Solved Hard Drive not showing up

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XDBoy018

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Hello people. I'm new to the forum and the reason was a problem :) :

It all started when I had a Windows 8 PC. I did some customizations tweaks in the 'System32' folder which affected the explorer.exe. Then I tried to rescue it by booting Mint from a flash drive but due to some errors, I decided to change the OS to Ubuntu. Everything was fine but my father disliked it 'cause I erased each and every data while installing :p . Then he took it to the repair workshop and had Windows 7 installed (which I'm currently using). I had a hard drive of about 128gb. We bought a new hard drive of 500gb (Windows 7 ). But after install, the old HDD did not show up in the 'My computer'. But when I tried booting from a flash drive, it was there and all data was safe ( but not my dad's :p ). I knew it!.
Now, when I booted again in Windows, it disappeared again. Happens every time. What should I do? :shock:

If this was too 'story-ful', then sorry.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz2.00 GBIntel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
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Custom build
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)
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Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz
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BIOSTAR Group G31M+
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DELL IN2030M
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HDS728080PLAT20 ATA Device
ST500DM001-1BD142 ATA Device
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Didn't check
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LG [Unknown Model]
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Open Disk Management (computer - right click - manage - disk management) and see if it is listed there, and has a drive letter assigned to it.

Also, if it is Linux formatted Windows won't see it. Hence no drive letter. You can boot into Linux and copy paste the data to Windows disk. Linux can see NTFS (sometimes need to mount the drive)
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1AMD Phenom 2 1090T2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unga...MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
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100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
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ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
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IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
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Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision
GokAy said:
Open Disk Management (computer - right click - manage - disk management) and see if it is listed there, and has a drive letter assigned to it.

Also, if it is Linux formatted Windows won't see it. Hence no drive letter. You can boot into Linux and copy paste the data to Windows disk. Linux can see NTFS (sometimes need to mount the drive)
Click to expand...

It shows up as foreign disk
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz2.00 GBIntel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)
CPU
Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz
Motherboard
BIOSTAR Group G31M+
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Don' know. JBL Platinum Series Speakers.
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL IN2030M
Screen Resolution
1600 * 900
Hard Drives
HDS728080PLAT20 ATA Device
ST500DM001-1BD142 ATA Device
PSU
Didn't check
Case
LG [Unknown Model]
Cooling
Didn't check
Keyboard
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse
Microsoft Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Browsin of > 1MBps. Avg. download speed : 70 KBps
Antivirus
Avast Free Antivirus
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Webcam : iBall Face2Face CHD12.0 Webcam
Scanner : CanoScan LiDE 110
DirectX 11
GokAy said:
Open Disk Management (computer - right click - manage - disk management) and see if it is listed there, and has a drive letter assigned to it.

Also, if it is Linux formatted Windows won't see it. Hence no drive letter. You can boot into Linux and copy paste the data to Windows disk. Linux can see NTFS (sometimes need to mount the drive)
Click to expand...

Thank you by the way. I assigned a volume and formatted it. Everything's all right!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz2.00 GBIntel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)
CPU
Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz
Motherboard
BIOSTAR Group G31M+
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Don' know. JBL Platinum Series Speakers.
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL IN2030M
Screen Resolution
1600 * 900
Hard Drives
HDS728080PLAT20 ATA Device
ST500DM001-1BD142 ATA Device
PSU
Didn't check
Case
LG [Unknown Model]
Cooling
Didn't check
Keyboard
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse
Microsoft Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Browsin of > 1MBps. Avg. download speed : 70 KBps
Antivirus
Avast Free Antivirus
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Webcam : iBall Face2Face CHD12.0 Webcam
Scanner : CanoScan LiDE 110
DirectX 11
I thought you wanted to recover the data :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1AMD Phenom 2 1090T2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unga...MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
Browser
IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
Other Info
Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz2.00 GBIntel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit (6.1, Build 6000)
CPU
Intel(R) Core 2 4400 @2.00GHz
Motherboard
BIOSTAR Group G31M+
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Don' know. JBL Platinum Series Speakers.
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL IN2030M
Screen Resolution
1600 * 900
Hard Drives
HDS728080PLAT20 ATA Device
ST500DM001-1BD142 ATA Device
PSU
Didn't check
Case
LG [Unknown Model]
Cooling
Didn't check
Keyboard
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse
Microsoft Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Browsin of > 1MBps. Avg. download speed : 70 KBps
Antivirus
Avast Free Antivirus
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Webcam : iBall Face2Face CHD12.0 Webcam
Scanner : CanoScan LiDE 110
DirectX 11
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