Drive wont initialise, the system cannot find the file specified

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JakeF

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Firstly I was playing a game and my pc crashed so i reset it and then everytime i tried to access the files on that drive i would get a i/o error and "microsoft windows stop responding".

but now the drive doesnt show up in file explorer or the bios, it shows up sometimes on device manager as unknown device and the status is "device is working properly". also shows up in disk management as disk 0 and says not initialised so i try to initialise it and get "the system cannot find the file specified".

All that was on there was my games, because that weres i installed them. so i just wanna try formattiing it or something to get it back working again and ill just install all my games again...
 
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Shaun o
It`s had a fair good run if its constantly been used then Jake.
It`s about 3 to four years when your likely to see a drive fail in some way through usage.

Hope you get it working if you can format it.
If not well its time to buy a replacement drive I guess Jake.

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Before you try to format the drive Jake !

First of all if the drive is a sata based drive try a new Sata data cable from the sata ports of the motherboard to the drive it`s self Jake.

When you get an I/O error meassage in windows it can mean the existing sata cable is broken or has come loose from the drive or the connected sata port on the motherboard. The wires in the sata cable are very fine and can snap with age Jake very easy.

Also check that the Sata power from the Psu is fitted nice and tightly to the drive.

I had the same problem a few months ago where the drive could not be seen in windows explorer also.
Changing the Sata cable fixed the problem Jake.
 
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JakeF

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I have 3 drives, an ssd with my os on and a cd drive and the broken one (1tb drive), so i switched the cables around and changed the sata ports on the motherboard because i have 6 so changed the 3 i was using to the 3 empty ones and nothing changed, the other 2 drives work fine with the cables from the broken one and the broken one has the same problem with different cables
 
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It looks like the main controler and I/O board of the drive is goosed if you are still having problems with the motherboard bios seeing it then Jake to be honest.

How old is the drive in question that is faulty or broken, and what brand of drive is it can you remember the brand of it ?
If you say it`s a Toshiba drive then I may not be surprised. there not reliable drives.

Seagate, and WD tend to be a bit more reliable over long term use, say a few years of use and up time.
Had about 5 Toshiba based drives fail on me within a year a bad experience to say the least.
Jake. I avoid then like the plague there not worth the money and often cheap to buy than a Seagate or WD drive.
 
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JakeF

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The drive I have had for about 3-4 years and it is the seagate barracuda 1TB
 
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It`s had a fair good run if its constantly been used then Jake.
It`s about 3 to four years when your likely to see a drive fail in some way through usage.

Hope you get it working if you can format it.
If not well its time to buy a replacement drive I guess Jake.

 
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If it has failed in someway, and if it can be made to work via formatting, then it should not be trusted anyway.
 
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Okay what drive would you recommend? 1TB
 
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