TRy the drive on its own...as Master...

Does the bios autodetect it??


If it still doesnt work...and is making "clicking" sounds...take it back to where you bought it and get a new one.

On the harddrive there should be a manufacturer date....

Yes you have to format the drive...and depending on the OS...you can to use disk manager to add it, partition it, format it etc

MLF