Need some help with Windows 7.

[Medic82]

So I finally broke down and did a much needed computer upgrade that I had been planning on doing for a while and I decided to buy a legit copy of Windows 7 so I could do a clean install.
My problem is that I have 3 SATA HDD and one of them won’t appear on My Computer, I can find it in Device Manager but I just can’t get it to appear in My Computer or anywhere ells.

I have tried to update the driver without luck, I have tried to uninstall and re-install without any luck, tried to deactivate and re-activate it without any luck. Since I have used the disc for a while I don’t need to activate it like I did when it was new, hell, I event don’t have that option either.

I have been skimming the different tech forums but really haven’t gotten an answer and it’s pretty late now  so I am too tired to do read a bunch of techy stuff so if anyone have any clue of what is going on I would much appreciate the help

[jekostas]

Go to Control Panel
Open up the System and Security grouping
Open Administrative Tools
Open Computer Management
Under Storage, click on Disk Management

Under the drives under disk management, you should see all of your drives listed.  The one you can't find in Windows is likely formatted using a file system that Windows 7 doesn't like (like FAT or HFS+).  Right-clicking on that drive should give you the option to format it using NTFS or FAT32 (NTFS is preferred).  Format, restart, and Windows should now automatically assign it a drive letter.

[Medic82]

Go to Control Panel
Open up the System and Security grouping
Open Administrative Tools
Open Computer Management
Under Storage, click on Disk Management

Under the drives under disk management, you should see all of your drives listed.  The one you can't find in Windows is likely formatted using a file system that Windows 7 doesn't like (like FAT or HFS+).  Right-clicking on that drive should give you the option to format it using NTFS or FAT32 (NTFS is preferred).  Format, restart, and Windows should now automatically assign it a drive letter.

I have 1.5 TB of stuff stored on the disc so that is not really an option. Besides, it's already formated using NTFS.

[jekostas]

I have 1.5 TB of stuff stored on the disc so that is not really an option. Besides, it's already formated using NTFS.

If it ain't showing up the boot sector might be damaged, then.  You could try an external drive housing and try connecting it as a desktop drive.
Failing that, put it in the freezer for a few hours and try again (I'm completely serious)

[Whoey]

have you tried accessing it while using a Ubuntu live CD to make sure it's ok?

also, does it appear in the aforementioned  Windows "Disk Management" ?

[Threeme2189]

Can you maybe post a screen shot of the "Disk Management" window?
hint: Alt+Print Screen takes a screen shot of the selected window and not the whole screen

Maybe the drive just needs to be mapped and not formatted.

[jekostas]

Can you maybe post a screen shot of the "Disk Management" window?
hint: Alt+Print Screen takes a screen shot of the selected window and not the whole screen

Maybe the drive just needs to be mapped and not formatted.

If the boot sector isn't damaged or corrupted, the disk is connected properly and it's formatted in NTFS, Windows 7 should map automatically on boot.

[Medic82]

Can you maybe post a screen shot of the "Disk Management" window?
hint: Alt+Print Screen takes a screen shot of the selected window and not the whole screen

Maybe the drive just needs to be mapped and not formatted.

Just let me download the English language pack so you guys can understand what it says

[Medic82]

So here are some pics for you guys.

[jekostas]

We need the pictures from the Administrative Tools -> Computer Management screen, not Device Manager.  Device Manager doesn't tell us anything relevant about the formatting of the drive.

[Medic82]

We need the pictures from the Administrative Tools -> Computer Management screen, not Device Manager.  Device Manager doesn't tell us anything relevant about the formatting of the drive.

Ahhhh, got it.

[Medic82]

HAHAHA! Never mind, I fixed it myself

[Threeme2189]

HAHAHA! Never mind, I fixed it myself

Good for you
What was the problem?

[Medic82]

The first problem was that I was looking at the wrong place, I was trying to solve it in Device Manager when I was really looking for Computer Management. I instantly recognized the problem, it wasn't assigned a disc letter.

[ryan1835]

bet that was a relief

[Medic82]

bet that was a relief

You bet it was, I was just thinking about all the movies and series porn that I had to re-download if I had to re-format the disc

[Threeme2189]

The first problem was that I was looking at the wrong place, I was trying to solve it in Device Manager when I was really looking for Computer Management. I instantly recognized the problem, it wasn't assigned a disc letter.

That's what I thought, I had a similar problem a while ago.

[Whoey]

i was kinda headed in that direction with the disk management...