I have a new HDD to put into an external case. At present it can't be 'seen' in My Computer. Using a known good drive, all is well.
Does a new disk need to be formatted? If so how to do it.
I did wonder about connecting it internally which would be fairly simple.
Is there any other way of testing a HDD? It is always possible that the drive is faulty.
Another point. I notice that when both my external drives are connected, only one is 'seen'. My older HDD caddy is using USB but it can also use Firewire. Should I try that?
docusk
Does a new disk need to be formatted? If so how to do it.
I did wonder about connecting it internally which would be fairly simple.
Is there any other way of testing a HDD? It is always possible that the drive is faulty.
Another point. I notice that when both my external drives are connected, only one is 'seen'. My older HDD caddy is using USB but it can also use Firewire. Should I try that?
docusk