Windows 10: Secondary Hard Drive suddenly missing

Discus and support Secondary Hard Drive suddenly missing in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Set up: Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 520 Type 81BF Processor: Intel i7 8550u RAM: 16 GB Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce MX150 Hard Drive: 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by i1000, Jun 30, 2019.

  1. I1000
    i1000 Win User

    Secondary Hard Drive suddenly missing


    Set up:

    Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 520 Type 81BF
    Processor: Intel i7 8550u
    RAM: 16 GB
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
    Hard Drive: 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
    Software: Windows 10.

    OS is on SSD.

    Laptop running fine for over 1 year and suddenly when computer restarted HDD missing from File Explorer.

    HDD was not showing in Disk Management but it did used to come in Device Manager (hidden)

    Tried out all of these below repeatedly in different sequences:
    1. Windows update
    2. Driver updates from Lenovo, Intel and 3rd party apps
    3. Uninstall from Device Manager (hidden in Disk Drives, Portable Devices, Storage Devices etc)
    4. Registry repair using Tweaking.com app
    5. Windows start up repair option
    6. Command prompt - Check disk, scannow
    7. Safe Mode
    8. Uninstalled unnecessary apps, disabled 3rd party antivirus
    9. Run Malwarebytes
    10. Different BIOS Settings, changing sata controller

    2 times during Restart the disk was detected and working fine but disappeared during restart. While the disk was detected complete Disk Test was done using Lenovo utility, Windows Disk Check, Defragment, Command prompt check disk, scannow was also done all were fine.

    Last thing done was restart with Boot Log:
    The following drivers did not LOAD according to it

    BOOTLOG_NOT_LOADED \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wd\WdFilter.sys
    BOOTLOG_NOT_LOADED \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\NDProxy.sys
    BOOTLOG_NOT_LOADED \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\dxgkrnl.sys

    All of these were mentioned multiple times in the Log. The start up time (boot time) is fine. No issues with it.

    The Driver List from System Information has been attached.

    Please let me know if any additional details are required.

    :)
     
    i1000, Jun 30, 2019
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  2. LVR181
    lvr181 Win User

    Internal secondary hard drive not recognised


    After fitting SSD (C: drive) to my Win10 machine I connected the old hard drive as a secondary storage drive.

    Win10 does not "see" it!
    But Belarc Adviser "sees" the hard drive!

    How to force Win 10 to recognise the secondary drive? Simple steps please for a non-techie.

    Thanks.
     
    lvr181, Jun 30, 2019
    #2
  3. LITEPENGUINS
    LitePenguins Win User
    SSD Detected - Secondary Drive (Hard drive) is not

    Ever since doing a fresh install of Windows 10, in "This PC", my secondary hard drive is not in the list. I have already tried right clicking "This PC" and clicking Manage -> Disk Management, but there is nothing there except my SSD with Windows 10 installed.

    I have tried changing SATA cables, SATA ports, but it still does not appear in This PC. I have also tried installing my hard drive on a another computer to see if the files were corrupted. They were not, all files were still the same before the installation
    of Windows 10. I did not leave the hard drive plugged in during the installation.

    In the BIOS, my computer recognizes both my SSD and my hard drive, but in This PC, it's still missing.

    Anything else I can do? Thank you! Secondary Hard Drive suddenly missing :)
     
    LitePenguins, Jun 30, 2019
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  4. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR Win User

    Secondary Hard Drive suddenly missing

    How to use secondary hard drive?


    Click on the start icon. Start typing Optimize. The app at the top of the list should be Defragment and Optimize Drives. Click on that to open it. Do you see Solid State Drive listed anywhere under Media Type?


    Secondary Hard Drive suddenly missing [​IMG]
     
    NavyLCDR, Jun 30, 2019
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