OK so i'm a technical moron :D Ive installed an extra drive, I can see it in system, its enabled but cant see it within explorer etc. What do I need to do???? :(

this will probably explain it better than i can m8

you've probably just got the jumper in the wrong place (not the one on your back lol)

 

http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/jumper_pins.shtml

If its XP or 2000 you might need to enable it,partition and format it .... go to admin tools > computer management > disk manager and do it from there

Its a maxtor drive, no jumpers on, so its set to slave. System says its working fine but states its not initialized?

ah ha, thanks, i'll try that

Right now its says it unallocated, how do I do that then:D

try this one then lol

 

http://onlineelectronicsinc.com/2ndhdd/

Right click on "My Computer" Icon and goto Manage.

 

On the left of the manage screen which appears, you will see section called, "Storage", expand that (if its already not) and click "Disk Managemant"

 

You should then see the drive in the list on the right or in the diagrams at the bottom.

 

Right click on the Maxtor drive and click format. Follow the on screen instructions.

Yay!!! I work in IT you know! :D thanks guys. I can download another 8o gigs of porn now:D

GAH ! all that for p0rn ...... just no animal stuff ok ? :D

Yay!!! I work in IT you know! :D thanks guys. I can download another 8o gigs of porn now:D

 

 

80 gig?

 

You must search very hard to find a disc that small now ;)

Yay!!! I work in IT you know! :D thanks guys. I can download another 8o gigs of porn now:D

 

You work in I.T and you don't know how to format a drive?!?!?! :rofl:

Oh dear :headvswal

You work in I.T and you don't know how to format a drive?!?!?! :rofl:

Oh dear :headvswal

 

Didn't you know? Incompetance is now a required skill in I.T, we had one technician fail to kill a virus after 3 tries. Another time I.T sent us a box of 40 DVD re-writers along with copies of Nero burning ROM, not really a problem until you take into account the fact we're supposed to be a high security area with no removable media allowed whatsoever, on top of that they were the very department responsible for writing and enforcing that policy in the first place.