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    HP Pavillion dv6000 SATA HD Problems

    Discussion in 'HP' started by phake, Dec 10, 2007.

  1. phake

    phake Newbie

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    Hello I own an HP Pavillion dv6000, and i wanted to get an extetnal hard drive so i purchased this HD
    Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 - 320 GB - 7200 RPM - 16 MB - SATA II (bulk version)
    and used my old Advance 3.5" SATA BX-SATA USB 2.0 encolusre(SATA HD Case) to make it work.
    The problem is that windows cant see the hard disk, so I used a partition manager, and all i get is this:
    i tried formatting it but that option cannot be used on that hard drive
    p.s im using Windows Vista Home Premium

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    anyone know how i can make this HD work?
    thanks in advance
     
    phake, Dec 10, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Did you make a partition?
     
    ZaZ, Dec 10, 2007
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  3. phake

    phake Newbie

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    first thanks for your reply, and yes i did make a partition, then formatted it using a partition wizard and i assigned a drive letter to it and it worked.
    thanks for your time
     
    phake, Dec 10, 2007
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