I recently made the switch from Windows to Pop!_OS on my PC, which has two drives, but I'm having trouble getting the second drive to show up in the system or in the disk utility. I remember in Windows, you had to configure the drive letters to get them recognized (like D: or E:). I'm a bit of a newbie to all of this, so I'm wondering if there's something specific I need to do to get Pop!_OS to recognize this second drive. There's also a possibility it may be damaged since I've had some hardware issues recently, but I'd like to rule out any simple mistakes I might be making first.
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If you're using the drive for files and not as a boot drive, it should ideally show up after being connected. Have you checked under UEFI/BIOS settings to see if it's recognized there? That could help us find out if the drive is actually dead or if it's just a setup issue. Good luck!
So you mentioned your second drive has files on it, right? If it wasn't used as a boot drive or anything, that could be a lead. If it's not being detected at all, it might be pointing towards a failure, but let's make sure you're not overlooking anything needed for setup. Just to confirm, running that `lsblk -f` command should give us a clear picture.
It's important to remember that disk names aren't always direct representations of drives; sometimes, they can be partitions. So first, check if the two physical drives show up in your UEFI/BIOS settings. To see all detected drives in Pop!_OS, you can run `lsblk -f` in the terminal. That command will help clarify what's registered in the system, and you can share that output for further help!
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