Missing HDD Please Help

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    Missing HDD Please Help


    I am using an msi gt780 gaming laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. This laptop has an ssd on which the os is located and another internal hdd for storage. I recently booted up my pc to discover most of my programs were missing. I soon discovered that my storage drive (It was labeled as D:\) was not appearing in My Computer. I looked for it in Disk Managment, it is not shown, and my dvd drive was reassigned to the path d:\. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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  2. Posts : 570
    Windows 7
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    Hi there, Welcome to Sevenforums.com

    Hmm very strange problem,

    Try going to Start > Right Click Computer > Go to Manage > Once that window pops up click Disc Management down the left hand side.

    Should look something like:


    Are you able to see it there?

    If not the hard drive has either come lose or died.
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  3. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    No, I am not able to see it in Disc management, I am fairly certain it hasn't died as it has never crashed or made strange noises. Thank you for the quick reply!
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  4. Posts : 570
    Windows 7
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    Average Ben said:
    No, I am not able to see it in Disc management, I am fairly certain it hasn't died as it has never crashed or made strange noises. Thank you for the quick reply!
    Hmmm it may have just come lose. Are you able to open up just the hard drive bay without opening the whole laptop up? Just to check it hasn't come out of the socket etc?
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  5. Posts : 8
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    Unfortunately, I am clueless when it comes to hardware. I Have no idea where the hard drive bay would be.
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    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
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    Welcome Average Ben


    Also check to see if it is recognized in the Bios setup. Do you know how to get into the Bios on Power Up ?
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  7. Posts : 8
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    Thread Starter
       #7

    I know how to get into BIOS, it would be under system information yes?
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  8. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
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    Average Ben said:
    Unfortunately, I am clueless when it comes to hardware. I Have no idea where the hard drive bay would be.
    Check out some of these videos

    laptop hard drive replacement video - Yahoo! Search Results
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    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
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    Average Ben said:
    I know how to get into BIOS, it would be under system information yes?

    You should see a screen that lists each Mfg HD Id & any optical (DVD/CD/BD) drives
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  10. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
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    Thanks Doc Brown, I will attempt to find the issue and will post it here.
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