Vista Doesn't Recognize HDD

[sancho]

I just built a new computer and have two new hard drives in RAID 0 that are working fine.

I am attempting to put another old hard drive of mine into this new computer (it has over 250GB of my music files). BIOS recognizes it, but Vista does not. I cannot see this drive under the "my computer" screen, and I cannot see it under the "disk management" screen either.

Am I missing something obvious here? What can I do to get windows to recognize this drive?

 

[OOOwatah]

Check the jumper setting on the hard drive?

 

[sancho]

I already tried that. Still doesn't get recognized by Vista. 🙁

 

[MrLinux]

Does the MoBo allow mixing RAID and non-RAID drives?

 

[ronaldtracy]

If it shows up in the BIOS the MB is recognizing it however, double check the drive and MB jumpers are set appropriately.

 

[harna]

Change, add, or remove a drive letter

You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps.

If you don't like the letter Windows has assigned to a new drive or you want to organize your drive letters in a certain way, you can change the drive letter.

You can assign the letters C through Z to each drive on your computer. A and B are usually reserved for floppy disk drives, but if your computer does not have floppy disk drives, you can assign A and B to volumes. You can see which drive letters are used on your computer by opening Computer.

Click to open Computer.

You can change, add, or remove a drive letter by using Computer Management.

Click to open Computer Management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

In the Navigation pane, click Disk Management.

Right-click the partition or drive that you want to change, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.

Do one of the following:

To assign a drive letter if one has not already been assigned, click Add, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK.

To change a drive letter, click Change, click Assign the following drive letter, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK.

To remove a drive letter, click Remove, and then click Yes to confirm that you want to remove it.

Notes
Many MS‑DOS and Windows programs make references to specific drive letters. If you change a drive letter, some programs that you have installed on your hard disk might not work correctly.

You cannot change a drive letter if the drive is either a system partition or a boot partition. If you get an error, the partition or drive you are trying to change might be in use. Close any program or window that is using the partition or drive and try again.

 

[evongugg]

Connect the hard drive to the non RAID controller if you have not already done so.

 

[sancho]

The drive that I am trying to add is not connected to the RAID controller, and I still can't see it in windows anywhere, only in BIOS. I spoke with Western Digital tech support, and they were completely unhelpful.