HD recognized in BIOS, but not Windows

cwilhelm

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My computer has a second SATA hard drive (WD10EZEX) that I use for storage. It was working fine, but after reinstalling Windows 7, the drive was no longer recognized.

The drive is recognized in the BIOS, but Windows cannot find it. It is absent in Computer, Device Manager, and Disk Management.

I have already tried swapping out the SATA cable, and plugging it into a different SATA port. No change. However, when plugging the drive into a different PC, it worked fine.

What can I do to make the drive show up in Windows like it used to?