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adding a hard drive to a system
Posted: 8. Jan 2010, 20:37
by bbdesign
I have a Windows 7 VirtualBox on my Mac Pro with just a C drive. I created a new virtual hard drive. How do I assign this hard drive to my Windows 7 installation so that it appears as the D drive? Thank you.
Re: adding a hard drive to a system
Posted: 8. Jan 2010, 21:27
by Perryg
You can attach it through the storage section of the guest settings. (or the media manager depending on the version of VBox)
Then you would need to partition and format it with Windows before it will see it as a usable drive.
Re: adding a hard drive to a system
Posted: 8. Jan 2010, 21:43
by bbdesign
When I click Virtual Media Manager, I see it in the list of drives. It says "not attached". How do I attach it? I don't see a button to do that.
Re: adding a hard drive to a system
Posted: 8. Jan 2010, 22:35
by Perryg
In the storage settings. Tell it to add the drive you see in the media manager.
See section 3.6. Storage settings of the VBox Users guide
Here is what it looks like using SATA, but you can can use IDE as well.
Re: adding a hard drive to a system
Posted: 9. Jan 2010, 17:37
by bbdesign
OK, I got that far, and it says its attached now. But when I start Windows, I don't see it as a format-able drive in Windows Explorer. The manual doesn't seem to explain how to do that, how can I get it to show up? Thanks!
Re: adding a hard drive to a system
Posted: 9. Jan 2010, 18:10
by Perryg
The manual does not explain it because it is a Windows function. Just like if you would add a real hard drive to a Windows PC.
(In the guest) Click on the start button then right click on computer, then select manage. Go to the disk management and you should see the drive.
Partition and format it from there.