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fatman62
Mar 11, 2003, 04:49 PM
i have a amd 2000xp with 512 of ram

i have a 40gb HD set as primary which is full
and a new 120gb Hd set as slave it shows it when it starts up but how do i get windows to recognise it and how do i do whatever i need too

cheers

Van Nugent
Mar 11, 2003, 05:19 PM
Did you FDISK and FORMAT the new drive? Silly question but it's obvious.

ripp1125
Mar 23, 2003, 08:40 PM
Van Nugent is right, but also check in system setup(u can access during bootup of pc and pressing the f-keys or esc) and see if the hd is plugged in correctly