[ra12rick]

Installed a Seagate Hybrid drive (ST1000Dx001) in my HP Envy Desktop but I don't see it in File Explorer.  It does show up in Device Mgr.  The drive did not come with an installation disc or any install guide.  Do I need to do something to install this drive?

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Hi,

 

No you don't need to do anything different to install the Hybrid drive. Did you check if the disk is detected by the BIOS?

[SleepyDude]

Hi,

 

No you don't need to do anything different to install the Hybrid drive. Did you check if the disk is detected by the BIOS?

[Kemasa]

Does it say anything in the device manager? You said it shows up, but is it listed as working? It is possible that you might have to create a filesystem on it, but normally that is already done.

[ra12rick]

I don't know how to check the BIOS.   And it listed as working in Device manager.  How would I create a filesystem if I can't see it in Explorer?

[Kemasa]

What version of the OS are you running?

 

I am not running Windoze right now, but there is the disk manager which shows all of the drives and the filesystems. If it is working and does not have a filesystem on it, it should show up there and you can select to create a filesystem and/or create a partition, then create a filesystem.