I got a second HDD yesterday due to my old one running low on space.
Both are hooked up via SATA, both Seagates, old one is 320GB and new one
is 500GB. When I installed it, I was able to format and assign it a
drive letter and copy files to it. When I turned the computer off and
on, it was gone. My BIOS can read it, the device manager can see it, the
Disk Management can see it, but every time I try to format it or assign
it a drive letter I get the message:

"The operation failed to complete because the Disk Management console
view is not up-to-date. Refresh the view by using the refresh task. If
the problem persists, close the Disk Management console, the restart
Disk Management or restart the computer."

I have done all of the above multiple times with no luck. I unhooked
the cable and inserted it into another SATA connection and I started
back at square one, where the I could format the drive and assign it a
letter, but once the computer is turned off, the drive disappears.
Please help as I cannot keep reinstalling the HDD every time I restart
the computer!!! TIA!


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chris7519