Okay... So I haven't been able to find anyone else with this issue, probably because its hard to word the question. Anyway, for some strange reason Windows (Win10) is not recognizing one of my HDDs (Seagate Barracuda 3TB ST3000M001). Now it seemed to progressively worsen to get to this point now that I think about it. I was able to restart my PC, in some cases I would try re-seating the sata cable it would be fine. unfortunately none of that works anymore. So here is where it gets worse.
Now not only is it not recognized even in disk management. its also freezing my PC for a few minutes if I plug it in (still not being seen) and from a fresh boot I can get to the log in screen just fine but after that it takes longer than normal to load and comes to a black screen with my cursor (not frozen). What is even more odd if I unplug the sata cable the black screen instantly goes away and my desktop is there.
I have tried a new cable including one that I use for a different drive with no changes in the situation. Thinking that maybe I got my friends mobo curse I tried a different sata port, also trying one that a different drive is using now that works just fine. System File Checker indicated that there are no found issues either.
Fortunately I have no important files that aren't backed up to multiple other drives but I was hoping to save it so I don't have to get a new one to put my games on as my 1tb ssd is getting full.
Now not only is it not recognized even in disk management. its also freezing my PC for a few minutes if I plug it in (still not being seen) and from a fresh boot I can get to the log in screen just fine but after that it takes longer than normal to load and comes to a black screen with my cursor (not frozen). What is even more odd if I unplug the sata cable the black screen instantly goes away and my desktop is there.
I have tried a new cable including one that I use for a different drive with no changes in the situation. Thinking that maybe I got my friends mobo curse I tried a different sata port, also trying one that a different drive is using now that works just fine. System File Checker indicated that there are no found issues either.
Fortunately I have no important files that aren't backed up to multiple other drives but I was hoping to save it so I don't have to get a new one to put my games on as my 1tb ssd is getting full.
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