Solved HHD not shown in My Computer

[clyde7]

One of my data HDDs shows up in Device Manager but not in My Computer. I may have moved it to a different SATA port. What should I do?

 

[Baddog22556]

Does it show up in Disk Management?
Actually and also, when did it work, when did it stop working, what was done in between these times?

 

[whs]

Is there a partition with a partition letter on it.

 

[clyde7]

reply to Baddog22556

Hi Badddog,
Thanks for replying.
No it does not show up in Disc Management. It showed up yesterday, before I installed a new SSD with Win7Pro64. I still have the old HDD with Win7Pro32 on it, which is where it has gone missing in My Computer. I have a third HHD that shows up on both systems. I may have moved the missing drive to a different SATA port for the installation of the new SSD.

 

[bigmck]

Hi Badddog,
Thanks for replying.
No it does not show up in Disc Management. It showed up yesterday, before I installed a new SSD with Win7Pro64. I still have the old HDD with Win7Pro32 on it, which is where it has gone missing in My Computer. I have a third HHD that shows up on both systems. I may have moved the missing drive to a different SATA port for the installation of the new SSD.

Does it have a letter on the partition and if so, what is it? Can you post a screen shot of your Disc Management.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html

 

[clyde7]

reply to whs and bigmck

Hi whs and bigmck,
Thank you both for replying. It is not shown in Disc Management, and is there is no partition with a partition letter on it.

 

[Golden]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html

 

[whs]

and is there is no partition with a partition letter on it.

It is not clear what that means.

 

[DavidE]

Also post a screen print of Device Manager where you see the HDD that you don't see in Disk Management.

After you made the hardware changes, did you do a BIOS Reset or Save Changes in BIOS ?

 

[bigmck]

Hi whs and bigmck,
Thank you both for replying. It is not shown in Disc Management, and is there is no partition with a partition letter on it.

In order for us to help, please give us all the information that is asked in every post. We will not have to repeat questions. Thanks,

 

[clyde7]

I fixed it

Thank you everyone for your replies. I figured it out. The missing HHD was listed as a Foreign Drive. I added it as instructed. Thank you again!

 

[clyde7]

I fixed it.

Thank you everyone for your kind replies. I solved the problem by adding the missing HHD which was listed in Disk Management as a Foreign Drive. I clicked on it and added it to the list of active drives as instructed. Thank you again.

 

[Layback Bear]

I'm just curious clyde.
In you first post you asked what should I do.

One of my data HDDs shows up in Device Manager but not in My Computer.  I  may have moved it to a different SATA port.  What should I do?

You were asked several times to complete this tutorial so these good members could see how to help you. You never completed the request. WHY?

Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image


If would be nice to see the image to make sure things are as they should be.