On 03/18/2013 01:36 AM, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:27:14PM -0400, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>> Hey Y'all,
>>
>> I added a new virtual HD on my existing SATA interface using the
>> Virtualbox manager. When I start the Win-7 VM the new drive does not
>> appear in Windows Explorer.
>>
>> I select the Win-7 VM on the Virtualbox manager.
>> I double click Storage on the Virtualbox manager.
>> I select the SATA interface in the storage dialog box.
>> I click the Add Attachment icon at the bottom of the storage dialog box.
>> I select "Add Hard Disk"
>> I select [Create New Disk] button.
>> I select VDI radio button and then [Next] button.
>> I select Dynamically Allocated radio button and then [Next] button.
>> I browse to the location where I want my new VDI, give it a name, and
>> click the [Save] button.
>> I click the [Create] button.
>>
>> The new virtual drive appears in the storage section of the Virtualbox
>> manager.
>> When I look on the host file system I see the new VDI file in the
>> location I chose.
>> When I fire up my Win-7 VM the new disk is not there.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong here?
>
> Does the new drive show up in the guest's device manager? If so, then
> you need to partition and format it.
>
> Greg
>
>
I knew that ;-)
After a little googling I found instructions for partitioning and
formatting the new HDD in Win-7. Now I need to install some software on
it as soon as my last USB port on my host system is freed up when my MP3
player is done charging and loading files.
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