Sunday, January 9, 2011

Virtual PC - Using Hard Disk 2

When you add a second hard disk to your Virtual PC, you may notice that the drive does not show in My Computer.  The reason the drive is not recognized is because the volume has not been formatted.  To format the drive open up the Computer Management console (Start >> Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Computer Management).  When you click on Disk Management in the tree on the left, a wizard will pop up.  Follow the instructions, noting that the new drive is called Disk 1 (the C: drive is Disk 0).  Once the wizard is complete, right click on the new partition and select Add New Volume.  Follow the instructions shown in the wizard and your second hard drive will be ready to use.

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