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    ALienware M18 not recognising 2nd HDD

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by absiin, Aug 1, 2015.

  1. absiin

    absiin Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I'm new here so I'll do my best to be as clear as I can [​IMG]

    After my original 750GB hdd died I bought two, a SDD and a Hydrid HDD for my m18 August 2013 release.

    The laptop can't see the 2nd HDD through the bios nor through the OS... Has anyone been able to fix an issue like this one? I've been looking but I can't find anything [​IMG]

    I'm running win 8.1 on an alienware M18 and this is my SSD and this is my HDD (2nd drive).

    Both drives works, if I swap them the OS will see whichever one is on the 1st slot.
     
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    absiin, Aug 1, 2015
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  2. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    try this:

    Click Start , then Right Click on Computer , Then Select Manage , When the window pop open , Click on Disk Management , from there you can see your hard drives. All you need to do is create a simple volume and your hard drive will then be recognize by the computer.
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Aug 1, 2015
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  3. absiin

    absiin Newbie

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    All i see there is the one sdd...

    How do I create a volume from here?

    [​IMG]

    Thank u for the reply :)

     
    absiin, Aug 1, 2015
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  4. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    Cant see the image you posted.
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Aug 1, 2015
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  5. absiin

    absiin Newbie

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    Try here
     
    absiin, Aug 1, 2015
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  6. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    I don't see the 2nd hdd either. Try to remove and reinstall it.
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Aug 1, 2015
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  7. absiin

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    I tried a bit of everything and nothing has worked so far :/
     
    absiin, Aug 1, 2015
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  8. RaSeven

    RaSeven Notebook Guru

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    Try to leave only your OS drive on 2nd slot. Maybe it is broken...
     
    RaSeven, Aug 3, 2015
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  9. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Check SATA options in bios. Failing that; reset to defaults and reboot.
     
    t456, Aug 3, 2015
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