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2TB Seagate Harddrive not showing up

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So I was updating my graphics drivers and when the new version of my driver is done downloading i restart my pc. Upon booting my pc says "Scanning and repairing drive(D): xx%", I decide to watch some TV while i wait for my Pc to  do that. I come back like an hour later and windows has booted but it doesn't seem to recognize my drive anymore.

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does the drive show up in the bios? can you feel it spinning? Did you try reconnecting the cables?

 

Could easily be a bad drive.

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I would try another Sata cable

Sata is our generations molex, and carries some of its flaws

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28 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

does the drive show up in the bios? can you feel it spinning? Did you try reconnecting the cables?

 

Could easily be a bad drive.

it does show up in the bios, what do you mean can i feel it spinning

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3 minutes ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

I would try another Sata cable

Sata is our generations molex, and carries some of its flaws

well since the drive is showing up in the bios wouldnt that mean the cable is fine, or do you think i should still switch the cable out?

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Just now, JosephC said:

it does show up in the bios, what do you mean can i feel it spinning

You should fell vibration of the drive spinning or hear it.

 

does it show up in device manager in windows?

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2 minutes ago, JosephC said:

well since the drive is showing up in the bios wouldnt that mean the cable is fine, or do you think i should still switch the cable out?

I would try a different sata header on your motherboard

or if you have a USB to sata dongle, just to test it

 

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15 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You should fell vibration of the drive spinning or hear it.

 

does it show up in device manager in windows?

no it doesnt show up in device manager, or disk management. But i do hear it spinning.

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8 minutes ago, JosephC said:

no it doesnt show up in device manager, or disk management. But i do hear it spinning.

try rescanning the drive in the top left corner of storage manager

This has worked for me in past.

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9 minutes ago, TheReal_ist said:

try rescanning the drive in the top left corner of storage manager

This has worked for me in past.

what is storage manager?

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2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

oops device manager

Rescanned in device manager, the hard drive still isnt showing up.

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1 minute ago, JosephC said:

Rescanned in device manager, the hard drive still isnt showing up.

probably dead drive. id replace the drive under warranty if you can

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damn its only a few months old, no warranty, feelsbad

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53 minutes ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

I would try a different sata header on your motherboard

or if you have a USB to sata dongle, just to test it

 

tried a different header, made sure everything was plugged in, still cant see the drive.

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7 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

probably dead drive. id replace the drive under warranty if you can

Woke up this morning and I can see my hard drive again, it changed names from Drive (D): to Local Disk (D): , which i find kinda weird but it seems to work for now i guess.

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