Windows not recognizing 2TB SATA drive

Willbaileyy

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I have built a new system with a 60GB SSD to install the OS on and a 2TB hard drive for everything else. The 2TB drive can be seen in the BIOS but cant be accessed from windows. Any ideas would be appreciated.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 bit
This may be a stupid question, but...

Have you partitioned and formatted the 2TB drive? (Administrative Tools control panel, Computer Management, Storage, Disk Management.)

I don't expect a new internal drive to be usable in Windows straight out of the box.
 

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homegrown
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Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
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Intel Core I7-3930k
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Asus P9X79 Pro
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16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133
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eVGA GTX680
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Creative X-Fi Titanium
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As PA246Q
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1920 X 1200
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Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
WDC 1.5TB Caviar Black
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PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire
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Silverstone FT02
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Noctua NH-D14
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cheap Logitech USB
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Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB
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6Mb cable
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Pioneer BDR-205
Samsung SH-203B
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