hard drive partition error

Laquer Head · 10-28-2009, 02:15 AM

So, I made a bone head move on one of the computers here.

In the process of installing Windows on a Sony desktop, I formatted and install the O/S on the primary 640GB Western digital...

I also formatted the second 500GB Hitachi Storage Drive..but I forgot and while drinking beers let it as 'unallocated space',

Obviously, I didn't realize my error till after the entire process was done, and I only have the 640GB recognized!!!

Is there anything I can do to recognize the 500GB HDD, now that everything is up and running?

I've never forgot a drive before and I'm kinda stuck on what to do??? Surely, I wont have to reinstall everything from scratch?

HELP..thanx

**johnb35** · 10-28-2009, 02:48 AM

Right click on my computer and click on manage, click on disk management on the left and partition then format the drive.

Laquer Head · 10-28-2009, 03:07 AM

Freaking awesome man...that's perfect..I cant' believe I did this..

Everything is fixed!!! WICKED

10-28-2009, 02:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Laquer Head Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: GTA, Ontario Canada Age: 29 Posts: 509	hard drive partition error So, I made a bone head move on one of the computers here. In the process of installing Windows on a Sony desktop, I formatted and install the O/S on the primary 640GB Western digital... I also formatted the second 500GB Hitachi Storage Drive..but I forgot and while drinking beers let it as 'unallocated space', Obviously, I didn't realize my error till after the entire process was done, and I only have the 640GB recognized!!! Is there anything I can do to recognize the 500GB HDD, now that everything is up and running? I've never forgot a drive before and I'm kinda stuck on what to do??? Surely, I wont have to reinstall everything from scratch? HELP..thanx __________________ Core2 T7700 laptop on Win7 Pro 64! My HTPC is slowly under construction

10-28-2009, 02:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,619	Right click on my computer and click on manage, click on disk management on the left and partition then format the drive. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

10-28-2009, 03:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Laquer Head Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: GTA, Ontario Canada Age: 29 Posts: 509	Freaking awesome man...that's perfect..I cant' believe I did this.. Everything is fixed!!! WICKED __________________ Core2 T7700 laptop on Win7 Pro 64! My HTPC is slowly under construction

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