Question hdd disappeared

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

My ssd is showing but my hdd has completely disappeared after just one windows update, any of the methods like scandisk didnt help either,.
Specs:
Intel Core i7-7500U
12gb ram ddr4
directx12
AMD Radeon R7 M340 4gb
Intel HD Graphics 60
Windows 10 pro

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[punkncat]

Does anything show up in Disk Management "Create and format" for the drive?

 

[Ralston18]

@rafsunnnnnnnn

And also update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

Does anything show up in Disk Management "Create and format" for the drive?

Nope, just the ssd shows up as local disk c nothing else

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

How do i switch from IDE to AHCI? AHCI options doesn't show up in BIOS
Laptop model : HP 15 ay-111nx

 

[Bob.B]

My ssd is showing but my hdd has completely disappeared after just one windows update, any of the methods like scandisk didnt help either,.
Specs:
Intel Core i7-7500U
12gb ram ddr4
directx12
AMD Radeon R7 M340 4gb
Intel HD Graphics 60
Windows 10 pro

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Does it show in the bios?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

How do i switch from IDE to AHCI? AHCI options doesn't show up in BIOS
Laptop model : HP 15 ay-111nx

The simple answer is that you don't. If a setting isn't presented by the BIOS then you can't change it.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

The simple answer is that you don't. If a setting isn't presented by the BIOS then you can't change it.

But i need to change it somehow

 

[COLGeek]

But i need to change it somehow

If the BIOS doesn't have the option, then you can't change it.

What exactly are you trying to do?

Is your BIOS the most recent version for that model?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

But i need to change it somehow

What you "need" to do is completely irrelevant. If the BIOS doesn't give you that option then you CAN'T do it. Period.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

If the BIOS doesn't have the option, then you can't change it.

What exactly are you trying to do?

Is your BIOS the most recent version for that model?

I just want to change the driver because my windows is only detecting my ssd and not my hdd, Even though i can see the hdd listed on the bios, and yes my bios is the most recent version.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

I just want to change the driver because my windows is only detecting my ssd and not my hdd, Even though i can see the hdd listed on the bios, and yes my bios is the most recent version.

That's not how things work.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

That's not how things work.

can you help then? how can i fix the issue of my hdd not being detected?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

can you help then? how can i fix the issue of my hdd not being detected?

Well, what steps have you actually taken to narrow things down? Removing the SSD would be a start.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

Well, what steps have you actually taken to narrow things down? Removing the SSD would be a start.

insteading of removing the ssd, i tried uninstalling the sata controller driver so that windows cant acccess and boot from the ssd but it didnt help, went into automatic repair mode. then i had to boot from the ssd again using safe mode

 

[ex_bubblehead]

insteading of removing the ssd, i tried uninstalling the sata controller driver so that windows cant acccess and boot from the ssd but it didnt help, went into automatic repair mode. then i had to boot from the ssd again using safe mode

In other words you're always looking for the easy way out. Physically remove the SSD and try again. This time use a Linux boot CD or USB as this is the ONLY way to eliminate Windows as the problem, though I seriously doubt that's where the problem lies.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

In other words you're always looking for the easy way out. Physically remove the SSD and try again. This time use a Linux boot CD or USB as this is the ONLY way to eliminate Windows as the problem, though I seriously doubt that's where the problem lies.

I wasnt trying to take the easy way out, i just dont have access to a different operating system flash drive i.e. i dont have a flash drive

 

[COLGeek]

This is not an IDE/AHCI issue, more like a defective HDD.

Does the missing device appear in Disk Management? Please screen capture what your system shows there and share it.

Use a site like imgur.com and then post a link here.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

This is not an IDE/AHCI issue, more like a defective HDD.

Does the missing device appear in Disk Management? Please screen capture what your system shows there and share it.

Use a site like imgur.com and then post a link here.

Or, installing an SSD disables SATA slots.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

This is not an IDE/AHCI issue, more like a defective HDD.

Does the missing device appear in Disk Management? Please screen capture what your system shows there and share it.

Use a site like imgur.com and then post a link here.

https://imgur.com/a/Cc5cezP

View: https://imgur.com/a/Cc5cezP

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

Or, installing an SSD disables SATA slots.

then what would i need to do?

 

[COLGeek]

Now, using a phone, take a picture of your BIOS showing the HDD and share that image.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

then what would i need to do?

#1 consult the manual.
#2 move the HD to another connector following the manual's directives.

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

Now, using a phone, take a picture of your BIOS showing the HDD and share that image.

https://imgur.com/a/Cc5cezP

View: https://imgur.com/a/Cc5cezP

 

[ex_bubblehead]

That's NOT the BIOS