Why can't I see my new HDD?

[Zer0Cool]

As some of u know, the other day I assembled my new pc.

I have 3 HDD there (WS640AAKS) 2 of them I managed to set up for raid 0. I also have a dual boot on my pc (xp & vista) When I load Vista and go to “My Computer” I see 2 HDD there. One is my main (Raid 0 Vista OS), then there is another one, same hdd's but just different partisan for XP, but what about my 3rd one? I guess the reason its not there is because I need to partisan it? Can I do it true the OS? or do I need to boot from OS CD to do it?

EDIT

If I made this hard to understand here is what it is

hard drive 1 \__ Raid 0, Vista & XP (Dual Boot)
hard drive 2 /
hard drive 3 --- Cant see

Thanks

 

[xtremezx2]

Ok you have 3 hard drives.

hard drive 1 \__ Raid 0, Vista
hard drive 2 /
hard drive 3 --- non-Raid, XP

This amounts to 2 logical drives that will display in you OS. You will see drive 1 and 2 as one logical drive due to the raid array.

 

[Zer0Cool]

Ok you have 3 hard drives.

hard drive 1 \__ Raid 0, Vista
hard drive 2 /
hard drive 3 --- non-Raid, XP

This amounts to 2 logical drives that will display in you OS. You will see drive 1 and 2 as one logical drive due to the raid array.

I'm sorry if i gat you confuzed. Its like this;

hard drive 1 \__ Raid 0, Vista & XP (Dual Boot)
hard drive 2 /
hard drive 3 --- (Cant see)

 

[xtremezx2]

Ahhh, ok. Does it show up in the BIOS at all? Does it show in device manager (you should have 2 drives, the raid array and another)?? If your in disk management does it show anything as unpartitioned space?

 

[Zer0Cool]

It does show it in bios. Dont know about the device manager. I have 2 drivers shwoing in "My Computer" but its the same HDD, because its broken into 2 partisans. Wheer is my "disk management"? lol

 

[dude_se]

control panel>administrative tools>disk management.
may just be unpartitioned space

 

[Zer0Cool]

control panel>administrative tools>disk management.
may just be unpartitioned space

Thanks.

I will check it when I get home, but if its there and just unpartitioned, can I just particen it right there?

 

[dude_se]

yea. its pretty crappy but will work. something like partition magic has a lot more options.

 

[Zer0Cool]

yea. its pretty crappy but will work. something like partition magic has a lot more options.

Well I mean I need is just to make it work at full 100% capability, im not trying to do anyting else 2 it. Will the "disk management" be sufficent for that?
By the way is partition magic free?

Thanks

 

[xtremezx2]

Disk management should be plenty sufficient for that. Partition magic would be overkill to get for such a simple action. I only go that route for changing partition sizes and stuff like that.
Partition magic is not free.