3TB WD BLACK showing up in Device Manager but not Disk Management or BIOS!! HELP!!

Gerardo2624 · Jan 7, 2015

Computer Specs HERE: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Gerardo2624/saved/hxZWGX

My 3TB hard drive only shows up in the Device Manager and DOES NOT show up in the BIOS or Disk Management. I have no idea what to do. I recently built this PC so it can't be the components right? Everything else is working but my 3TB HDD. I tried plugging it in into a different SATA plug but nothing happens besides it disappearing in certain SATA plugs. I changed the SATA cable and same thing. I need help! This is my only storage besides my SSD (120GB) which is uses for boot up and important stuff. I need this to work. Please help! Thank you in advance!!

http://gyazo.com/9fe3951f8eaffb8925504976d72de987 Device Management

http://gyazo.com/55053e9b5b4c164754c648654e616e0b Disk Management

spadam_2000 · Jan 7, 2015

Hmm, for it to show some data about the drive (however there is a question mark by it in device manager), it makes me wonder (and I am being completely sincere) that maybe the SATA power is not plugged in or seated completely.

What are the other drivers that need to be installed?

rgd1101 · Jan 7, 2015

Did you install motherboard drivers?

Gerardo2624 · Jan 7, 2015

rgd1101 :

Yes i did install motherboard drivers, I'll even redo it

Gerardo2624 · Jan 7, 2015

spadam_2000 :

I'll check if their not connected correctly

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

rgd1101 :

I installeed the drivers and its still like that.
http://gyazo.com/10ef23265c7821d6d0da7f5df0f0a752

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

spadam_2000 :

I unplugged and replugged in and nothing same thing. Any other ideas?
http://gyazo.com/10ef23265c7821d6d0da7f5df0f0a752

okcnaline · Jan 8, 2015

Download yourself a Parted Magic boot disk, and then format it in there.

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

okcnaline :

What does it do? Free? Will it make my HDD show up in Disk Management?

okcnaline · Jan 8, 2015

1) It's a Linux live disk. It won't save data onto the CD, but when you boot it up, you get SUPERB amounts of tools like Parted Magic (disk partitioning).
2) It is free. Download it from SourceForge.
3) It's one of the only ways you can use, in case you weren't lucky enough for it to format in Disk Management.

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

okcnaline :

Will i still be able to use it as storage(My HDD)? If not ill just return this one and get a 2TB or 2.5TB which ever one would work.

okcnaline · Jan 8, 2015

Yes. Format it, and then try going to Disk Management and see if it is detected as a valid partition, RAW or NTFS or FAT32.

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

okcnaline :

Alright ill try it out, Thanks

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

okcnaline :

Can you link me to the thing you were talking about? Can't find it

okcnaline · Jan 8, 2015

http://partedmagic.com/
Download, burn to disk, reboot computer and insert disk in, when computer boots up keep pressing whatever key goes into boot device menu, and select the CD ROM.

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

okcnaline :

Not free though

rgd1101 · Jan 8, 2015

right click on the the drive in device management, property, see if there any error.
Also, in the bios, did you change any storage settings to get the SSD to connect?

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

rgd1101 :

http://gyazo.com/5dbb4de6f5a70a6b6c4eb11d4db8d35c This is what came up and No i don't believe i changed anything, I just plugged it in and it worked.

rgd1101 · Jan 8, 2015

and the other 3 tabs?

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

rgd1101 :

Driver: http://gyazo.com/3c50c1b5ef67f1f13af052ff00adf476
Details: http://gyazo.com/d8ff47e58cfe56fd8bde96f3485190c7
Events: http://gyazo.com/5f5eedc971586a3d4853f9b346c79a6e

rgd1101 · Jan 8, 2015

See if you can update the driver.

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

rgd1101 :

I tried and it says: http://gyazo.com/87b91f0c03cea70789bfb06b8309c4f8

rgd1101 · Jan 8, 2015

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/search/1/a_id/1708/c/130/p/227,279
I would said the drive is DOA, since you did said it not showing op on the bios either.

Did you try another connection on the motherboard?

Gerardo2624 · Jan 8, 2015

rgd1101 :

Yea i tried like every port i could and nothing same thing, except in some it didn't show up at all. I even changed the cable I was using thinking it was that, but nope same thing.

okcnaline · Jan 8, 2015

Have at it. This should be free. It was originally free, but then...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/parted_magic.html

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