Hello ALL, Background: I have a Sony VAIO VGC RA-710G (Liquid Cooled, Runs Silent); P4 3.2 EE/HT, 3GB PC3200 RAM, ATI 1600XT 512MB GDDR 3, Vista Ultimate 32-Bit, Seagate 500GB 16MB Burst Internal (Ultra ATA), Western Digital 750GB External, Both @ 7200RPM, Sony DVD/CD DL R/RW +/-, LG DVD/CD R/RW +/- Lightscribe, Logitech G15 (Keyboard Illuminates and has a small LCD Screen), Bose Companion 5 5.1 Dolby Digital USB Speakers, Acer AL 2216W 22" WS LCD Screen and a Power Supply of 350: Situation: I have Re-Installed my Original Internal HD, but set as a slave instead of the master. The HD is a Hitachi Deskstar 250GB @ 7200RPM. Question: The HD is recognized prior to Boot into Windows. It is recognized in the Device Management area. It is recognized in the Admin Tools Computer Management area as an "Online" Drive. HOWEVER, it is NOT recognized when I select My Computer. It is a NO Show in that area! So how can it appear in every area, except that one? I'm Baffled, Someone show me the light... Joey
it isn't formatted. Go to disk management (Start->run and type diskmgmt.msc) and find the relevant drive, format it and give it a letter. If it had data on before, you may want to consider a data recovery program.
Already was done. Here is what Computer Management says: Disk 0: Basic 465.76 GB Online Healthy (Primary Partition) Healthy (Primary Partition) This HD has 2 Partitions EVERYTHING OK Here Disk 1: Basic 232.88 GB Online Healthy (Primary Partition) Just 1 partition PROBLEM NOT SHOWING in My Computer Disk 2: Basic 698.64 Online Healthy (Primary Partition) This HD has 4 Partitions EVERYTHING OK Here DISK #1 Is the one NOT showing under My Computer, but shows every where else! GRRRRRRR
Tried it. Seems nothing is getting this drive to the "My Computer" area. I have even switched jumpers, still nothing. This is weird! It shows up in EVERY area except My Computer. Weird. Maybe it just isn't going to happen. Well, I did buy the Seagate to replace it, so I guess I will just stick to the original plan. I just thought I could make use of the HD rather than having it sit around as a back up drive, but I guess the back up option is the only way to go! Thanks ALL!~
right click computer then click properties then go to device manager and look for the hd then right click and put properties and then click at the top driver(s) then update driver and that should do it
but that works lots of times like if you just updated windows os you would need to update some drivers to work
it worked for a harddrive i bought i didnt recognize it and i updated driver and it worked but i took that one out and now i have a better harddrive
So you base the fact that it works for every computer problem on the fact that it worked for you once?
well im just trying to help cuz it worked for me it might work for someone else sorry for trying to help
It could, but it's not the answer to every problem. Every post asking for help in the hardware forum you've replied to seemed to say the same thing. I wish there was a quick fix for all issues...
RickyMan, what you posted is not really right because windows uses it's own driver for hd's & rom drives. that only works if the driver is corrupted whether slightly or bad. that method can be used on any device in device manager.
