Problem with Fdisk/HDD/Windows XP

[d22k]

Ok, i have just tried to install a new harddrive in my pc, i currently have two.

 

The bios will detect the HDD, it detects the model number and the size of the HDD BUT windows will not detect ot.

 

I have recently installed an almost identical disk BTW.

 

I spoke to my dad, he said if the bios detects it, but windows doesnt, its probably not formatted, so i should use Fdisk.

 

HOW do i use it on XP?

 

on previous operating systems i could just whip open a CMD promt, and run fdisk from there, but that doesnt seem to work on XP.

 

 

So basically, can you suggest WHY the HDD doesnt show up in the operating system, but it does in the bios?

 

And if it shows up in the bios, that means it isnt broken right?

 

thanks

 

James

 

EDIT:

 

Just noticed, windows DOES see the drive, but it cant 'use' it.

 

heres a screenie

 

 

EDIT 2:

 

Ok, i poked around a bit more, but i havesome questions, i have the option to convert my drive to a 'dynamic drive' whats that?

 

i can also partition and format it, i think thats what i wanna do, yeah?

 

EDIT 3:

 

Ok, never mid, i figured it out in the end, Im just not used to using Windows to to the work, instead of dos

 

cheers anyway

[5614]

so what, you formatted/partioned it as an NTFS drive and it works fine now?

 

(that's what I would have done anyway)

[d22k]

yep