HDD drives

So my Data drive got fried and I am trying to replace it. I still have my OS drive which is a SATA drive and I am trying to link up a new 300g, but it is IDE.

I have tried using it as a slave or a primary drive, but it doesn't seem that either works... The drive doesn't even show up in my BIOS. Anyone have any suggestions on this?

My OS (Operating System) drive is fine. My old data drive got fried which was a SATA drive. I am trying to replace the old data drive which is kaput with an IDE drive. So essentially I am trying to hook up a SATA drive (OS drive) with an IDE drive (new data drive).

The only thing that might help is to mention the motherboard. BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

This is a newer mainboard, and has connections for both types of HD. Thanks for your help!

By hook up, I meant connect both of them to the mainboard and use them, not a fan of RAID anyhow... I bought the IDE drive about 3 years ago as a backup data drive. I would rather use that than buy a new one.

Thanks Gamius, I think that might be it. Will check my BIOS settings when I get home. I'm pretty sure the cables are hooked up correctly and thought it had something to do with BIOS.

Alright, messed around a bit. BIOS is now recognizing the HD as well as Device Manager, but it still will not show up in "My Computer".

I know this drive needs to be formatted, but I can't find it to access it...

right-click on My Computer and goto manage then disk management. It isn't showing up in my computer because it hasn't been assigned a drive letter. In disk management u can format and assign it.

Awesome, thanks for all the help guys. Got it formatting now!