Clean Install Win 7 doesn't Recognize Drives

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silent54

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Background: I stared out with Windows 7 Ult 64bit and upgraded to Win 10 Pro because it was free last year. I've had off and on problems since the upgrade and decided to go back to what was very reliable for me. With Win 7 & 10 never had a hard drive problem and just before doing the clean install today, I ran a disk scan on all three of my drives. All came back with no errors. Only two of the drives will be reformatted. Even though my UEFI saw all three drives, during the install setup only my SSD was seen, which was OK considering that was where Windows was going to be installed. I formatted and installed Win 7 to include installing all necessary MB updated drivers.

The problem I'm having is that my two WD drives are popping in and out as being recognized by Windows and the Rapid Intel Store software. When they pop in by the time I go to Windows Explorer, they fall out. They don't even show in Disk Management. I figured current storage and SATA drivers for my MB would have solved it but it didn't. I'm at a lose here. My SSD is only for Windows where I designated my 1TB WD for all my programs. Any suggestions to resolve this would be great.

Specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
i5 2500k
GSkill 16GB Memory
Seagate SSD 240GB
WD Black 1TB
WD 500GB
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bult
OS
Win 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core2Duo E6750 2.66
Motherboard
nForce 132-CK-NF78 2, 780i SLI
Memory
OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 8GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS x 2 SLI
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Hard Drives
Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache
Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300
PSU
750 Watta
Case
Cooler Master
Cooling
4 x 120mm Fans
When you did the fresh install did you disconnect the other 2 drives beforehand. If not, then problems often occur as the installation seems to end up putting some info on the wrong drive.

You also mention that all your program files are on the 1TB drive. This will be a problem as well. 3rd party programs have to be installed with the current installation of Windows. If you have reinstalled Windows you will have to reinstall all your 3rd party programs as well, even though they are on a separate drive. These 3rd will only work in conjunction with Windows, so it's best to install all your 3rd party programs on the main OS drive, this give the best speed.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built using existing case
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
CPU
Intel i5 3570 3.4Ghz Ivy Bridge SKT 1155 quad core
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z77-HD3 SKT 1155 2xSata 3, 4x USB 3.0
Memory
G-Skill Rip Jaws 16Gb (8x2) DDR3 -1600 PC3 12800 CL 10 red
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte NVIDIA GT610 1Gb DDR3 810/1200 PCI-E 2.0 Silent
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition & Realtech High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Philips 226V4L 16:9 aspect ratio
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 HD
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256gb SSD, SATA 3.
Hitachi Touro Portable 1tb, USB 3.0 HDD used for image b/ups.
PSU
Corsair VS450
Case
Codeng
Cooling
PSU fan & CPU fan
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Wireless trackball M570
Internet Speed
Wireless 3G. 3mg down & 550kb up.
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2020
Browser
Opera (Current Version) & Firefox
Other Info
MS Office 2013 Pro. Davis weather station software. MGE Nova 600 avr UPS.
Did you install windows as Legacy-MBR or UEFI - GPT?
Did you open device manager to see if there is any driver missing?
On BIOS:
- Secure boot and fast boot must be disabled
- CSM (Compatible System Mode) must be enabled or OS=other.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
What ports are you connecting to on some MB they have raid ports which if you put drives on them may need drivers
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
win 8 32 bit
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