seagate pipeline hd .2 1tb hard drive

[Craigfjyp]

hi, i got a 1tb hdd from an old sky box but it wont work on any computer, ive got 4 500g ones the exact same except the storage capacity and they just needed formatted but when i plug the 1tb one in it makes the noise but doesnt appear onscreen. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thx

 

[mickypheonix]

Hi craigfjyp ,
does the drive show up in disk management

 

[Craigfjyp]

Hi craigfjyp ,
does the drive show up in disk management

it shows up in device management and disk management.

 

[mickypheonix]

right click my computer/manage/disk management , can u see the 1tb drive in there ?
if you can see it there right click on it and select change drive letter and paths

 

[Craigfjyp]

right click my computer/manage/disk management , can u see the 1tb drive in there ?
if you can see it there right click on it and select change drive letter and paths

it shows up but it says not initatialized and it wont let me change the drive letter

 

[mickypheonix]

is there anything on the drive you want to keep ?

 

[Craigfjyp]

is there anything on the drive you want to keep ?

not really i was just wanting it to upgrade my storage space. when i right click on it it says initialize disk and then you must initialize a disk before logical disk manager can access it and it gives 2 options. they are MBR (master boot record) and GPT (guid partition table)

 

[mickypheonix]

then you can format/ initialize that hdd in disk management and it will be ready for you to use

 

[Craigfjyp]

then you can format/ initialize that hdd in disk management and it will be ready for you to use

what one do i use? MBR or GPT

 

[Craigfjyp]

sorry for all the questions mate but what should i use? NTFS or EXFAT

 

[mickypheonix]

ntfs m8 and you will be able to use it straight away

 

[Craigfjyp]

ntfs m8 and you will be able to use it straight away

ty very much mate for your help it was appreciated

 

[mickypheonix]

you're welcome m8 , is it ready to use now ?

 

[Craigfjyp]

you're welcome m8 , is it ready to use now ?

yeah mate thats it working now. ty

 

[mickypheonix]

good stuff, all the best m8 , hope it all goes well for you

 

[Craigfjyp]

good stuff, all the best m8 , hope it all goes well for you

you aswell mate and thx again

 

[mickypheonix]

np if i solved it ok pick as solution