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Added a third hard drive, doesn't show up in Device Manager

Anonymous
2011-04-06T21:14:57+00:00

What do I need to do to recognize the 3rd hard drive I've installed?  Doesn't show up anywhere.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-04-06T22:46:32+00:00

    Is the disk detected by the BIOS?

    Do you need to enable a disk controller in your motherboard BIOS?

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-04-06T22:44:20+00:00

    Does it show in Disk Management, and require initialising? (Partition/Format)

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-04-07T15:44:33+00:00

    No, it doesn't show up in Disk Management.  I have 2 front trays, both of which work, but only one at a time.  The third hard drive doesn't show up in bios either.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-04-08T07:28:19+00:00

    Are both power and data cables connected to the drive?

    If the disk is not detected by the BIOS you probably need to enable a disk controller in your BIOS.

    Windows will not see the disk unless the BIOS reports it as present.

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  5. Anonymous
    2011-04-07T15:47:08+00:00

    No, not detected by the BIOS.  The BIOS will recognize either of my two hard drives (both front trays work), but not both at the same time.

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