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by derek_furlong

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i just installed a new EIDE HD and it shows up in disk management and all but when i right click on the unallocated bar the "new partition" is grayed out and i cannot select it. anypne know how to fix this or what i did wrong?

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by bcpgm

For a new HD, you have to initialize it.
On the left, there should be Disk X with a red circle. Right click and click on initialize disk.

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