Question Two backup HDDs don't show up on ?

[rghash]

I just had to reinstall Windows 10 on my Lenovo Legion T5 Desktop PC.
I did it from MS using their records which loaded my last version they had
and I chose the option "without erasing my files" etc. Everything was working fine so I shut it down and I reinstalled the two HDDs I had previously removed before installing the new Windows 10.

I then started my PC but it doesn't recognize those two HDDs?

I looked in Device Manager & I don't see them their either, but I do see my C drive, my WD & Seagate portable drives, as well as a Lexar 128Gb USB stick that's plugged in?

 

[Kevin28Devoe]

Hello!
After reinstalling Windows 10 on your Lenovo Legion T5 without erasing files and then reconnecting your old HDDs, the fact that they aren't recognized in Device Manager suggests a physical connection issue. Power down your PC, unplug it, and carefully check the SATA data and power cables to both drives and the motherboard. Next, enter your BIOS/UEFI settings during startup to ensure the SATA ports for these drives are enabled and that the BIOS detects them. If they appear in BIOS but not Windows, open Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) to see TxTag if they need drive letters assigned or if they appear as unallocated space (in which case, proceed with caution regarding formatting). If the drives were part of a RAID or Storage Space, you'll need to reconfigure that within Windows. Start with physical connections and BIOS checks.

 

[rgd1101]

full system spec? does bios see the hdd?

 

[rghash]

Hello!
After reinstalling Windows 10 on your Lenovo Legion T5 without erasing files and then reconnecting your old HDDs, the fact that they aren't recognized in Device Manager suggests a physical connection issue. Power down your PC, unplug it, and carefully check the SATA data and power cables to both drives and the motherboard. Next, enter your BIOS/UEFI settings during startup to ensure the SATA ports for these drives are enabled and that the BIOS detects them. If they appear in BIOS but not Windows, open Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) to see if they need drive letters assigned or if they appear as unallocated space (in which case, proceed with caution regarding formatting). If the drives were part of a RAID or Storage Space, you'll need to reconfigure that within Windows. Start with physical connections and BIOS checks.

I will check that out & then reply back with what I find. Thanks for the advice. I did think about checking the connection but it was very late so to bed. Everything was working B/4 I did the reload so the connections should be good but never assume, right!