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WD Caviar Blue and Windows 7 64bit won't recognize

I just purchased this hd and can’t get it to function.  I checked system devices and the hd is listed and so is the driver (working properly), but when I check MY Computer, the hd is not listed?  Looking for a good answer before the blue makes me really blue

A new drive needs to be partitioned and formatted.

Using Disk Management in Windows 7 and Vista:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Using-Disk-Management-in-Windows-7-Vista

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