[SOLVED] WD Red NAS (WD60EFRX) not detected

[elim_garak]

Hi, I have a spare drive from friend thought I'd use it as backup storage. I don't know much about fiddling around inside PCs but I watched a bunch of YT vids, got a anti-static wristband, plugged it in, and it didn't show up in my "This PC", I'm using Win10.

So I tested it. WD Dashboard says its's working fine, so does Hard Disk Sentinel, and CrystalDiskInfo. Device manager also sees it.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I've got a feeling it's something obvious that I'm just unaware of.

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

Does it appear in Disk Management?
Please show us a screencap.

 

[elim_garak]

Thanks for quick reply. Looks like it's there?

https://imgur.com/a/S2otznG

 

[USAFRet]

Yep.
Right click on that 5587GB partition.
What options does it give you?

 

[elim_garak]

Delete volume

 

[USAFRet]

Delete volume

Thats the ONLY option?

Can you show a screencap of this?

 

[elim_garak]

Everything else but Help?

https://imgur.com/a/cGxMpHj

View: https://imgur.com/a/cGxMpHj

 

[USAFRet]

OK.
What I would do:

DELETE both volumes, leaving one blank space.
Then...
New Simple Volume
Format
Give it a drive letter.

 

[elim_garak]

Deleted both, can't see a blank space or New Simple Volume

 

[USAFRet]

Deleted both, can't see a blank space or New Simple Volume

Screencap again, please...😉

 

[elim_garak]

Sorry, here....

https://imgur.com/a/SHSSRFy

View: https://imgur.com/a/SHSSRFy

 

[USAFRet]

And right click on that Unallocated space gives you options of....?

 

[elim_garak]

Solved. Thanks so much mate. Was driving me mad!