Windows 10: Old hard drive could not be recognized in Windows; works well in the original device

Discus and support Old hard drive could not be recognized in Windows; works well in the original device in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I upgraded my laptop's SSD a few days ago, and I planned to put the old NVME SSD into an external NVME to type c case. When I insert this external... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Runze888, Jul 11, 2020.

  1. Runze888 Win User

    Old hard drive could not be recognized in Windows; works well in the original device


    I upgraded my laptop's SSD a few days ago, and I planned to put the old NVME SSD into an external NVME to type c case. When I insert this external drive, nothing shows in This PC. When I check Disk Management, it shows no capacity and no partitions, and I cannot initialize the drive. It shows "The device is not ready" when I tried to initialize. Then I inserted the SSD back to the laptop, it boots into system properly. Looks like this SSD will not work in other operating systems besides the original one. I do not care about the data since I have backed up them. I just want to rebuild the partitions and use it as external hard drive. I did not set any BIOS password, and I did not use Bitlocker on the laptop.

    :)
     
    Runze888, Jul 11, 2020
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  2. Windows 10 1909 Causes Secondary Hard Drive to not be Recognized

    Installing the Windows 10 1909 Update causes my secondary hard drive to not be recognized.

    Steps to confirm issue:

    • Secondary drive not visible in Windows Explorer
    • Secondary drive not visible in device manager
    • Secondary drive not visible in disk manager

    Steps to replicate issue:

    • Installing 1909 update

    Steps to resolve issue:

    • Uninstall 1909 update

    Since updates can only be delayed for so long, an actual fix would be appreciated.
     
    Teknophile, Jul 11, 2020
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  3. Windows 10 not recognizing old internal drive

    Original title: windows 10 recognize old internal drive

    Windows 10 does not recognize old hard drive. Troubleshooting failed to fix problem. Disk 0 is labeled as heathy (Active, Primary Partition). Device manager says device is working properly. Name of device is ST3160815AS ATA Device.

    When I right click on large partition of Disk 0, the only choices in dark print are Delete Volume and Help. A video gave directions to click on properties to give a drive letter to the hidden hard drive. I can get to properties by clicking on Disk 0
    but that does not have way to fix the problem, such as naming a drive letter. Linux Mint is installed on my old drive. Partition style is MBR. Driver is up to date.

    What do I do to get Windows 10 to recognize my old hard drive?
     
    rogerscott, Jul 11, 2020
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  4. Old hard drive could not be recognized in Windows; works well in the original device

    Hard drive not recognized Windows 10

    Hi Curtis,

    Thank you for posting in Community.

    We understand your concern and we will provide the assistance you required to resolve the issue.

    Before we proceed, I would like you to provide the information stated below:

    1. Is the portable hard drive connected to your PC via USB cable?

    2. Did you get any error message that the drive was not recognize by your PC?

    For now, I would suggest that you check if the USB cable that connects the hard drive and the PC is not damaged. If not, then I would suggest that you connect your hard drive to another PC and check if the device is recognized in that particular computer.

    If the device gets recognized, then I would suggest that you connect the external hard drive, open File Explorer and check if the drive has an assigned letter. If not, open Disk Management while the drive is connected to the system and follow the steps below.

    1. Right click on the Start Menu and select Disk Management

    2. Right click on the external drive>Select New Simple Volume and
    assign letter to the drive.

    Hope this helps
     
    Vanessa Sohtun, Jul 11, 2020
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