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Answer» I have two hard drives (2x MAXTOR 7Y250M0). I can see both drives in device manager (both say working properly) but i don't know how to USE my second one for storage. My computer only shows one hard drive (C). How can i switch my other drive to be a seperate storage drive (D)? Thank YouWhat Operating System? What is the total capacity of Drive C?is the master set to cable select, and the slave set to slave? if you look at the hd's label it should tell you how to CHANGE the setting. ps: wrong forum.Operating system: Microsoft Windows xp Media center 2002 SERVICE pack 2 Capacity (C): 250GB/ 239359MB There is no settings info on the HD How do i set to "cable select"? Also, When in setup utility it only has options for SATA MASTER 1, 2, 3, and 4. No options for slaveI don't know about you but 250GB sounds like a pretty rounded number to me. Can you confirm there are 2 hard drives in your computer. (open it up) Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on August 05, 2008, 08:58:26 PM I don't know about you but 250GB sounds like a pretty rounded number to me. Can you confirm there are 2 hard drives in your computer. (open it up) well i guess i should have specified, but to change their modes you have to ACTUALLY open the pc and look around the physical hd. that would be cable select on this specific hd. just above the GREEN dot on the right would be the table that shows what jumper pin settings are, not all hd's have the table in the same location. NOTE, YOUR HARDDRIVE MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT TABLE, the only way to be sure is to take out your hard drive and read your selfThat's if he has 2 hard drives.

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I have two hard drives (2x MAXTOR 7Y250M0). I can see both drives in device manager (both say working properly) but i don't know how to USE my second one for storage. My computer only shows one hard drive (C). How can i switch my other drive to be a seperate storage drive (D)?

Thank YouWhat Operating System?

What is the total capacity of Drive C?is the master set to cable select, and the slave set to slave? if you look at the hd's label it should tell you how to CHANGE the setting.

ps: wrong forum.Operating system: Microsoft Windows xp Media center 2002 SERVICE pack 2
Capacity (C): 250GB/ 239359MB

There is no settings info on the HD

How do i set to "cable select"?

Also, When in setup utility it only has options for SATA MASTER 1, 2, 3, and 4. No options for slaveI don't know about you but 250GB sounds like a pretty rounded number to me.
Can you confirm there are 2 hard drives in your computer. (open it up) Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on August 05, 2008, 08:58:26 PM

I don't know about you but 250GB sounds like a pretty rounded number to me.
Can you confirm there are 2 hard drives in your computer. (open it up)

well i guess i should have specified, but to change their modes you have to ACTUALLY open the pc and look around the physical hd.

that would be cable select on this specific hd.

just above the GREEN dot on the right would be the table that shows what jumper pin settings are, not all hd's have the table in the same location.

**NOTE, YOUR HARDDRIVE MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT TABLE, the only way to be sure is to take out your hard drive and read your self**That's if he has 2 hard drives.

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