Windows 10: Finding my hard drives

The June MS updates crashed my Windows 10 and I couldn't find any way to recover it, so I had to reinstall Windows. I had two multi-TB physical drives with multiple partitions each. I had 2 system partitions for Windows and a backup Windows, a huge data partition, and a data backup partition. The new Windows is in a 4TB partition and does not show any other drives. I'm pretty steamed that the Windows installer gobbled up 4TB when it only needed a fraction of that. It seemed reasonable to install to the currently active system partition and leave the rest; the installer never asked me.

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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!

 

Overclock your hard drive!!!

Wut =D

what is that supposed to accomplish?

 

Problem finding Hard drive

Hi Peter,

Based on the information that you've provided, it seems that your second hard drive is not recognized by your computer. For us to resolve the issue, we suggest that you follow these methods:

Method 1: Run the hardware troubleshooter. Follow the steps below on how-to:

• On Cortana search, type troubleshooting.
• Select Troubleshooting from the list.
• Click on View all at the left pane.
• Click on Hardware and Devices to run the troubleshooter.
• Restart your PC and check if the second hard drive is recognized.

If the issue persists, proceed to method 2.

Method 2: Scan for hardware changes on your PC.

• Press Windows key + X on your keyboard and then select
  Device Manager.
• Click on Computer to highlight it and then click the
  Action tab.
• Select Scan for Hardware changes option.

Update us with the outcome so we can provide further assistance.