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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[rafsunnnnnnnn]

That's NOT the BIOS

my hp laptop doesnt let me see the storage/advanced options in the bios, so used the uefi diagnostic tool

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Every single HP laptop I've ever encountered (literally thousands) have at least one BIOS screen that shows all attached/detected storage devices. If you can't/won't do what is asked of you then we're done here.

 

[COLGeek]

This very much looks like a dead HDD.

Hope you have your files/system backed up.

 

[SkyNetRising]

my hp laptop doesnt let me see the storage/advanced options in the bios, so used the uefi diagnostic tool

Can you show a screenshot from Device Manager - disk drives and storage controllers sections expanded?
Also a screenshot from Windows Storage Spaces (Control Panel/Storage Spaces).

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

That's NOT the BIOS

the problem is fixed, i just changed the driver mode to ahci by plugging the hdd in another pc and accessing the advanced bios section

 

[rafsunnnnnnnn]

This very much looks like a dead HDD.

Hope you have your files/system backed up.

no no fixed it, it was just a driver issue and hp doesnt allow their user to access tthe advanced bios. thats where i struggled mainly

 

[COLGeek]

the problem is fixed, i just changed the driver mode to ahci by plugging the hdd in another pc and accessing the advanced bios section

I am struggling to understand your fix.

Did you remove the HDD and install it in another PC?

Then did you re-install it back into the laptop and it worked?

If so, sounds like the laptop simply detected the HDD and then installed the previous drivers for it.