When installing a hard drive, you may have a problem - the operating system will not be able to display it, you need to activate the hard drive. This usually happens when installing a second hard drive. There are several ways to solve the problem.
Instructions
Step 1
You must open the Start menu. Open My Computer. In the left column, select "View System Information" and in the "Hardware" tab select "Device Manager". This will open a menu containing all installed devices. Next, select "Disk devices", right-click on the non-activated hard drive and open the "Properties" menu. In the "Device Status" section, you will need to activate your hard drive. It is possible that the hard drive is activated, but cannot continue to work due to outdated drivers. In this case, select the "Update driver" option in the hard disk options. The "Hardware Update Wizard" will open in front of you, in which you can choose whether to download the driver from the Internet or use the disk that came with the operating system for this.
Step 2
If the hard drive still does not appear, open the Start menu, select Control Panel, open Administrative Tools from the menu that opens, then select Disk Management from the Computer Management tab. Right-click on the disk that is not displayed, select Properties, in the Hardware menu that opens, then Device Application and Enable. In the same section, you can rename the drive, specify a different path to it, format or delete a logical drive.
Step 3
If the drive is on but not visible, go to the BIOS menu. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) is stored in a small flash memory chip on the motherboard. During computer startup, the processor on the motherboard executes the BIOS program to initially check and initialize the hardware, after which it transfers control to the operating system.
Step 4
To enter the program when you turn on the computer, press the DEL key, and a menu will open in front of you. Navigation in the program is carried out with the help of arrows and keys Ent and Esc. Open the MAIN menu (or Standard CMOS Setup, depending on the version of the program), open the Secondary Ide Slave submenu, select the unactivated hard disk and turn it on. To exit the BIOS and save the settings, press the F10 key, or select the “Save & Exit Setup” main menu item. Select Load File-Safe Defaults to return to default settings.
