New Install Second Physical Hard Drive Not Visible

FlightMedic

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Just installed Windows 8. I have a second physical hard drive that I ensured was plugged in correctly. Now it is not showing up. What did I do wrong and/or how can I fix this. Thanks.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 15t-j100 Quad Edition CTO Notebook PC
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @2.40GHz
    Memory
    16 GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB Toshiba Hybrid Drive
Double check you cables and connections. Does it show up in the BIOS? If it's not being detected by windows it's likely not being detected by the motherboard. IDE or SATA?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Also, please type diskmgmt.msc in a run command and post a screen shot.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows Server 2012 Standard w/Hyper-V
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ProBook 4430s
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-2310M
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Hard Drives
    80GB Intel 320 SSD
    500GB Samsung Momentus
Can you post a screen shot of Disk management from the other OS?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Thanks for the replies guys.Capture.PNG
Shows up fine on W7.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 15t-j100 Quad Edition CTO Notebook PC
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @2.40GHz
    Memory
    16 GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB Toshiba Hybrid Drive
We have had few a PC's play up when Windows 8 is installed to a Logical drive.

Try installing to a Primary Partition.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Can I delete that logical drive and then create a partition without it being logical?

Last time I installed W8, it was not as a logical drive and it worked with no problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 15t-j100 Quad Edition CTO Notebook PC
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @2.40GHz
    Memory
    16 GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB Toshiba Hybrid Drive
As you have delete the HP Recovery partition & install Windows 8, making the HP boot tools unusable.

You can delete Hp Tool partition & the Logical drive, to make one Primary Partition.

Or a Primary Partition on other HD Drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
thanks. deleted the HP tools and created primary partition. Lets see if that works. Thanks for your help
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 15t-j100 Quad Edition CTO Notebook PC
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @2.40GHz
    Memory
    16 GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB Toshiba Hybrid Drive
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