External hard drives are not being recognized at all.

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My HP Envy Phoenix 810-135qe desktop will no longer recognize my external HDDs. I am running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit service pack 1.. Both drives have always worked without any issue; one drive is a Seagate 1TB, and the other is a Western Digital My Book 1 TB. The external drives are older models, but have always worked flawlessly. I actually only use them every few months or so. When not in use, they are disconnected. Windows Explorer is now not recognizing them at all, not even as new hardware. I have already tried Disk Management, and they do not appear. Any help will be greatly appreciated.



Envy Phoenix 810-135qe
Intel Core i7 4770 cpu @3.4 GHz
10GB Ram 64 Bit
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz10GBNVIDIA High Definition Audio
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY Phoenix 810-135qe
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
2AF3 1.0
Memory
10GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Hard Drives
San Disk SDSA6DM-016G-100 SCSI
ST2000DM-001-1CH164 SCSI
Antivirus
Norton Security Suite, Spy Bot Pro - S&D+AV ver. 2.5.42.0
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Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
what does bios say -- are they recognised???
 

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W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insid...E5300 dual core3gbNvidia Geforce 7100 Nforce 630i
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medionl/Aspire 6930G/acer x55a
OS
W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
CPU
E5300 dual core
Motherboard
medion MS7366
Memory
3gb
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Nvidia Geforce 7100 Nforce 630i
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Torchwood, thank you for your response, I will check BIOS in the morning.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz10GBNVIDIA High Definition Audio
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY Phoenix 810-135qe
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
2AF3 1.0
Memory
10GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Hard Drives
San Disk SDSA6DM-016G-100 SCSI
ST2000DM-001-1CH164 SCSI
Antivirus
Norton Security Suite, Spy Bot Pro - S&D+AV ver. 2.5.42.0
Browser
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
Do they show up in other computers?
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 ProIntel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz8 gbATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    OS
    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF & Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD blue 1 tb & 500 gb.
    Browser
    FF of course.
    Other Info
    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-elite-desktop-intel-core-i7-processor-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/9921493.p?skuId=9921493

  • At a glance

    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Minti3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Poweredge T140
    OS
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 750 GB
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
torchwood said:
what does bios say -- are they recognised???
Click to expand...

They do not show up in BIOS.

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townsbg said:
Do they show up in other computers?
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, at the moment, I do not have another computer at my disposal to check them on. Hopefully, I will be able to find a friend who will allow me to hook them up to their computer for testing.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz10GBNVIDIA High Definition Audio
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY Phoenix 810-135qe
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
2AF3 1.0
Memory
10GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Hard Drives
San Disk SDSA6DM-016G-100 SCSI
ST2000DM-001-1CH164 SCSI
Antivirus
Norton Security Suite, Spy Bot Pro - S&D+AV ver. 2.5.42.0
Browser
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
how are they connected??
as you disconnect them, it could just be the port has failed hence the no new hardware found
im opting for a connection failure
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insid...E5300 dual core3gbNvidia Geforce 7100 Nforce 630i
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
medionl/Aspire 6930G/acer x55a
OS
W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
CPU
E5300 dual core
Motherboard
medion MS7366
Memory
3gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 7100 Nforce 630i
Monitor(s) Displays
avixc
Internet Speed
n (isp resticted to 72)
Antivirus
mse/pands
Browser
palemoon
Other Info
Belkin Fd7050 n USB using Railink RT2870 drivers, more upto date
torchwood said:
how are they connected??
as you disconnect them, it could just be the port has failed hence the no new hardware found
im opting for a connection failure
Click to expand...

I have checked all available USB ports, and they all work with other USB peripherals. Having said that, the HDD's in question do not work in any port.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz10GBNVIDIA High Definition Audio
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY Phoenix 810-135qe
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
2AF3 1.0
Memory
10GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Hard Drives
San Disk SDSA6DM-016G-100 SCSI
ST2000DM-001-1CH164 SCSI
Antivirus
Norton Security Suite, Spy Bot Pro - S&D+AV ver. 2.5.42.0
Browser
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
You can try a live bootable version of linux such as ubuntu.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 ProIntel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz8 gbATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    OS
    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF & Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD blue 1 tb & 500 gb.
    Browser
    FF of course.
    Other Info
    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-elite-desktop-intel-core-i7-processor-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/9921493.p?skuId=9921493

  • At a glance

    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Minti3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Poweredge T140
    OS
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 750 GB
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
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