[PhatBoy]

Basically, i've upgraded my PC from Win98SE to XP, and installed a second HD (as a slave) using an old Samsung SV3002H i had laying about.

Bios detects it, and it shows in my device manager, but aside from that, i can't access it to either format it/see it in "my computer."

any help would be much appreciated.

PhatBoy

 

[mobo]

Try formatting it from disk management.
Right click my computer/ manage/ disk management.

 

[endri]

Are you sure to have properly set the jumpers, as slave or master? Is the IDE cable OK? Try removing the master HDD and set the older one as master, does it work?

 

[PhatBoy]

thanks guys. problem solved. much appreciated