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Trouble installing new hard disk
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:44 am
by LawL
I've initialised my new HD in Disk Management but it's still not showing up in windows explorer.
While all other partitions/drives are listed as "Healthy", my new HD is listed as "Unallocated" which I'm sure is the problem, but I don't know where to go from here.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:45 am
by FragaGeddon
Ummm, maybe you should format it.
And if you look at the file system it's not NTFS or FAT32.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:56 am
by LawL
Right-clicking doesn't give me the option to format.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 3:17 am
by Scourge
When you right-click on it and go to properties, what info does it give you there?
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 3:23 am
by LawL
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 3:47 am
by dzjepp
Try booting with the xp cd, and when it gives you the option to install xp, format the unnalocated drive there. Or for a sure fire way, try finding a disk drive utility boot disk from the Samsung site, it makes formating realy easy.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 4:08 am
by SoM
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 4:41 am
by SOAPboy
Or.. possibly, you could just use partition magic like most people..
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 4:58 am
by LawL
Fixed, thanks for the help all.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:48 am
by Kills On Site
You can also right click on the unallocated space and then select format. I know you already got it, but I thought I would put that option out there as it is rather simple.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:06 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
SOAPboy wrote:Or.. possibly, you could just use partition magic like most people..
yeah most people :ol
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:13 pm
by Tormentius
SOAPboy wrote:Or.. possibly, you could just use partition magic like most people..
Why would a person feel compelled to use partition magic for something as simple as creating a volume? It can be done via the computer management snapin or via the command line using diskpart. Both are buit into the OS, both are easy to use, and both cost nothing. "Most" people don't use partition magic for something that simple.
Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:51 pm
by Kills On Site
I downloaded that this morning and just tried it out. That CD has every boot utility I've used and more. Its a goldmine.
