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Hi there, antihero:

• Hard drives don't need drivers. But many other things still have to be configured, so read on.
• Does your disk controller recognize the hard drive? The disk controller is the thing that you plug your hard drive into, which is usually the motherboard.
• When you start up your computer, go into the BIOS and check that your hard drive is displayed in the list of attached storage devices.
• Do you have Windows drivers for the SATA disk controller? If not, then install the appropriate drivers for your motherboard.
• Now you need to format your drive. Go to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management. Create a new primary partition on that new disk drive. Use NTFS. Make it fill up all the space.
• Done! Don't forget to do some sanity tests to make sure the disk and the whole system works.