Need help with my new bought Hard Disk.

[blaze123]

Just bought a WD 1TB Black HD, my com can't detect it can anybody tell me what is happening?

Isit because my computer can't support?

[Gforce8]

is all the connectors properly connected? sata and sata power connector?

mobo there the connection got check? :)

[Mythmaker]

What do you mean by can't detect? Bios cannot detect or windows?

Try changing sata port

[blaze123]

Window can't detect, it didn't show up as my 3rd HD. I check BIOS and there are 3 HD include the one i just bought.

[blaze123]

My computer detect it but it won't show up on my computer as 3rd HD, anybody can help me?

[Gforce8]

EDIT: Control panel > administrative tools > disk management > select your new drive and format..

[blaze123]

EDIT: Control panel > administrative tools > disk management > select your new drive and format..


Thanks, got it already. The format very long? Now 1% only, omg

[Gforce8]

yes.. will take quite some time.. :) 1TB somemore.. did u choose fast format?

[blaze123]

yes.. will take quite some time.. :) 1TB somemore.. did u choose fast format?


Eh i cancel the normal format, and i tick the quick format box. very fast the format finish already.

[kashix]

Eh i cancel the normal format, and i tick the quick format box. very fast the format finish already.

great to solve your problem :) :)

[Sen]

care to do a HD Tune :o

Man, sure is a expensive HDD.

[kohlaiheng]

Its is always advisable to get single plate 500gb instead of 1TB. for external its ok but why for the internal? :s22:

[Gforce8]

Its is always advisable to get single plate 500gb instead of 1TB. for external its ok but why for the internal? :s22:
mind explaining why is this so? :)

[zhehao]

Single platter is faster because denser i believe but it isnt alot of difference i guess.

I am on WD BLACK 640GB RAID 0 X2.
Max speed on HD TUNE is 220mb/sec.

Another point is because if you get 1tb then all data gone if corrupted.
But saying that,i am on raid 0 and its risky too.:X

[commach]

Its is always advisable to get single plate 500gb instead of 1TB. for external its ok but why for the internal? :s22:

If TS is looking for 500gb drive, yes, 500gb single platter is a good choice, but how can a single 500gb platter "overclock" itself to 1gb platter?

What if someone need a 2TB hard drive, still go for the 500gb single disc model and apply insane overclocking on it?

[commach]

Another point is because if you get 1tb then all data gone if corrupted.
But saying that,i am on raid 0 and its risky too.:X

Data corruption got nothing to do with the capacity of the drive, we got tons of data corruption during the Seagate 20 mb 5.25" RLL hard drive, if your theory of smaller capacity drive won't cause data corruption is true, then we shouldn't even experienced data corruption with 20mb hard drive let alone 500gb hard drive.

[zhehao]

Data corruption got nothing to do with the capacity of the drive, we got tons of data corruption during the Seagate 20 mb 5.25" RLL hard drive, if your theory of smaller capacity drive won't cause data corruption is true, then we shouldn't even experienced data corruption with 20mb hard drive let alone 500gb hard drive.

Sorry.
What i meant was if you got 1TB of data on a harddisk instead of a seperate harddisk..
Then when that 1TB spoil,there goes everything.
But if got 2 harddisk then one spoil at least the rest on other hd doesnt go away.

I know since TS wanted maybe a higher capacity then there isnt any wrong in going for 1TB.

[commach]

Sorry.
What i meant was if you got 1TB of data on a harddisk instead of a seperate harddisk..
Then when that 1TB spoil,there goes everything.
But if got 2 harddisk then one spoil at least the rest on other hd doesnt go away.

I know since TS wanted maybe a higher capacity then there isnt any wrong in going for 1TB.

Sorry, my bad.:)

But again, the user need to implement data backup mechanism regardless of how big is the drive capacity to safeguard against data lost if the data are important. If there isn't such mechanism in place, whatever drive in use will still risk data lost in the event of drive failure.

[zhehao]

Sorry, my bad.:)

But again, the user need to implement data backup mechanism regardless of how big is the drive capacity to safeguard against data lost if the data are important. If there isn't such mechanism in place, whatever drive in use will still risk data lost in the event of drive failure.

Agree!
I am also considering to get an external harddisk to backup.:D