Solved Second HDD not recognised, can't enter BIOS

Rustyy

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I have win7 premium home edition. I have added a second HDD Sata 1 TB. First time computer wouldn't boot. On restart it did boot, but windows explorer shows no second HDD?
Investigation says I probably have to enter BIOS to reconfigure somehow. However, I cannot get pc to let me enter bios.
I have a gigabyte card, and I think I have to press delete key, but continuously pressing key makes no difference. The pc still boots up as normal and still doesn't recognise new hdd.
Any help appreciated. Please be gentle, I'm an old codger.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel i5 cpu. [email protected] GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte h55m-ud2h
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidea GeForce gts 250
Hard Drives
Sata 465 Gb
OK, so I have managed to get into BIOS and new HDD is there. So I exited and while it didn't show up in Windows Explorer, as I hoped, it did show that it was looking for drivers etc, then asked me to reboot. I did this but 2nd HD still doesn't show in windows explorer. Device settings does show that it exists though.

Any ideas....anyone?????
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel i5 cpu. [email protected] GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte h55m-ud2h
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidea GeForce gts 250
Hard Drives
Sata 465 Gb
Go to Windows Disk Management and see whether it needs to be assigned a drive letter. Also post a screenshot.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
Yep, it has to be formatted and given a letter.

Post the shot of Disk Management, as asked.
 

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
You were correct, the drive did need formatting. Why didn't I realise this?. I don't know. Put it down to ageing.
Thanks all for the help.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel i5 cpu. [email protected] GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte h55m-ud2h
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidea GeForce gts 250
Hard Drives
Sata 465 Gb
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