Windows 10: Hard disk shows up in device manager but doesn't work

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  1. HENRY_21
    Henry_21 Win User

    Hard disk shows up in device manager but doesn't work


    Microsoft Windows 10 Home Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045Acer Aspire A515-51G System modelThis laptop includes two drives a 256GB SSD and a 2TB HDD. I am unable to use the HDD. In the 'This Pc' of the file explorer, there is only the smaller SSD drive. I have checked my Device Manager disk drives and two drives are present, however in Disk Management only the SSD pops up. I have tried to reinstall the HDD multiple times and rescanned my disk drives however the HDD is still isn't found. Therefore I cannot use it.How do I troubleshoot this?

    :)
     
    Henry_21, Jul 4, 2023
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  2. SEEJP
    seejp Win User

    external hard drive showing up in device management but not disk management

    Hi,

    I recently tried to use a brand new Seagate 2TB External HD, but it is not showing up. It initially showed up, but after I tried reformatting it to exFAT32, it disappeared from the disk management list.

    I then tried:

    • refreshing the disk management list,
    • inserting into a different USB port,
    • re-starting my computer, and
    • uninstalling the device from device manager/letting it refresh,

    I still can't see it. There is no yellow error in the USB controller list.

    I'm on Windows 10.

    Intel i5-3317U @ 1.7GHz

    Any suggestions? Thanks!
     
    seejp, Jul 4, 2023
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  3. TUNAFIESH
    Tunafiesh Win User
    Hard drive shows up in device manager but no in disk management

    I could not found my hard drive list disk, only my working ones. I tried following the steps anyway and nothing changed.
     
    Tunafiesh, Jul 4, 2023
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  4. BETOLP
    BetoLP Win User

    Hard disk shows up in device manager but doesn't work

    Windows doesn`t start. Authomatic repair doesn`t work.

    Thanks again!!

    I`m sorry I had not noticed that the text on the picture was in spanish. It says that windows has replaced some damaged clusters in "name" file and "directory". Then, at the end "an unspecified error occurred (75736e6a726e6c2e 4f6)".

    I`ll do it and I`ll be updating this thread when I have the report.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I ran SeaTools. These are the results:

    Hard disk shows up in device manager but doesn't work 233722d1557862791t-windows-doesn-t-start-authomatic-repair-doesn-t-work-hdd-test-1-.png


    Does it mean my HDD is useless?
     
    BetoLP, Jul 4, 2023
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