Windows 10: 2nd drive not showing in my computer but boots up

Discus and support 2nd drive not showing in my computer but boots up in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I was a Bombardier in the Hawaiian Army, sorry. *Sad But you are right, all replies removed. Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by AddRAM, Apr 5, 2018.

  1. ADDRAM
    AddRAM Win User

    2nd drive not showing in my computer but boots up


    I was a Bombardier in the Hawaiian Army, sorry. *Sad

    But you are right, all replies removed.
     
    AddRAM, Apr 5, 2018
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  2. MCGOO
    mcgoo Win User

    So i have cloned w10 onto another disk,and when i press f12 it will boot to it,It shows up on disk management,is healthy activite patition,How do i get it to show on my computer? 3 drives,two to boot to and one is for back up.
    It was showing fine,now its not i have checked the cables and they are also fine.

    :)
     
    mcgoo, Apr 14, 2018
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  3. DAVE19871987
    Dave19871987 Win User
    Windows 10, stuck at black screen with loading spinning circle

    This past week, I've been dealing with the spinning circle. Wanted to post my findings and add something strange that was a temporary fix for some computers at my company.

    The computers that would not boot all have a 2nd hard drive in them. (usually the boot drive is SSD, and the 2nd drive is a mechanical drive). Unplugging the 2nd hard drive lets the computer boot up, just like it should.

    I don't know why that is, I'm still trying to figure it out. My only wild guess right now, is that these used to be Windows 7 computers that were upgraded to 10, and had Windows Backup set to back up to the 2nd hard drive.
     
    Dave19871987, Apr 14, 2018
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  4. DEATH BY SWEETP
    DEATH BY SWEETP Win User

    2nd drive not showing in my computer but boots up

    second hard drive not showing

    had problem with new laptop being stuck in repair mode, reinstalled windows 10 now 2nd hard drive does not show in device manager or disk mgmt.

    no way to reassign drive letter, dive not showing. Restarted computer and went to boot menu or bios menu. Drive is listed there. When windows boots up, it disappears.
     
    DEATH BY SWEETP, Apr 14, 2018
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  5. MCGOO
    mcgoo Win User
    2nd drive not showing in my computer but boots up [​IMG]

    2nd drive not showing in my computer but boots up [​IMG]
     
    mcgoo, Apr 14, 2018
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  6. SLICENDICE
    slicendice Win User
    You have to assign the partitions a letter using Disk Management, then they will show up in File Explorer.
     
    slicendice, Apr 14, 2018
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  7. CLIFF S
    Cliff S New Member
    *Thumbs
     
    Cliff S, Apr 14, 2018
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  8. MCGOO
    mcgoo Win User

    2nd drive not showing in my computer but boots up

    Thanks for all the quick replies and thats it sorted...
     
    mcgoo, Apr 14, 2018
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  9. SLICENDICE
    slicendice Win User
    *Thumbs
     
    slicendice, Apr 14, 2018
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  10. CEREBERUS
    cereberus Win User
    Afaik, it is marked active as it is a legacy bios installation and being active does not mean that it is the one currently in use, but is the partition containing necessary boot files. UEFI does not require active partitions.
     
    cereberus, Apr 14, 2018
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  11. SLICENDICE
    slicendice Win User
    Lol

    Why are you guys bombarding with all these comments and questions. It's the OPs own concern what he has and where.

    The first post also suggests that he's working on disk clones so all System drives would be active, no matter if it's stuck internally to a SATA port or put in an USB-enclosure.

    What comes to the second recovery partition...well Windows sometimes decide to do that when it thinks the one available does not have enough space.
     
    slicendice, Apr 14, 2018
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