Hard not showin up

[Kuzum]

Ive bought a WD cavier blue hard drive (160GB), installed it and added it as a partition.
After several weeks the partition disappeared from "My Computer" (E:\).
I opened the computer case and replugged the data cable, So it showed up again and worked properlly.
After 2 days it disappeard again, I replugged the data cable again but this time it didnt show up.
Ive changed about 4 data cables and tried plugging them to different SATA ports, didnt help.
I updated my BIOS to the latest version, didnt help.
The hard drive isnt showing up anywhere (Device Manager, Disk Managment, BIOS).
The hard doesnt even show in the WD Data LifeGuard Diagnostic.
The hard drive itself spins up, so i guess its not a power issue.
Im desperate, dont know what to do.


Specs:
OS: Win7 32bit Ultimate
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
RAM: 4GB Kingston
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

 

[pooch]

Hello Kuzum, welcome to the forum.
It sounds to me as if the HDD has died I suggest taking it back to where you bought it and asking for a new one

 

[Kuzum]

So its most likely the hard's problem, not the motherboard's problem, right?

 

[theog]

When you get a new HD it is not setup for use, go to Disk management & you will get a pop up to set up HD.

Can you post a screen shot of Disk management?
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[johnwillyums]

Presumably your other drive(s) are working, so it sounds like the hard drive is faulty.
Have you tried taking it out of a different SATA port on the motherboard?

 

[Kuzum]

When you get a new HD it is not setup for use, go to Disk management & you will get a pop up to set HD up.

Can you post a screen shot of Disk management?
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Ive set it up as a partition, it worked for some time like i stated at my post.
But Here you go, the C:\ is my boot drive.

Presumably your other drive(s) are working, so it sounds like the hard drive is faulty.
Have you tried taking it out of a different SATA port on the motherboard?

Yes i tried plugging into different ports.

 

[pooch]

Yes it would seem that it is defect, you could maybe try it in another PC if you want to be 100% certain but remember the movement involved may just get it working for a while longer, before it expires again.

 

[Kuzum]

If it cant be fixed, Is there any way to recover the data that was saved on it?
Cause every program i downloaded couldnt find the physical\logical drive.

 

[pooch]

If it cant be fixed, Is there any way to recover the data that was saved on it?
Cause every program i downloaded couldnt find the physical\logical drive.

Probably not without considerable expense sorry, but like I suggested movement may wake it up for a while I would certainly try removing it give it a LITTLE shake and try again, if you are lucky you may yet get your data off of it.

 

[Kuzum]

If it cant be fixed, Is there any way to recover the data that was saved on it?
Cause every program i downloaded couldnt find the physical\logical drive.

Probably not without considerable expense sorry, but like I suggested movement may wake it up for a while I would certainly try removing it give it a LITTLE shake and try again, if you are lucky you may yet get your data off of it.

Ok, will try.
Thanks.

Just last question, if the hard drive itself spins what could be the problem with it?

 

[pooch]

If it cant be fixed, Is there any way to recover the data that was saved on it?
Cause every program i downloaded couldnt find the physical\logical drive.

Probably not without considerable expense sorry, but like I suggested movement may wake it up for a while I would certainly try removing it give it a LITTLE shake and try again, if you are lucky you may yet get your data off of it.

Ok, will try.
Thanks.

Just last question, if the hard drive itself spins what could be the problem with it?

This is a guess but the read write heads may be sticking or it could be a problem with the circuit board or it may even be possible that dust or moisture has gotten into the drive; What Causes Hard Drive Failure? - Interrupt19

 

[theog]

Will HD show in Device Manager?

 

[Kuzum]

Will HD show in Device Manager?

Nope

 

[essenbe]

If it will not show up, I don't know if this will help, but download Western Digitals diagnostic program and see if it can pick up the drive.

 

[Kuzum]

If it will not show up, I don't know if this will help, but download Western Digitals diagnostic program and see if it can pick up the drive.

Ive bought a WD cavier blue hard drive (160GB), installed it and added it as a partition.
After several weeks the partition disappeared from "My Computer" (E:\).
I opened the computer case and replugged the data cable, So it showed up again and worked properlly.
After 2 days it disappeard again, I replugged the data cable again but this time it didnt show up.
Ive changed about 4 data cables and tried plugging them to different SATA ports, didnt help.
I updated my BIOS to the latest version, didnt help.
The hard drive isnt showing up anywhere (Device Manager, Disk Managment, BIOS).
The hard doesnt even show in the WD Data LifeGuard Diagnostic.
The hard drive itself spins up, so i guess its not a power issue.
Im desperate, dont know what to do.


Specs:
OS: Win7 32bit Ultimate
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
RAM: 4GB Kingston
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

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