# Getting Windows to recognise a SATA harddrive

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**Created:** [November 18, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-windows-to-recognise-a-sata-harddrive/169732 "2005-11-18T20:33:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-windows-to-recognise-a-sata-harddrive/169732/1 "2005-11-18T20:33:42Z")

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Windows is playing up again…I have an IDE harddrive as master, but I’ve filled that up so i’ve brought another harddrive, SATA this time. Installed it all, looks fine, the BIOS see’s the harddrive, go into Windows and it’s not there… After opening up Windows Device Manager I can see my new harddrive in there but I can’t get it to My Computer and to be able to use.

Can anyone help, much appreciated?