Hard not showin up

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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
       #1

    Hard not showin up


    Ive bought a WD cavier blue hard drive (160GB), installed it and added it as a partition.
    After several weeks the partition disappeared from "My Computer" (E:\).
    I opened the computer case and replugged the data cable, So it showed up again and worked properlly.
    After 2 days it disappeard again, I replugged the data cable again but this time it didnt show up.
    Ive changed about 4 data cables and tried plugging them to different SATA ports, didnt help.
    I updated my BIOS to the latest version, didnt help.
    The hard drive isnt showing up anywhere (Device Manager, Disk Managment, BIOS).
    The hard doesnt even show in the WD Data LifeGuard Diagnostic.
    The hard drive itself spins up, so i guess its not a power issue.
    Im desperate, dont know what to do.


    Specs:
    OS: Win7 32bit Ultimate
    CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    RAM: 4GB Kingston
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3
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  2. Posts : 1,524
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    Hello Kuzum, welcome to the forum.
    It sounds to me as if the HDD has died I suggest taking it back to where you bought it and asking for a new one
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    So its most likely the hard's problem, not the motherboard's problem, right?
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  5. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #5

    Presumably your other drive(s) are working, so it sounds like the hard drive is faulty.
    Have you tried taking it out of a different SATA port on the motherboard?
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  6. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #6


    Ive set it up as a partition, it worked for some time like i stated at my post.
    But Here you go, the C:\ is my boot drive.

    johnwillyums said:
    Presumably your other drive(s) are working, so it sounds like the hard drive is faulty.
    Have you tried taking it out of a different SATA port on the motherboard?
    Yes i tried plugging into different ports.
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  7. Posts : 1,524
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    Yes it would seem that it is defect, you could maybe try it in another PC if you want to be 100% certain but remember the movement involved may just get it working for a while longer, before it expires again.
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  8. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    If it cant be fixed, Is there any way to recover the data that was saved on it?
    Cause every program i downloaded couldnt find the physical\logical drive.
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  9. Posts : 1,524
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #9

    Kuzum said:
    If it cant be fixed, Is there any way to recover the data that was saved on it?
    Cause every program i downloaded couldnt find the physical\logical drive.
    Probably not without considerable expense sorry, but like I suggested movement may wake it up for a while I would certainly try removing it give it a LITTLE shake and try again, if you are lucky you may yet get your data off of it.
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  10. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    pooch said:
    Kuzum said:
    If it cant be fixed, Is there any way to recover the data that was saved on it?
    Cause every program i downloaded couldnt find the physical\logical drive.
    Probably not without considerable expense sorry, but like I suggested movement may wake it up for a while I would certainly try removing it give it a LITTLE shake and try again, if you are lucky you may yet get your data off of it.
    Ok, will try.
    Thanks.

    Just last question, if the hard drive itself spins what could be the problem with it?
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