Greetings-- Hopefully not stating the obvious here, but it is also necessary to enable the SATA channel in the BIOS/CMOS setup area. (At least it is on my Dell Precision Workstation 370.) Paul A. Shippert Library Media Specialist Margaret Brent Middle School ----------------------------------- and I'm hovering like a fly waiting for the windshield on the freeway." Genesis ----------------------------------- -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]> > I just had the same issue. Go to the Seagate site and download the hard > drive installation Wizard. Worked great for me after I had been fighting > with "fdisk" (pre XP) for a while. > > Tom Mayer > > Donald DeWitt wrote: > > Hello members, > > > > I need advice installing a second hard drive as a slave. I have a Dell > > XPS > > 400 running with XP. I purchased a new Seagate 160GB Serial ATA w/NCQ > > 7200/8MB from an internet company and a hookup cable from a different > > internet > > source listed as SATA Serial ATA Cable – 36inch – Red – 1 Right Angle > > Connector. I installed the drive and connected the cable to the drive and > > the motherboard also connected the extra power plug to the drive. The > > computer doesn't recognize the drive by clicking on "My Computer" also > > the > > Add Hardware Wizard cannot find it. The drive did not come with an > > installation CD or installation instructions. Where do I go from here? > > > > Don DeWitt > > > > Visit our website regularly for FAQs, > > articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more > > http://freepctech.com > > > > > > > > Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to > Digest mode - visit our web site: > http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml > The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech support at our newest website: http://freepctech.com