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There is no specific slot for the C disk, the C disk is your primary disk where you put your OS installtion, if you have a second disk the name of that one will be D.
U need to create a new partition and then install the software. Windows 7 will set up a new hard drive and I am sure that Win 8 will do the same. Just throw in the disks, make sure the cmos is set to boot up from the cd drive first and follow the prompts to install the software.
No. There is a 2TB MBR (Master Boot Record) in Windows.
It needs to formatted / partitioned if new. Type diskmgmt.msc in Search / Run and use the hard drive setup wizard. Highlight the drive and use the refresh icon to initiate wiazard.
You may even have to deleted partition and start from begging. This will cuase data loss. Windows 7 and newer has a dynamic drive option to expand if the partition if not active with the OS.
Any external USB hard drive will work with your Gateway. Drivers for these USB hard drives are not required unless your Gateway is running with Windows 98. External USB hard drives come in various disk capacities, select a hard disk with a capacity that suits your requirements
Your computer cannot read your copy of Windows from your 'C:' disk-drive. You need to purchase a replacement disk-drive, and re-install Windows onto the new disk-drive. I hope that you have a good backup of all your files!
Your computer tries to boot from various devices:
* CD-ROM
* disk-drive
* USB memory-stick
* 3.5" diskette
* network
in some order that has been configured (either at the factory, or by you, during BIOS SETUP).
So, if there is no media in the CD-ROM, no media in the diskette drive, no connected USB drive, then it will boot from either the network (if there is a network-cable that is connected to a "boot-server" system) or from the disk-drive.
So, is your disk-drive getting power?
Is the "data" cable between the motherboard and the disk-drive connected?
Is the disk-drive "dead" (not spinning) ?
Check your disk-drive.
You may need to purchase a new disk-drive, connect it, and reinstall Windows.
Please check whether is detected by the system BIOS with the F2 option during the restart.If yes,check in Disk management in Control panel whether the second HDD is shown.Also please confirm that the hdd has it power cable also connected
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