Can't See HD Sometimes

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  1. Posts : 4,751
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       #11

    Thanks very much to Britton and Zepher.
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  2. Posts : 24,479
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       #12

    You're very welcome!
    Be careful when removing the CPU cooler so as not to pull the CPU out of its socket before you release it. I've done that but fortunately no damage to the socket.
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       #13

    HDD Brand


    You might want to check the Internet to see if there are any reported problems with your brand of HDD.

    My WD Green drives (1.5 TB & 2 TB) had "8 second head parking" turned on.

    Using the WD utility, I was able to turn the parking off, on my 1.5 TB HDD.
    The 2 TB HDD still parks every 40 minutes or so.
    I sometimes experience a delay when I try to read that drive.
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  4. Posts : 4,751
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       #14

    My HD disappeared again last night. It did not show in Disk Management.
    After I rebooted, it was there again. I have u/l this view also. This isn't a big problem, but just annoying. I thought one of you might have a suggestion to solve this. == I just noticed that my C: drive is listed as Disk 1. Should it be Disk 0 and could this be the problem? Thanks,
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    Last edited by bigmck; 05 Oct 2011 at 05:39.
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  5. Posts : 1,781
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       #15

    Are you in the habit of starting your PC with the external drive already connected? What if Windows doesn't see F: and G: after startup, do you unplug the external drive and then plug it back in to see if it's seen then?
    Your screenshot showing the internal drive (with Windows on it) as Disk 1 makes me suspect you're leaving the other drive plugged in during a restart...maybe that's not the best way to do it (just my personal opinion though).
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  6. Posts : 4,751
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       #16

    I don't have an external drive. Both of them are internal.
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  7. Posts : 24,479
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       #17

    I formerly thought the boot drive had to be Disk 0, but was corrected. As long as the boot volume or partition is the only one marked as Active, it should be fine. Windows is annoying at fiddling with drive assignments.
    You can try swapping the cables on the mobo.
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  8. Posts : 4,751
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       #18

    Britton30 said:
    I formerly thought the boot drive had to be Disk 0, but was corrected. As long as the boot volume or partition is the only one marked as Active, it should be fine. Windows is annoying at fiddling with drive assignments.
    You can try swapping the cables on the mobo.
    With my luck if I switched cables, the OS drive would be the one that disappeared then. :)
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       #19

    Thanks for the help and the Avatar.
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  10. Posts : 2,164
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       #20

    Does the drive not showing up only happen on a cold boot?
    It could be the mobo not waiting for the drive to ID itself before proceeding to POST and going into Windows.
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