Hi,
I'm having a strange issue. I have an Optiplex 7020 that I use for my security cameras. It has a SSD which is running the OS and an 8TB HDD for storing the footage.
Today the power went off briefly and when the computer started up again, it could no longer see the HDD (just wasn't showing up at all in Disk Management). I reseated the connectors etc. and it still didn't work. However, it showed up in BIOS a few times and then didn't show up anymore. So I took it out and connected it to a different computer and it worked fine (no strange noises, showed all the files, passed SMART etc.).
There is only one SATA power cable coming from the power supply so I can't try a different one. I did try a a different SATA data port on the computer but that didn't work.
What should my next steps be to try and fix this?
Thanks
I'm having a strange issue. I have an Optiplex 7020 that I use for my security cameras. It has a SSD which is running the OS and an 8TB HDD for storing the footage.
Today the power went off briefly and when the computer started up again, it could no longer see the HDD (just wasn't showing up at all in Disk Management). I reseated the connectors etc. and it still didn't work. However, it showed up in BIOS a few times and then didn't show up anymore. So I took it out and connected it to a different computer and it worked fine (no strange noises, showed all the files, passed SMART etc.).
There is only one SATA power cable coming from the power supply so I can't try a different one. I did try a a different SATA data port on the computer but that didn't work.
What should my next steps be to try and fix this?
Thanks