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Title: Second HDD not detected
Post by: program not responding on May 08, 2008, 04:13:53 PM

Hi Forum,

I have just installed a second HDD in my Dell Dimension 4700. It is the original HDD that came in the computer. If I connect it solely, it is recognized, but if I connect it with a second SATA cable, and the paralled power cable, only the first drive is recognized. I went to disk manager, and rescanned, but it is not recognized. I also reboted. Any ideas?

Thank you!
Sincerely,
Mike

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Title: Re: Second HDD not detected
Post by: Crafty on May 08, 2008, 05:05:11 PM

Did you partition and format the HDD - What are you trying to do with this HDD? Is it recognised in the bios?

Title: Re: Second HDD not detected
Post by: program not responding on May 08, 2008, 05:11:28 PM

Yes; It's working! Both drives have been used as the single primary drive. I was just trying to get them both going at the same time. I'm not sure how it happened, but I got the dos screen on powerup, and was able to turn the second drive on. It works now.

Thanks!
Mike