[SOLVED] hdd problem

[brantmccl]

I have a secondary hard drive with a problem and doesn't show up in the disk management list. When connected it keeps windows 10 from loading. If unplugged windows comes up with the disk not listed. when plugged in after windows is up it shows in the disk list in explorer, but if selected it hangs the system but still is not listed under disk management. How can I reformat this drive?

Of course I'd like to save the data on the drive but I don't remember what's even on it. It would be nice to be able to list the drive and as a last resort reformat.

Thanks all.

 

[Grobe]

What have the hdd being used for in the past? If it have a boot sector, it may just be that it is placed before your OS disk in the boot order. Have a look in the bios menu and check that.

 

[brantmccl]

I don't think it has ever used for a boot. Besides it was working before in its current boot position before it was corrupted.

If there is no way to access and reformat it, should I just disassemble and destroy it?

 

[Grobe]

Besides it was working before in its boot position before it was corrupted

Err, what ?

If there is no way to access and reformat it, should I just disassemble and destroy it?

Yes. Gparted, delete any remaining partitions and create a new partition table Device --> Create Partition Table (select the dos version).

See if you get that to work

 

[brantmccl]

It does not show up in the disk list. There is no way to see the partitions......

 

[faalin]

from the sounds of it the drive has failed, time to pitch it and buy a new one.

 

[Ineedanewusername241]

It does not show up in the disk list. There is no way to see the partitions......

Have you tried using DISKPART from a command line, or something like AOMEI Partition Assistant, or EASUS Partition Master because sometimes the Windows Disk Manager fails to read a drive for some reason or another but diskpart usually will still see it.