Adding a new hard disc

[simon]

I'm trying to up upgrade an old P2 PC by installing a new/additional WD 80Gb hard disc but the PC doesn't see the disc on boot up. (Tried all jumper positions and a new IDE cable) The PC runs XP perfectly well on the original 8Gb drive. Any advice would be appreciated. Bit of a novice so plain English would be good.

[Nox]

with that age of computer, you could really be looking at all sorts of incompatibilities. Is it found in the BIOS? Does it work on another machine?

nox

[teknokid]

is it formatted/partitioned (i.e shows up in windows with a drive letter)

[Nox]

you should probably be trying bios updates too

Nox

[teknokid]

on a board that old? i doubt they existed!

[simon]

Thanks all

Getting the picture it's a bit beyond it.

[Nox]

well i'd certainly suggest trying on a newer machine if you can, just to make sure the drive is fine.

Nox