HDD intermittently not detected

[Hangfire]

My system has an SSD and storage HDD. It's only a couple months old. Sometimes my HDD won't be detected by windows. A few reboots and it shows back up. Anyone else have this happen to them? 

[cesrai]

Does it show up in the BIOS when that happens ??

Is it detected in disk management ??

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

Maybe the SATA connector slowly sliding out?

[Mighty_Miro_WD]

Hi there @Hangfire!

 

I would first check if there are any problems with the cables by reseating (disconnect and reconnect) the HDD connections (both SATA and power connectors). Before checking them make sure that the power cable of the computer tower is disconnected, and press and hold the power button for at least 15 seconds to remove the residual power. 

 

In case the issue continues, then it's probably something wrong with the SATA port the hard drive is connected to, so you can try plugging it in another port.

 

Let me know how it went. 

 

Cheers!

[MrBucket101]

update the firmware on the drive, try a different sata port on your mobo, try a different sata cable , then update your bios

[Hangfire]

Does it show up in the BIOS when that happens ??

Is it detected in disk management ??

I have not checked if it shows in bios, it does not show up in disk management or device manager.