Posted on 08/27/2007 1:14:07 PM PDT by A_Tradition_Continues
Installing a second h/d to a computer. 2nd HD is from pc with dead MB. 2nd HD is formatted with OS (XP) installed. I want to use the #2 HD as a slave and for storage only. HD's are matching ATA/IDE 80GB, 7200 RPM.
Question...should I fdisk and reformat before I install as a slave?
Typically you would do it after.
Right click on “My Computer” and select “Manager”.
Click on the “Disk Managment” and you should see two drives.
Right click and you will find tools to partition, format and assign a drive letter.
Don’t do the wrong one. If you don’t see the new drive, go back to your bios and make sure it’s there.
> Right click on “My Computer” and select “Manager”.
That is “Manage”
thanks folks....appreciate your assistance
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