Problem mounting new internal hard drive

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I have just added a 1TB SATA internal drive in my G5. When I boot up it does not show up. What steps do I have to take to be able to utilize it?
 
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2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
You have to format and partition it first before it will show up. Use Disk Utility to do the job.

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