i cant read hard drive from usb

[deflolo]

i am trying to use a usb2.0 to ide/sata cable adapter, my computer reads is in device manager, just not in computer for me to open up or format or anything

western digital sata 160 gig

i have windows 7 ultimate 64bit fresh install

any advice or help would be great

thanks

 

[claptonman]

Have you created a partition when you installed windows? You can do that in disk management or in the same screen where you choose where to install windows to.

 

[deflolo]

im sorry i didnt say before, but i am just trying to store things on it, and plug it in to the usb when i need stuff off of it. like a giant usb! anyway i think its some setting in windows? i dunno tho.

is that maybe why? i need to get it in my pc and try to format it with partition program of some kind?
i dunno i am guessing if u could help it would be awesome

 

[claptonman]

So it is a brand new drive, right? And its just a bare internal hard drive with SATA or IDE, and you have a converter on it?

In order for you to use a new drive, you need to create a new partition, like I said. Plug it in and press start, and then type disk management. Open that and choose the disk you have and create a new partition.