Help adding additional HD, NOT server storage

I've added a separate external HD to WHS but I don't want to use it as
additional server storage, just as a regular drive.

The problem is that the new drive letter does not show up, how can I fix
this?

TIA

Jim

Hi Jim,
"Jim" <jrwolfe@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I've added a separate external HD to WHS but I don't want to use it as
> additional server storage, just as a regular drive.
>
> The problem is that the new drive letter does not show up, how can I fix
> this?
>
open a console session to Windows Home Server (either local or
Remotedesktop).
Start / Run / diskmgmt.msc
Here you can create a separate partition, format it and assign a drive
letter.
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf

Olaf,

Sorry, need more help. My system has an internal C and D drives plus I just
added and external hard drive which already has data on it.

When I open diskmgmt I see the following:
Sys C 20 meg
Data D 278 meg
Data 149 meg
Data 31 meg

I then went to view/settings and from there I'm not certain which option to
select and what to do.
unallocated
Primary partion
Extended partion
etc

Many thanks

Jim



"Olaf Engelke [MVP Windows Server]" <oenews01@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi Jim,
> "Jim" <jrwolfe@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uGNBzcQXIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I've added a separate external HD to WHS but I don't want to use it as
>> additional server storage, just as a regular drive.
>>
>> The problem is that the new drive letter does not show up, how can I fix
>> this?
>>
> open a console session to Windows Home Server (either local or
> Remotedesktop).
> Start / Run / diskmgmt.msc
> Here you can create a separate partition, format it and assign a drive
> letter.
> Best greetings from Germany
> Olaf

Sorry Olaf, I now understand what I was seeing. Added the drive letter E and
everything is fine. My external drive appears - many thanks.

Jim

"Jim" <jrwolfe@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Olaf,
>
> Sorry, need more help. My system has an internal C and D drives plus I
> just added and external hard drive which already has data on it.
>
> When I open diskmgmt I see the following:
> Sys C 20 meg
> Data D 278 meg
> Data 149 meg
> Data 31 meg
>
> I then went to view/settings and from there I'm not certain which option
> to select and what to do.
> unallocated
> Primary partion
> Extended partion
> etc
>
> Many thanks
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> "Olaf Engelke [MVP Windows Server]" <oenews01@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23r8%23a6QXIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Jim,
>> "Jim" <jrwolfe@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:uGNBzcQXIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I've added a separate external HD to WHS but I don't want to use it as
>>> additional server storage, just as a regular drive.
>>>
>>> The problem is that the new drive letter does not show up, how can I fix
>>> this?
>>>
>> open a console session to Windows Home Server (either local or
>> Remotedesktop).
>> Start / Run / diskmgmt.msc
>> Here you can create a separate partition, format it and assign a drive
>> letter.
>> Best greetings from Germany
>> Olaf
>
>