Hello everyone, my Seagate 2TB HDD was working fine until a few days ago when it spontaneously disappeared from my "Devices and drives" list in My Computer. Upon checking its status in Disk Management, I am immediately prompted to initialize the drive. The choice of partition style is irrelevant, as either way I receive the error that "The request could not be completed due to an I/O device error."
In the Disk Management window, it is listed with a capacity of 3.86 GB. When I enter the properties, it says that is it uninitialized and the partition style is not applicable. I also checked for outdated drivers, and I apparently am up to date in that regard. All of this puzzles me as it says that the device is "working properly", and it appears in Device Management, too.
I have already unplugged and re plugged the constituent cables, so I am at a loss as to the cause of the problem.
Thank you in advance for any help.
In the Disk Management window, it is listed with a capacity of 3.86 GB. When I enter the properties, it says that is it uninitialized and the partition style is not applicable. I also checked for outdated drivers, and I apparently am up to date in that regard. All of this puzzles me as it says that the device is "working properly", and it appears in Device Management, too.
I have already unplugged and re plugged the constituent cables, so I am at a loss as to the cause of the problem.
Thank you in advance for any help.
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