2nd hard drive missing :(

[Jayvee3492]

I5-4690k

Asus B85 Pro Gamer

Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 550w

Asus GTX 780

Intel 530 120gb ssd

WD Blue 1tb

Seagate 500gb

Samsung 1.5tb Hard drive (The one thats missing)

Windows 8.1

 

Those are the specs of my pc. every time i afk (or i think when that hard drive is not in use). when i come back, the 1.5tb hard drive is missing in my computer. it also doesnt show in my Device Manager. the only way to make it show up again is to reboot. Anyone else have this problem? i also turned off the sleep of hard drive in power options to never. so it shouldnt sleep. Thanks for the help!

 

SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD154UI 1.5TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive <-- that is the hard drive Edited November 26, 2014 by Jayvee3492

[bbrooking18]

You will probably need to format it by going to computer management in administrative tools, then storage, disc management and right click on the drive and select format, NTFS is the format you will want. 

[Jayvee3492]

You will probably need to format it by going to computer management in administrative tools, then storage, disc management and right click on the drive and select format, NTFS is the format you will want. 

there is no storage and disc management in administrative tools. Defragment and optimize drives, and Disk Cleanup. 

are you sure formatting it is the only way? cause i have some files in there that i need. 

[bbrooking18]

there is no storage and disc management in administrative tools. Defragment and optimize drives, and Disk Cleanup. 

are you sure formatting it is the only way? cause i have some files in there that i need. 

You have to go to computer management, sorry I may have made that unclear, then storage, disc management, the drive will be in there, if it is already formatted I don't think you will have to, maybe as simple as assigning a drive letter to that drive

[Jayvee3492]

You have to go to computer management, sorry I may have made that unclear, then storage, disc management, the drive will be in there, if it is already formatted I don't think you will have to, maybe as simple as assigning a drive letter to that drive

i still cant find computer management. lol. sorry. i bought it from a friend. this was working on his computer. btw. i googled a bit. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977178/en-us

but that hotfix is for windows 7 and 2008 server i think. but my problem is exactly like that. 

[bbrooking18]

i still cant find computer management. lol. sorry. i bought it from a friend. this was working on his computer. btw. i googled a bit. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977178/en-us

but that hotfix is for windows 7 and 2008 server i think. but my problem is exactly like that. 

Sorry, my fault I thought it was a new build failed to read the last line, skim read your original post, I have no idea why it is behaving like that, maybe try a virus scan and apply the hotfix

[Jayvee3492]

Sorry, my fault I thought it was a new build failed to read the last line, skim read your original post, I have no idea why it is behaving like that, maybe try a virus scan and apply the hotfix

should i try the hotfix that works for windows 7? cause im using 8.1 Thanks for answering

[bbrooking18]

It's worth trying, though can't hurt to have a look for an 8.1 one though

[Jayvee3492]

It's worth trying, though can't hurt to have a look for an 8.1 one though

cant find the one for 8.1. ill try the windows 7. Thanks!

[Jayvee3492]

It's worth trying, though can't hurt to have a look for an 8.1 one though

tried the hotfix. rebooted and the hard drive is back again. well see if it will be gone again after some time. maybe the 550 watts gold isnt enough for my computer? 3hard drives, 1 ssd, gtx 780, and 4690k?

[bbrooking18]

tried the hotfix. rebooted and the hard drive is back again. well see if it will be gone again after some time. maybe the 550 watts gold isnt enough for my computer? 3hard drives, 1 ssd, gtx 780, and 4690k?

OCed? I would have gone 600-650, I use 750W for an OCed 780Ti and i5 4690K with an H105, a SSD and a HDD

[Jayvee3492]

OCed? I would have gone 600-650, I use 750W for an OCed 780Ti and i5 4690K with an H105, a SSD and a HDD

havent oc anything. this is 550 watts gold so i thought this would have been enough. just bought the gtx 780 and the 2 extra hard drives from a friend. 

[bbrooking18]

havent oc anything. this is 550 watts gold so i thought this would have been enough. just bought the gtx 780 and the 2 extra hard drives from a friend. 

Having just used the BeQuiet PSU calculator, which I find tends to be pretty accurate, they reckon a 550W should be up to the task, besides I don't think one hard drive would stop working particularly not when the system is idling, I would check power saving on the system/hard drive particularly if it was your friends boot drive, I could be talking bollocks, but that is what I would do. 

[Jayvee3492]

Having just used the BeQuiet PSU calculator, which I find tends to be pretty accurate, they reckon a 550W should be up to the task, besides I don't think one hard drive would stop working particularly not when the system is idling, I would check power saving on the system/hard drive particularly if it was your friends boot drive, I could be talking bollocks, but that is what I would do. 

it says 550 watts should be enough. on my power options. i turned off the hard disk sleep timer. set it to never. ive read too that the hard drive that disappears is a green drive. maybe like a wd green. 

[bbrooking18]

it says 550 watts should be enough. on my power options. i turned off the hard disk sleep timer. set it to never. ive read too that the hard drive that disappears is a green drive. maybe like a wd green. 

No idea sorry

[EmeraldFlame]

when i come back, the 1.5tb hard drive is missing in my computer. it also doesnt show in my Device Manager. the only way to make it show up again is to reboot.

 

Download a program that can read a hard drives S.M.A.R.T. data and make sure its not giving off any errors. Just because the drive works sometimes does not mean the drive is in a healthy state. I would also suggest trying a different SATA port and a different SATA cable just to rule out those being an issue.

[Jayvee3492]

Download a program that can read a hard drives S.M.A.R.T. data and make sure its not giving off any errors. Just because the drive works sometimes does not mean the drive is in a healthy state. I would also suggest trying a different SATA port and a different SATA cable just to rule out those being an issue.

what is that program? i tried using a different sata port on the motherboard. havent tried a different sata cable. i just feel that once the hard drive sleeps. it cant wake up unless reboot. i cant make it to not sleep cause its a green drive *i think*

[EmeraldFlame]

what is that program? i tried using a different sata port on the motherboard. havent tried a different sata cable. i just feel that once the hard drive sleeps. it cant wake up unless reboot. i cant make it to not sleep cause its a green drive *i think*

 

There are tons of programs that read S.M.A.R.T. data. AIDA64, Defraggler, SmartMonToos, Speccy, SpeedFan, Seagate's SeaTools, and Western Digital has a program too but I can't remember the name of it.

[Jayvee3492]

There are tons of programs that read S.M.A.R.T. data. AIDA64, Defraggler, SmartMonToos, Speccy, SpeedFan, Seagate's SeaTools, and Western Digital has a program too but I can't remember the name of it.

i dont think there is something wrong with my hard drive. i just think that when it goes to sleep. i cant wake it up unless i reboot. thats why its undetectable. wish someone can help me.