Secondary Hard Drive Recently Disappeared (Still spinning though)

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EliotZ

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Well... I'm having a problem with my secondary HDD which apparently does not show up in This PC( aka My Computer) no more, only thing I see is my SSD and my DVD drive, which is strange since that HDD was working perfectly fine yesterday.

My Disk Management says this:

1.
Disk 0 (C: ) Basic, Online <-- My SSD

2.
Disk 1 Unknown, Not Initialized <-- Probably my HDD

3.
CD-ROM 0 (D: ) DVD, Online <-- My DVD reader

I was going to test it in Seatools for windows, but it didn't show up there.

Also I did replug all the cables and tried plugging it into different ports, but no luck... still the HDD seems to be spinning as I can hear it when I start up my PC, and also it is warm.
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, @EliotZ!

I'd recommend you check how the HDD will appear if you use a different SATA cable with it altogether. Another thing that's worth the try is checking how it will get detected from another PC as well. If it appears as unknown / not initialized in Disk Management, it might have failed. If that's the case, please try again the manufacturer's HDD diagnostic tool or a third-party alternative to check the health and SMART status of the drive.

If you have important data on the HDD, you might need to consult a professional data recovery company for assistance.
IF you don't, then you could try re-initializing it through Disk Management, which will require you re-format it as well. Keep in mind...
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SuperSoph_WD

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Hey there, @EliotZ!

I'd recommend you check how the HDD will appear if you use a different SATA cable with it altogether. Another thing that's worth the try is checking how it will get detected from another PC as well. If it appears as unknown / not initialized in Disk Management, it might have failed. If that's the case, please try again the manufacturer's HDD diagnostic tool or a third-party alternative to check the health and SMART status of the drive.

If you have important data on the HDD, you might need to consult a professional data recovery company for assistance.
IF you don't, then you could try re-initializing it through Disk Management, which will require you re-format it as well. Keep in mind that the procedure erases all the data previously stored on it!

Let me know how it goes and keep me posted with the SMART results.
SuperSoph_WD
 
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