Can't access my HDD

[maplefreak26]

When I open up My Computer, I can only see and access my SSD (which is my primary drive and is where Windows is installed at). I don't know how I would be able to access the HDD.

My Computer

Disk Management

Right clicking drive in Disk Management

[Untradeable]

Does it have data on it?

Otherwise, I think you'd need to format it for NTFS File-System.

[maplefreak26]

Does it have data on it?

Otherwise, I think you'd need to format it for NTFS File-System.

No, no data.
I don't know how to format a drive without a drive letter.

[Untradeable]

No, no data.
I don't know how to format a drive without a drive letter.

Have you tried disabling it in Device Manager, then Re-enabling it?

EDIT: Do you also have them set to Master/Slave?

[maplefreak26]

Have you tried disabling it in Device Manager, then Re-enabling it?

EDIT: Do you also have them set to Master/Slave?

Yes and I'm not sure what you mean by master/slave. I don't see any option in doing so, the boot order is optical drive -> SSD -> HDD

[Untradeable]

Nevermind, Master/Slave dont exist in SATA.

Not sure, Somehow you have to partition that secondary drive.

[Kabanaw]

Download smartmontools, open command prompt as an admin, then run smartctl -a /dev/sda to make sure the drive is healthy. If there are any bad sectors (look for pending, reallocated, and uncorrectable) then the drive may be failing. Is this a new drive or did this just start happening?

[maplefreak26]

Download smartmontools, open command prompt as an admin, then run smartctl -a /dev/sda to make sure the drive is healthy. If there are any bad sectors (look for pending, reallocated, and uncorrectable) then the drive may be failing. Is this a new drive or did this just start happening?

Spoiler

C:\Windows\system32>smartctl -a /dev/sda
smartctl 6.0 2012-10-10 r3643 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-win8] (sf-6.0-1)
Copyright (C) 2002-12, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (AF)
Device Model: ST2000DM001-1CH164
Serial Number: Z1E1Q5EC
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 04ea52f86
Firmware Version: CC24
User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes [2.00 TB]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: 7200 rpm
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Mon Feb 25 21:46:57 2013 PST

==> WARNING: A firmware update for this drive may be available,
see the following Seagate web pages:
http://knowledge.seagate.com/article...S/FAQ/207931en
http://knowledge.seagate.com/article...S/FAQ/223651en

SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity
was never started.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed

without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 89) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x73) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off supp
ort.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
No Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 222) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x3085) SCT Status supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_
FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 100 100 006 Pre-fail Always -
306368
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0003 096 096 000 Pre-fail Always -
0
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age Always -
27
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always -
0
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 100 253 030 Pre-fail Always -
4717
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
40
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 097 Pre-fail Always -
0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age Always -
10
183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always -
1
184 End-to-End_Error 0x0032 100 100 099 Old_age Always -
0
187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
0
188 Command_Timeout 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
0 0 0
189 High_Fly_Writes 0x003a 098 098 000 Old_age Always -
2
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 077 074 045 Old_age Always -
23 (Min/Max 16/26)
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
0
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
5
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
97
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 023 040 000 Old_age Always -
23 (0 14 0 0 0)
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 100 100 000 Old_age Offline -
0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000 Old_age Always -
0
240 Head_Flying_Hours 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age Offline -
9h+15m+53.716s
241 Total_LBAs_Written 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age Offline -
7705163715
242 Total_LBAs_Read 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age Offline -
67314

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]


SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.


C:\Windows\system32>

This is a new drive.

[Kabanaw]

Can you post a screenshot of the drive properties?

[maplefreak26]

Can you post a screenshot of the drive properties?

[Dudewitbow]

disregard previous statement i made


edit: you know where it is, right click and formating the drive doesnt work? in bios is your drive set to ACHI and not IDE mode by any chance?


edit 2: i will also note that 2tb drives and larger need to convert to GPT, which is one of the options you have.

[maplefreak26]

disregard previous statement i made


edit: you know where it is, right click and formating the drive doesnt work? in bios is your drive set to ACHI and not IDE mode by any chance?


edit 2: i will also note that 2tb drives and larger need to convert to GPT, which is one of the options you have.

It is set to IDE. (I just tried setting it to ACHI and it crashed my Windows upon startup)
I have converted it to GPT just now.

[maplefreak26]

(Sorry for double post)
Simple fix, I'm so stupid.
You were supposed to right click on the black bar and click 'New Simple Volume'.
Src: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/26...d-drive-letter