Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: rcsegraves on January 05, 2012, 07:41:10 AM
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I have installed a USB 2.0 SATA HDD External Box on my laptop. I find in listed in devices as a USB Mass Storage Device and when I troubleshoot it the OS says that it is working properly. But when I open Windows Explorer it is not listed as a drive. What do I do to get Explorer to find and use the drive - I want to use it as a Back up.
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How does it show in Disk Management ? ?
If it was shipped as a blank HDD Windows cannot see/use it until it is formatted.
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It shows as unallocated. I figured out that means it is not formatted. But I can't figure out how to format it.
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Right clik unallocated space and select Allocate...then right clik the drive and select format...NTFS.