[Solved] Multiple HDD for data

[lotsofburst]

ok so ive just about finished my new pc and its fine exept, i was intending to have 1x 120Gb SSD for my OS and 2x 1TB HDD for data. however once i finished installing my OS i looking in "my computer" and it was only showing my C: drive (120Gb SSD) so i looked in my "Computer Managment" in storage, and it shows all my drives are there. i have all my drivers installed, so i was wondering how do i get them to dispaly in "my computer" so i can use them to store my games and music ect'. ive looked on afew forums and alot of people have mentioned a RAID settup, but i also saw some people just trying to use them as mass storage (like im intending to)

 

so to clear up -

1) how can i get my 2x 1Tb HDDs to show up and be usable

2) is the performance increase for a RAID settup worth it? or even noticeable?

 

i apolagise now for any spelling mistakes, im in work typing in a rush.

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to ExTS

 

2x 1TB HDD

Are these 2 drives SATA ?

 

Are they both formatted ?

[lotsofburst]

Yes they are both sata, and they were brand new hdd's although they were plugged in when I installed my OS, and a friend said I should of put then in after I installed my OS

[KenB]

a friend said I should of put then in after I installed my OS

It is usual to disconnect secondary drives when installing an O/S.

 

Start > type in .......diskmgmt.msc .................ENTER

Do the drives show up here ?

 

If so they should show as Disk 1 E: and Disk2 F: ( or two other letters )

Do they show as NTFS ?

 

What is written against each drive ?

[lotsofburst]

Yes they do, and I've cracked it now m8, had to go in to disk manament and asign the partitions and drive letters, thankyou fir you time

[KenB]

thankyou fir you time

You are welcome.

You beat me to it :)

Glad to hear that you got it sorted.