Hello,
I have used these forums a lot to help myself with computer issues that I have ran into, but it seems my current situation is unique. I recently had an issue with my computer booting windows 10. I had just upgraded to new Mobo, Memory, and CPU so I figured maybe I needed a fresh install of WIndows 10, and in the process, update my bios.
(Note: My computer ran fine after the upgrade for weeks, with everything working flawlessly)
After doing the fresh install my problem persisted. After running some diagnostics, and running memtest+, I discovered I had some faulty ram. I took out the problem card and the computer ran flawlessly. After getting everything set back up after the wipe, I noticed that my 4 TB HDD no longer showed up. I have had HDDs fail in the past so I just assumed this was the case.
Replaced SATA cable, replaced power cable, and still nothing. Used the SATA cable and power cable from the working SSD and still nothing. I went off to the store and bought a new 4 TB HDD to replace it. After installing that in the PC, that wouldnt come up either. Went out and purchased an SSD and installed that. That came up without issue. Checked all my SATA ports, even swapped the working SSDs with both HDDs and still nothing. Tried different SATA power cords for PSU and even used different ports on the PSU.
What I am thinking has happened is when I updated my BIOS, it changed some type of setting that doesn't allow my HDDs to be recognized, but shows my SSDs. I checked my bios and SATA is enabled, AHCI is also selected, and in the list of SATA ports, my disk drive, and both of my SSDs and there, but no HDDs.
I read a lot about needing to run some type of DOS Diagnostics for Western Digital and changing the speed of the HDD but I am not sure why that would be required when the HDDs showed up before the BIOS upgrade
Any input would be appreciated
Build:
PSU: EVGA 1600w Full Modular Titanium
MoBo: Asus Prime Z370-A ATX
Memory: 64gb Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3200MHz (now 32gb after issue discovered)
CPU: Intel i7-8700k 6-core @ 4.2GHz Liquid Cooled
GPU: MSI SeaHawk Hybrid Cooling GTX 1080ti (x2)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX900 2.5" 256GB SSD (OS), Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (Gaming), WesternDigital Blue 4 TB HDD (Storage), WesternDigital Black 4TB HDD (Storage)
I have used these forums a lot to help myself with computer issues that I have ran into, but it seems my current situation is unique. I recently had an issue with my computer booting windows 10. I had just upgraded to new Mobo, Memory, and CPU so I figured maybe I needed a fresh install of WIndows 10, and in the process, update my bios.
(Note: My computer ran fine after the upgrade for weeks, with everything working flawlessly)
After doing the fresh install my problem persisted. After running some diagnostics, and running memtest+, I discovered I had some faulty ram. I took out the problem card and the computer ran flawlessly. After getting everything set back up after the wipe, I noticed that my 4 TB HDD no longer showed up. I have had HDDs fail in the past so I just assumed this was the case.
Replaced SATA cable, replaced power cable, and still nothing. Used the SATA cable and power cable from the working SSD and still nothing. I went off to the store and bought a new 4 TB HDD to replace it. After installing that in the PC, that wouldnt come up either. Went out and purchased an SSD and installed that. That came up without issue. Checked all my SATA ports, even swapped the working SSDs with both HDDs and still nothing. Tried different SATA power cords for PSU and even used different ports on the PSU.
What I am thinking has happened is when I updated my BIOS, it changed some type of setting that doesn't allow my HDDs to be recognized, but shows my SSDs. I checked my bios and SATA is enabled, AHCI is also selected, and in the list of SATA ports, my disk drive, and both of my SSDs and there, but no HDDs.
I read a lot about needing to run some type of DOS Diagnostics for Western Digital and changing the speed of the HDD but I am not sure why that would be required when the HDDs showed up before the BIOS upgrade
Any input would be appreciated
Build:
PSU: EVGA 1600w Full Modular Titanium
MoBo: Asus Prime Z370-A ATX
Memory: 64gb Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3200MHz (now 32gb after issue discovered)
CPU: Intel i7-8700k 6-core @ 4.2GHz Liquid Cooled
GPU: MSI SeaHawk Hybrid Cooling GTX 1080ti (x2)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX900 2.5" 256GB SSD (OS), Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (Gaming), WesternDigital Blue 4 TB HDD (Storage), WesternDigital Black 4TB HDD (Storage)
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