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Dead HDD?
The_Infidel
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So, I have an internal HDD for storage that, in the midst of reading data last night, threw an error and then disappeared from the available drives in Windows (Windows 7 user). Upon reboot, it is still not showing in Windows.
So, I think I understand some of the basic stuff I should do to start diagnosing the problem:
1) Check the power and SATA connectors on the drive and mobo
2) See if it is still registering in the BIOS (checked quickly last night and I think it is)
3) see if I and hear the drive spinning/getting power
4) plug it into another machine and see if it gets detected
Anything else obvious I should do?
Particularly if it turns out the connections are clean, it is showing in BIOS, appears to be getting power, and / or shows on a different PC?
Thanks!
So, I think I understand some of the basic stuff I should do to start diagnosing the problem:
1) Check the power and SATA connectors on the drive and mobo
2) See if it is still registering in the BIOS (checked quickly last night and I think it is)
3) see if I and hear the drive spinning/getting power
4) plug it into another machine and see if it gets detected
Anything else obvious I should do?
Particularly if it turns out the connections are clean, it is showing in BIOS, appears to be getting power, and / or shows on a different PC?
Thanks!
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so It's real easy to check the port and cables just by swapping things around for ones you know are good from your other drive(s).
If all the port/cables are good then your drives probably dead.
You can try and check disk management (control panel->admin tools->computer management->disk management) and see if somehow windows just lost the drive letter assignment or partions, but this would be rare and would be a good sign that the drive isn't healthy.
Some sort of Microsoft hiccup, I suppose.
I'd back up the data on that drive either way, just in case.
So, out if curiosity, does your problem sound kind of like this?
Because my solution was to unplug and plug the drive (and SSD) back in and that fixed it. The long term solution was to replace the drive entirely.
No BSOD episodes related to it, and the connections to my other drives don't seem to have played a role. But, as it may just be the start of a recurring problem, who knows...
Hmm, nevermind then. I was getting spontaneous disconnections at time, hopefully you won't get the same.