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2nd Hard Drive Disappeared - Help!

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  • 10-05-2016 6:44pm
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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I have two hard drives on my computer. A 120gb SSD for my C drive - windows and programs etc - and a 1TB hard drive for all my personal files. The other day it just disappeared. I tried restarting etc but it has not come back - only getting around to trying to properly fix it now.

    The weird thing is windows explorer sunndenly added a few drives out of nowhere - all labels "removeable Disk. Here is a pic

    When I go into Disk Management this is what I see

    What should I do?


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    Go into bios and see if its recognised there. If not, may be a problem with drive or loose cabling.


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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Yeah seems like its there. Tried a few more things like a system restore but still no difference. I remember years ago something similar happened and I found a little program that somehow fixed the problem. Only problem is I can't remember what it was.

    Does anyone have any other ideas of what I could do?


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    The Kurgan
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭The Kurgan


    Usually what I'd do in this scenario is put the disk in a docking station and try access via USB..

    http://www.adverts.ie/external-hard-drives/dual-2-5-3-5-sata-esata-ide-hdd-dock-docking-station-usb/10455197

    Have you reseated the data cable on the drive, not just the power cable ??


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    Zascar wrote: »
    Yeah seems like its there. Tried a few more things like a system restore but still no difference. I remember years ago something similar happened and I found a little program that somehow fixed the problem. Only problem is I can't remember what it was.

    Does anyone have any other ideas of what I could do?

    Maybe try this:
    http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Your bios isnt presenting the drive to the OS, if the bios itself lists its controller is probably OK so its most likely just a setting/mode (like the disabled flag set).

    Reset your bios (CLEAR CMOS) to begin with.


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    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users Posts: 4,130 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    You might consider swapping SATA data cable, change SATA port on MB if any available(or swap with C:/ drives port), also check power supply cable for loose connection. Regards "Removable disk" - do you have card reader adapter attached/build-in to PC/laptop?
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