Installed hard drive but it's not showing up

Hello,
I just installed this drive:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144016
But when I start up the computer, I don't see the drive in Disk Utility or in About This Mac.
I've installed and re-installed 3 times. The wires attach snugly. Anyone have any ideas?

Huzzah! Problem solved.
When I pulled the little cables out to connect to the drive, I must have pulled too hard and pulled them out of their slots. I re-attached and everything was fine.
Hope that helps someone else in the future

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