Probably too basic to ask if the new SATA HD has been formatted?

"Lakesidezx" wrote:
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> Hello,
> I've added a new sata II hard drive to my windows vista home premium
> installation. When I started up vista, I got the little bubble in the lower
> right portion of the screen telling me that new hardware was detected and
> that drivers were beign installed.
>
> All went fine.
>
> When I go to device manager, the new hard drive shows up there, but in
> windows explorer it's nowhere to be found.
>
> What do I need to do to be able to see this drive and use it in windows
> vista.
>
> Thanks,
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