I just replaced my data drive with a 2TB Barracuda. It shows up in the BIOS but not in Win Explorer.
Any ideas?
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 04:26 PM
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 04:31 PM
You need to setup the drive in admin tools. You have to do this with every new drive that you don't install an OS on.
This link should help, I used it to setup up my drives.
Edited by Black64, 05 January 2013 - 04:35 PM.
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 04:51 PM
You need to setup the drive in admin tools. You have to do this with every new drive that you don't install an OS on.
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Seagates need to be set to active from windows
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 06:00 PM
Well thanks to the both of you.
I've only had WD drives and have never had to do this so I was like WTF?
Is this a Seagate thing or is WD the exception?
Secondly, I now have to choose a partition style: It's between MBR or GPT. It says GPT is recommended for disks larger than 2TB. How about one exactly 2TB? Which do I choose? 
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 06:02 PM
MBR, since GPT can't be read by older Windows versions I believe (not sure which versions support it, may be a non-issue if you have all Win 7 machines). However if you ever get a 3 TB, you have to use GPT.
Edited by AZNguyen, 05 January 2013 - 06:07 PM.
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 06:12 PM
MBR, since GPT can't be read by older Windows versions I believe (not sure which versions support it, may be a non-issue if you have all Win 7 machines). However if you ever get a 3 TB, you have to use GPT.
I am Win7 so I am gonna go with GPT.
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 02:54 PM
Well thanks to the both of you.
I've only had WD drives and have never had to do this so I was like WTF?
Is this a Seagate thing or is WD the exception?
??? All new HD have to be setup this way. Unless your installing a OS on a new drive, then it will show up during the install process.
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 03:00 PM
??? All new HD have to be setup this way. Unless your installing a OS on a new drive, then it will show up during the install process.
Maybe the WD he bought was external ?
Either way ALL internal hdds have to be initialised
