I have a eMachines computer, quite new (Vista new), and i am attempting to put in a Western Digital Caviar SE16 hard drive as a secondary. the only problem is when i put it in, my computer doesnt recognize that it is a hard drive. it detects that something is there but not that its a hd. please help
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Jump to PostOkay - so a couple of things.
- You know the hard drive works? (Does it spin up).
- You have the correct connector (eg. SATA or IDE)
If so, go into the bios and check that all of the IDE devices are enabled and set to …
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