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Why is my hard drive intermittently detected?
- Thread starter DLA-rwd
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How is D drive connected?
Have you check the connection?
Is it properly seen in the BIOS?
What have you tried?
Have you checked the drive for failures what were the results?
Have you check the connection?
Is it properly seen in the BIOS?
What have you tried?
Have you checked the drive for failures what were the results?
Hello!
My D: drive is internal. Is that what you mean? Or if not, how can I find the connection type?
I do not know if it's seen in BIOS. How can I find out?
I have tried rebooting the machine, of course, which is why I know that it sometimes shows up and sometimes doesn't. I have tried Googling the problem, but I don't see references to the intermittency issue in the results.
Open an Admin Command Prompt and type the following command
chkdsk d: /r
Depending on the size of the drive this may take a while to complete. Once completer let us know if it found any bad sectors.
Download and run CrystalDisk info standard edition from here
Run the program, grab any screenshots and attach to your next reply for us.
To capture and post a screenshot;
Click on the ALT key + PRT SCR key..its on the top row..right hand side..now click on start...all programs...accessories...paint....left click in the white area ...press CTRL + V...click on file...click on save...save it to your desktop...name it something related to the screen your capturing... BE SURE TO SAVE IT AS A .JPG ...otherwise it may be to big to upload... after typing in any response you have... click Attach files to add the screenshot.
chkdsk d: /r
Depending on the size of the drive this may take a while to complete. Once completer let us know if it found any bad sectors.
Download and run CrystalDisk info standard edition from here
Run the program, grab any screenshots and attach to your next reply for us.
To capture and post a screenshot;
Click on the ALT key + PRT SCR key..its on the top row..right hand side..now click on start...all programs...accessories...paint....left click in the white area ...press CTRL + V...click on file...click on save...save it to your desktop...name it something related to the screen your capturing... BE SURE TO SAVE IT AS A .JPG ...otherwise it may be to big to upload... after typing in any response you have... click Attach files to add the screenshot.
Hello, and thank you,
I have opened the command prompt window as an admin and typed the instruction you provided. The computer responds as follows:
I closed the window without responding to the question, since I was unsure might happen with either response.
Can you tell me what is likely going on?
Thank you again.
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