# Install Harddrive Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/install-harddrive-help/229865>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [June 20, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/install-harddrive-help/229865 "2007-06-20T19:46:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/install-harddrive-help/229865/1 "2007-06-20T19:46:35Z")

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I installed my [500 GB SATA HD](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152052) by plugging in the power and data cables. Then I went to system setup to turn on SATA port 1. SATA port 0 is my primary HD. I still do not see my HD in “My Computer”. So someone told me to format the drive. I got to this window though Control panel and have no idea what to do now:

![](http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/702/untitled1zy0.gif)