[SOLVED] Can't access 2nd Hard Drive

[Deadbane47]

I just bought an Asus ROG Strix Scar II laptop and I'm not able to access my 2nd hard drive (SSD). How do I gain access to the Unallocated space?

I can see them both in Disk Management the HDD is (C) but for my SDD it says (Disk 1 Partition 2) and Recovery but there is no letter assigned to it.

Pics Below

https://imgur.com/2a4FZQk

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[USAFRet]

Right click on that Unallocated space.
What options does it give you?

 

[USAFRet]

However, that is a very poor config.
The SSD should be the OS drive, and the 1TB HDD should be the secondary D drive.

Did you buy this system new?

 

[Deadbane47]

However, that is a very poor config.
The SSD should be the OS drive, and the 1TB HDD should be the secondary D drive.

Did you buy this system new?

Yeah that's what I was thinking also.
I bought it used off of amazon I think the last users prob screwed with it.

 

[Deadbane47]

Right click on that Unallocated space.
What options does it give you?

It says New simple volume
Properties and Help

New spanned Volume and new stripped Volume are grayed out

 

[USAFRet]

Yeah that's what I was thinking also.
I bought it used off of amazon I think the last users prob screwed with it.

Used.

Yes, that config is completely backwards.

Do you have any critical data in this system? Have you installed anything?

I strongly suggest a full wipe and reinstall, putting the OS on the SSD.
We can go into details if you wish.

 

[Deadbane47]

It says New simple volume
Properties and Help

New spanned Volume and new stripped Volume are grayed out

Used.

Yes, that config is completely backwards.

Do you have any critical data in this system? Have you installed anything?

I strongly suggest a full wipe and reinstall, putting the OS on the SSD.
We can go into details if you wish.

Nothing important on laptop atm ( just a cad software and games). Yeah that would be helpful if u can help to put the OSon the SDD. I gained access to the 2nd hard drive BTW.

 

[USAFRet]

"New Simple Volume" would have been the selection.

But....for multiple reasons, redo this whole install.

Create a Win 10 flash drive install.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
You'll need a blank 8GB USB stick


Then:

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Preferably, you'd disconnect the HDD during this. Being a laptop...kind of a pain.
If you do or don't, DELETE ALL partitions on both drives during this install, and continue on.

 

[Deadbane47]

"New Simple Volume" would have been the selection.

But....for multiple reasons, redo this whole install.

Create a Win 10 flash drive install.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
You'll need a blank 8GB USB stick


Then:

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

forums.tomshardware.com

Preferably, you'd disconnect the HDD during this. Being a laptop...kind of a pain.
If you do or don't, DELETE ALL partitions on both drives during this install, and continue on.

Thanks so much will update after i try.