HD problem: not listed in "my computer"

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John Smith

I added a 2nd HD (may not be brand new) to my computer. When I
boot up the computer, the bios saw the 2nd HD. When the Windows
XP Pro started up, it detected a new hardware. In Control Panel
"add hardware", it saw the new drive. In Device manager, it listed
the following properties for the 2nd drive:

disk: disk 1
type: unknown
status: not initalized
partition style: not applicable
capacity: 57239 MB

The problem is when I open "my computer", the 2nd drive is not
there. What should I do now?
 
On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:36:25 -0500, John Smith <jsmith@company.com>
wrote:

>I added a 2nd HD (may not be brand new) to my computer. When I
>boot up the computer, the bios saw the 2nd HD. When the Windows
>XP Pro started up, it detected a new hardware. In Control Panel
>"add hardware", it saw the new drive. In Device manager, it listed
>the following properties for the 2nd drive:
>
>disk: disk 1
>type: unknown
>status: not initalized
>partition style: not applicable
>capacity: 57239 MB
>
>The problem is when I open "my computer", the 2nd drive is not
>there. What should I do now?

Can you initialize the disk?
<http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dm_initialize_disk.mspx?mfr=true>
 
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