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Second HDD is not showing in vista

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/second-hdd-is-not-showing-in-vista.77467/

New
New Original post #1
Jan 5, 2008 at 7:33 PM
Hi friends... I have recently installed vista on my 40GB HDD.I have one more Hdd (160GB).My problem is 160GB HDD is not showing in vista.How to solve this problem.
Thanks..
Kniwor
Kniwor #2
Jan 5, 2008 at 8:29 PM
Is the HDD formatted already? does it show in device manager? does it show in the BIOS?
techtronic
techtronic #3
Jan 5, 2008 at 9:29 PM
First check whether it is getting detected in BIOS.
Check the jumper settings for Master and Slave Configuration
Then replace the cables and check them. :cool:
New
New #4
Jan 7, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Sorry for a late reply..I had exams..I have formatted the drive and it's detecting in bios also...Tomo i have one more exam.So will reply tomo..By the way it's working fine in xp.
Thanks...