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So I just bought this new hard drive and it was working for about two hours and then got this error from this program that the disk couldn't be written to. I looked in My Computer and the drive had disappeared. I also looked under Disk Management, and it's not there as well. In the BIOS, it was detected, but since the error I can't seem to detect it.

I took all the usual precautions of ESD, and I've install hard drives many times, so I'm not sure what's going on.

Any ideas?
 

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Maybe it simply failed. That happens now and again. Get it exchanged for a new one.

Before you take it back check all cables and plugs for correct seating. A loose connector can cause problems like that.

Although electrostatic discharge can have serious effects on various components, if it does, it will invariably kill them immediately. Although it is still a problem under some circumstances, it is no longer as common as it once was for components to be damaged by it.

Regards....Mike Connor
 

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I did try other SATA cables as well as power cables, and they didn't seem to do much. Probably have to RMA it. Thanks though.
 

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EVGA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB
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My pleasure.

Regards....Mike Connor
 

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Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
Hey I got my new hard drive and something I was going to ask. There is this small silver sticker on the side of the drive. It's about as big as your fingernail (the pink part). I'm not sure if that's some sort of breathing hole for the drive or not. Am I supposed to remove that?
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K 4.5 GHz w/TurboBoost & HT enabled
Motherboard
Asus ROG Strix Z270E
Memory
16 GB DDR4 RAM 2133 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S243HL
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Caviar Black 2 TB, WD Black 4 TB, WD Caviar Green 2 TB (x3), WD Caviar Green 3 TB, Crucial M4 256 GB SSD, Samsung 850 Pro SSD
PSU
Corsair 850W
Case
Fractal Design Define R5
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
Internet Speed
300 Mbps Shaw Broadband 300
magnetite said:
Hey I got my new hard drive and something I was going to ask. There is this small silver sticker on the side of the drive. It's about as big as your fingernail (the pink part). I'm not sure if that's some sort of breathing hole for the drive or not. Am I supposed to remove that?
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Removing them usually voids the warranty :o :(
 

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DocBrown said:
Removing them usually voids the warranty :o :(
Click to expand...

Damn. Will it actually damage the hard drive if I removed it? I thought it was part of the packaging. There was something that said do not cover any holes and that was covering something.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K 4.5 GHz w/TurboBoost & HT enabled
Motherboard
Asus ROG Strix Z270E
Memory
16 GB DDR4 RAM 2133 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S243HL
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Caviar Black 2 TB, WD Black 4 TB, WD Caviar Green 2 TB (x3), WD Caviar Green 3 TB, Crucial M4 256 GB SSD, Samsung 850 Pro SSD
PSU
Corsair 850W
Case
Fractal Design Define R5
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
Internet Speed
300 Mbps Shaw Broadband 300
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