Windows 10: Hard drives not being seen

Discus and support Hard drives not being seen in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I recently swapped to a bigger case with hot swappable slots for the hard drives and for some reason no matter what hard drive I put in the pc doesn't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by phantomthief641, Jun 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM.

  1. PHANTOMTHIEF641
    phantomthief641 Win User

    Hard drives not being seen


    I recently swapped to a bigger case with hot swappable slots for the hard drives and for some reason no matter what hard drive I put in the pc doesn't see them I have hot plug enabled I checked drivers and uninstalled drivers and rebooted I checked BIOS settings as well but the pc still doesn't see the hard drives

    :)
     
    phantomthief641, Jun 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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  2. SIR B. FANNYBOTTOM
    Sir B. Fannybottom Win User

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Jun 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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  3. SHARIEF K
    Sharief K Win User
    Hard Disk Drive (HDD) seen as Solid State Drive in Optimize Drives

    Hi Joshua,

    Which hard drive is an external and internal?

    Did you checked the hard drive is visible when you go to This PC?

    I suggest you to type diskmgmt.msc in the start search and hit enter.

    Check if you can see both hard drives.

    You may also uninstall and then reconnect the external hard drive and check.

    This method resolves issues where the currently loaded USB driver has become unstable or corrupt.

    • Click Start, type Device Manager in the Search
      box
    • Click Device Manager from the returned list.
    • Click Disk Drives from the list of hardware
    • Right-click the USB external hard drive with the issue, and click Uninstall.
    • After the hard drive is uninstalled, unplug the USB cable.
    • Wait for 1 minute and then reconnect the USB cable. The driver should automatically load
    • Check for the USB drive in Windows Explorer.

    Please update us with the status. We will be glad to assist you.
     
    Sharief K, Jun 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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  4. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User

    Hard drives not being seen

    little cat, Jun 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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