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Cannot access external hard drive

BMARX123
By BMARX123
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Hey forum,

 

I have been unable to access anything on my external hard drive. When it is plugged in, it is shown in explorer, but any attempts to access the drive or right click causes explore to crash. Disk management will also not load if the drive is plugged in. Is there a way that I can format this drive without using the OS? Like through the bios or something. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

 

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Have you tried it plugged into any other computers?  My suggestion would be to try booting a Ubuntu live USB and taking a look at it then.

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The drive was recognized and accessible for a short time, but then stopped. I am currently trying to format it, but I'm not sure if it is working.

CPU: AMD FX 8350 GPU: Reference GTX 980ti Motherboard: Gigabyte 990fxa-Ud3 (rev. 4.0) RAM: 16GB 1600 Speed Memory Power Supply: Corsair CX600m 600 watt PSU Case: NZXT H440

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