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HDD Not Showing with Windows 7

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ElMikeTheMike
I installed Windows 7 last night, Build 7057. The install went slowly, but also as expected. Everything is fine except that my 1TB Western Digital HDD is not showing under My Computer.

It was listed as a drive option before installing the OS, but after the install, the only drives that are showing are my main 160GB WD and my 750GB Seagate.

Under Device Manager, the 1TB HDD is listed and Win7 says it's working fine....so why isn't it showing under My Computer?
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aksthem1
Is it formatted?
Look under Computer Management>Disk Management to see if it shows up there and format it if needed.
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Originally Posted by aksthem1 View Post
Is it formatted?
Look under Computer Management>Disk Management to see if it shows up there and format it if needed.
Just checked there and it's displayed as a "Healthy" disk.

BUT, I just right-clicked on it under Disk Management and assigned it a new Drive Letter and now it's displayed under My Computer. Saweet.

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