How to Install a Second Hard Drive Windows 7?

How do I get my computer to recognize a second hard drive?

Here’s exactly what you need to do:

• Right-click on This PC (it’s probably on your desktop, but you can access it from the File Manager, as well)
• Click on Manage and Management window will show up.
• Go to Disk Management.
• Find your second hard disk drive, right-click on it and go to Change Drive Letter and Paths.

How do I get Windows 7 to recognize a new hard drive?

These instructions are for Windows 7, but should work with slight alterations in other versions. Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Manage. This will bring up the Computer Management program. Once there, click Disk Management in the left pane, under Storage.