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    Problems seeing my SmartBay hard drive!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Blazertrek50, Nov 26, 2008.

  1. Blazertrek50

    Blazertrek50 Notebook Evangelist

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    I know that I have read about this before, but can someone help me to understand why I cannot see my smartbay harddrive after I install it in the slot? The battery and the dvd drive work just fine, yet twice I have installed the harddrive and nothing shows up under my computer except for the C: drive. :confused:

    This is the one I purchased: M15X ADD SMARTBAY HD 320GB 7200RPM FF-SILVER.

    Any help would be appreciated :)
     
    Blazertrek50, Nov 26, 2008
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  2. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    1. Did you eject the DVD Drive before removing it?
    2. Does it appear in Device manager
    3. Is it assigned a drive letter
     
    Mystik, Nov 26, 2008
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  3. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    You might have to format it.
     
    namaiki, Nov 26, 2008
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  4. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    if i remember, you have to format it...AW has the procedure in thier tech help section.
    i will try to locate it.

    linkage for you

    :)
     
    ryujin, Nov 26, 2008
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  5. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    if you give it a drive letter, you can format it.

    a format will just cause windows to automatically give it a drive letter.

    you can have a valid drive, with drive letter, without it being formatted.

    therefore, if he were able to give it a drive letter, windows would actually prompt him to format the drive.
     
    Mystik, Nov 26, 2008
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  6. Blazertrek50

    Blazertrek50 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the help and link. It is now in the formatting process :)
    This community is invaluable in helping us AW laptop owners with questions and problems and I really appreciate everyone that partakes of it and provides us less skillful people with the help we need out of the goodness of their hearts :)
     
    Blazertrek50, Nov 26, 2008
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  7. Oceanus

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    Haha, you are part of our family. We have your back covered!
     
    Oceanus, Nov 26, 2008
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  8. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    YAY!!! i beat the big O to a helping post.... :D

    anyway, yah, many others are more proficient then i, but help we are here for none the less.
    aside from that, i learn new stuff all the time i log in... :)
     
    ryujin, Nov 26, 2008
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  9. Oceanus

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    Hahaha, you were just lucky he posted that 10:28PM. =P I was busy watching CNN and was eating dinner during that time.
     
    Oceanus, Nov 26, 2008
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