One HDD is missing after installing Windows 7

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  1. Posts : 46
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    One HDD is missing after installing Windows 7


    Guys I need help.

    I had on my PC windows XP. Today I installed Windows 7. After instalation one physical HDD 500GB went missing.

    I have 3 physical drives:

    One HDD 250GB was split in 2 partitions: (C: E: Windows XP was installed on C: I reformated it with Windows 7 CD and installed on C: partition)
    The partition that had E: letter before now is 000000 (D: )
    Another physical HDD 500GB I can see (E: )

    My externnal HDD 500GB i can see (G: before was I: )

    But one my physical drive 500GB is missing.

    So now I have:

    Local Disk (C: )-Windows 7 on it
    000000 (D: ) - physical Drive
    Local Disk (E: ) - physical Drive
    External drive (G: )

    1 physical drive 500GB is missing.
    I haven't dual boot or something like that before, so problem is not there.
    I tried to run diskmgmt.msc but my missing drive is not listed there.

    Guys I really need your help, would appreciate it a lot. Pls help.
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  2. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #2

    Have you checked you BIOS to make sure it actually see's your 500GB HDD?
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  3. Posts : 46
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    When I goi in into Bios Main Tab I have like:

    SATA 1 My 250GB disk with windows
    SATA 2
    SATA 3
    SATA 4 my DVD optical device
    SATA 5
    SATA 6
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  4. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #4

    Checked that all the connections are in place?
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  5. Posts : 1,419
    Windows 7 7600 1 X64
       #5

    Missing drive


    Good morning Hesa, welcome to the Windows 7 Forum.
    SYMPTOM: As you stated after having all your physical drives show under Windows XP, you now only show 3 drives?
    As stated, the drives show in BIOS but not in Windows 7?
    Opening up disk Manager you are also not seeing the drive?

    Possible Solution: It is possible the following occured!
    Under disk management see if the physical drive shows with out a letter.
    If it does you must put a VOLUME on the drive, assign a letter and reboot.

    Regards,
    Adrian
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  6. Posts : 46
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I didn't touched my PC inside. Connections are llike they were before.
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  7. Posts : 46
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Adrian said:
    Good morning Hesa, welcome to the Windows 7 Forum.
    SYMPTOM: As you stated after having all your physical drives show under Windows XP, you now only show 3 drives?
    As stated, the drives show in BIOS but not in Windows 7?
    Opening up disk Manager you are also not seeing the drive?

    Possible Solution: It is possible the following occured!
    Under disk management see if the physical drive shows with out a letter.
    If it does you must put a VOLUME on the drive, assign a letter and reboot.

    Regards,
    Adrian
    I tried disk management. My 500GB HDD is not listed with or without letter.
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  8. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #8

    I'm thinking this is possibly a hardware fault. nothing else explains it, if the BIOS doesn't show it at all, then its defiantly hardware.
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  9. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #9

    Is your external HD USB or eSATA?

    Check Device Manager for yellow triangles with !, this will usually indicate a new driver is needed.

    Have you tried Disk Management > Action > Rescan Disks?
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  10. Posts : 46
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Yes. I tried rescan disks but it doesn't show up. My external is USB. In device manager I don't have any yellow Exclamation marks.
    i don't think so that its hardware failure. Disk was function perfectly.
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