Hard drive detected in BIOS and Debian but not Windows.


  1. Iamazn
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Hard drive detected in BIOS and Debian but not Windows.


    I have a 3TB hard drive that suddenly disappeared from Windows Explorer AND Device Manager. I rebooted but it was still missing. The BIOS shows it and Debian is able to mount + read files on it.
    After I accessed it on Debian, it reappeared on Windows. I ran Seatools but my computer froze when Seatools was scanning for drives.
    It seems that accessing the faulty drive causes Windows 7 to crash. How is this possible? What can I do to fix this?
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  3. jumanji
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
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    Please stick to one thread and do not create duplicate threads on the same topic.It does not help.
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  4. Iamazn
    Posts : 31
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    jumanji said:
    Please stick to one thread and do not create duplicate threads on the same topic.It does not help.
    The drive showed up again after repair installing Windows 7. However, my computer still crashes when I run Seatools. Chkdsk returned no errors and I am currently running a HD Tune error scan.
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  6. AddRAM
    Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    If you think the drive is bad, replace it. They have warranties. :)

    Check it`s connections again.

    Another tool to use.

    CrystalDiskInfo - Software - Crystal Dew World
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