[SOLVED] Hard drive not working

[ruscoedo]

New 4T hard drive, Sata cables and power all commected but it doesn’t show up anywhere including BIOS but it used to, how can i troubleshoot to see if the hard drive is broken

 

[scout_03]

try another sata cable even another port on the board .

 

[ruscoedo]

It used to appear on the same SATA port

 

[tony_parker]

Well, there could be various reasons for hard drive to become unresponsive or undetected. It can be a hardware issue or some technical glitch in the software.

Below are the few possible reasons for any drive being unresponsive:

1. Lot of bad sectors
2. Infected File (Virus or Malware)
3. Driver issue
4. Mechanical failure

You can try the below options to resolve the issue:

1. Run CHKDSK
2. Use an Antivirus & Anti-Malware tool
3. Re-install the drivers

Hope this will help.