Well not to long ago i reinstalled windows 10 on a new hard drive that i bought. Now i put in a second hard drive in. It does recognize that there is a second hard drive in my computer and it can see the information that is on it but i cant actually use the information that is on the second hard drive. Like i cant play any games on my second hard drive. When i bring up this pc on my computer it say's system reserved on the second hard drive. Please help.
Cant use the information on my second hard drive
- Thread starter Pliskin p
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Boogieman_WD
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Hey there, Pliskin p.
Would you be so kind as to post a screenshot of what you see in Disk Management? Here's how to access it: How to access Disk Management in Windows to manage hard drives.
It's a bit confusing that you'd be able to see the information but can't use it. Do you mean that you can access the drive, but can't start programs (games including)?
It really sounds like this is a drive with installed software which has been taken out of a different computer. If this is the case it's normal for some of the programs not to run.
Basically you could try the drive with a different SATA port and different cables, to see if the issue still persists. Another option would be to test it for errors and bad sectors by downloading its manufacturer's diagnostic tool and running the tests. However if you think that the drive might be faulty and if you need the information that's on it, it would be better to start with the data recovery, before you do any tests and scans.
Hope that helps. Please let me know how everything goes.
Boogieman_WD
Would you be so kind as to post a screenshot of what you see in Disk Management? Here's how to access it: How to access Disk Management in Windows to manage hard drives.
It's a bit confusing that you'd be able to see the information but can't use it. Do you mean that you can access the drive, but can't start programs (games including)?
It really sounds like this is a drive with installed software which has been taken out of a different computer. If this is the case it's normal for some of the programs not to run.
Basically you could try the drive with a different SATA port and different cables, to see if the issue still persists. Another option would be to test it for errors and bad sectors by downloading its manufacturer's diagnostic tool and running the tests. However if you think that the drive might be faulty and if you need the information that's on it, it would be better to start with the data recovery, before you do any tests and scans.
Hope that helps. Please let me know how everything goes.
Boogieman_WD
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