HDD not detected

[i-ongei]

Okay, hi.

So I've been using a 320GB WD along with a 500GB WD. I bought the 500GB about 3 months ago but the 320GB is quite old. Suddenly after restarting the PC today, its not being detected. All the drives disappeared from "My Computer". Help?

[spartaman64]

unplug and replug the hdd connectors

[IMPERIUS]

did the hdd get unplugged?

[Speedyv]

Make sure the SATA and the power are connected.

 

Or else it could just be plain dead...

[i-ongei]

It didn't get unplugged. I reconnected it about 2-3 times and now it was detected. But the start up took about 2 min whereas usually I get it running in about 20-30 seconds. Any idea why? Plus, the icons got auto changed on those drives.

[TheGeekster]

Could be the sign of a failing hard drive, download crystal disk info, and it'll give you a rough indication of how well the drive is.

 

It sounds like it's not spinning up correctly all the time, normally a sign it's on it's way out.

[ictdude1]

is the drive spinning and if it is can you hear clicking in the same pattern? if you do that this could sound a failed drive

[Mighty_Miro_WD]

Hi there @i-ongei!

 

Sorry to hear about your problem with the drive. I would suggest to download and run a test with WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostics to see if any errors or bad sectors will be detected, and post a screenshot with the results. You can download it from here:

 

http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=6X4aTo

 

Nonetheless, I see that you have 1.6 GB free space left and that could be the reason for the slow reading times. So I recommend you to free some more space, something like 5-10% for instance.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers