HDD not showing up unless rescan is done
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I have a 2TB Seagate Barracuda that is attached to the Intel SATA port on a GA-Z77X-UD5H. The drive shows up in the BIOS just fine, but when the computer is booted the drive doesn't show in Windows or Device Manager without rescanning. It always takes a couple of minutes to rescan because it won't recognize it until it spins down. I have checked it with SeaTools, HD Tune, Crystal Disk, and Checkdisk. It checks out 100% fine in all tests. I have also switched it to 4 different ports, SATA 2 and 3. The SATA controller is up to date, the driver has been uninstalled and reinstalled, and the SATA cables have been replaced.
I'm at a complete loss on this and can't figure out why it is doing it for the life of me. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm at a complete loss on this and can't figure out why it is doing it for the life of me. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hello,
When it is recognized by Windows, go to Disk Management, and upload a screenshot of the Disk Management dialog box to view on your post.
Also in the lower left Drive column, right click on this drive to bring up the Disk Properties. Click on the Volume Tab and report the Volume statistics, to give everyone a better idea how this drive is set up.
When it is recognized by Windows, go to Disk Management, and upload a screenshot of the Disk Management dialog box to view on your post.
Also in the lower left Drive column, right click on this drive to bring up the Disk Properties. Click on the Volume Tab and report the Volume statistics, to give everyone a better idea how this drive is set up.
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The Disk checks out OK in Disk Management, and Properties. It's a Basic Disk, MBR Partition style, formatted with NTFS, and Healthy.
The MBR will handle the 2 TB drive OK. Along with your other disk checks, that says it's not the Disk. You had mentioned the BIOS recognized the drive OK, so it's probably not the UFI Bios.
As Franc says, it could possibly be the interface or drivers between the UFI Firmware and the Drive Hardware.
The Disk checks out OK in Disk Management, and Properties. It's a Basic Disk, MBR Partition style, formatted with NTFS, and Healthy.
The MBR will handle the 2 TB drive OK. Along with your other disk checks, that says it's not the Disk. You had mentioned the BIOS recognized the drive OK, so it's probably not the UFI Bios.
As Franc says, it could possibly be the interface or drivers between the UFI Firmware and the Drive Hardware.
I checked again this morning and it's no longer showing in BIOS on boot. Could it possibly be a bad board on the drive itself? Would this throw any errors in Windows?
I thought that I would try transfering some files to and from the device last night. Speeds from the device were in the 28-33 MB/s range, but when i transfered to the device it fluctuated from 1 KB/s to 34 MB/s.
I also forgot to mention that it clicks when spinning up from a cold boot and sometimes clicks when running, and it won't read/write while clicking. I keep thinking it's a bad drive but as I said before it pulls up fine when I rescan once its through clicking and it has passed every test I've thrown at it.
I thought that I would try transfering some files to and from the device last night. Speeds from the device were in the 28-33 MB/s range, but when i transfered to the device it fluctuated from 1 KB/s to 34 MB/s.
I also forgot to mention that it clicks when spinning up from a cold boot and sometimes clicks when running, and it won't read/write while clicking. I keep thinking it's a bad drive but as I said before it pulls up fine when I rescan once its through clicking and it has passed every test I've thrown at it.
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shimergloom2 said:
I checked again this morning and it's no longer showing in BIOS on boot. Could it possibly be a bad board on the drive itself? Would this throw any errors in Windows?I thought that I would try transfering some files to and from the device last night. Speeds from the device were in the 28-33 MB/s range, but when i transfered to the device it fluctuated from 1 KB/s to 34 MB/s.
I also forgot to mention that it clicks when spinning up from a cold boot and sometimes clicks when running, and it won't read/write while clicking. I keep thinking it's a bad drive but as I said before it pulls up fine when I rescan once its through clicking and it has passed every test I've thrown at it.
If not, do a full Error Scan on the Error Tab with HD Tune (Pro).
Also, do you have a spare SATA drive (nothing needs be on it) that you could plug into an adjacent SATA port from the same controller in addition to this drive, to see if the MB BIOS recognizes it properly when you don't see this drive?
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