENERIC USB Stora
PSU
Corsair CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
Antivirus
Panda Free
Browser
Firefox+NoScript, AdBlockPlus, Disconnect
:thumbsup:
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
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