Disk lost during initializing

[vladiator]

Hi all

I have a desktop with 2 SSDs and 2 HDDs. I just bought a 3TB Seagate HDD to expand my storage.

I connected the HDD, went to Disk Management and chose to initialize the unallocated disk. Following that, I couldn't select anything on the Disk Management window because the cursor looked like the computer was 'thinking' / 'loading' something. I waited for about 15 mins and nothing was changing. So I closed and reopened the Disk Management window - but this time the window wouldn't show any information about drives at all and there was a message that the information is being loaded (I don't remember the exact wording).

Having waited for another 10-15 mins without anything appearing on the Disk Management window, I googled and read somewhere that the 'initialize' stage of getting a new HDD ready should only take few seconds. I assumed that my computer must have run into some problems, and restarted the computer.

After that:

- when the computer restarted, I couldn't see the new HDD at all - not even as unallocated disk.
- after turning off my computer and trying to start again, it wouldn't boot.

Once I disconnected the new HDD, my computer started as normal.

My questions are:

- I assume I made an error and interrupted the initialize stage mid-process by restarting my computer?
- is my disk lost or any way to recover it?

Thanks
Vlad

 

[SkyNetRising]

Is this new disk being detected in BIOS?
Is it being detected in Device Manager, Disk Management? Post screenshots.

 

[RolandJS]

"... I assume I made an error and interrupted the initialize stage mid-process by restarting my computer?" You might have to find a local computer hardware guru who can "force" an initializstion of that HD. Or, if this becomes a DIY project, a strong, USB or DVD booted, 3rd party utility might be needed - and only a few names come across my mind - MiniTool, EaseUS, AOMEI - disk and partition managers. I heard BootIt Bare Metal is good, however, it is not free.