Hey everyone, so I was gaming and my game froze, which led me to force restart my PC. After that, my computer showed a flashing underscore, so I suspected that Windows might be corrupted. I ended up reinstalling Windows, and I know I usually need to delete some drives during installation, specifically those small 100MB ones, to find my SSD. I did find my SSD and reinstalled Windows, but now my HDD is completely gone from both Disk Management and Device Manager. I had two 1TB drives, and now I can only see my C drive. I'm really hoping to get my D drive back because it had my games on it.
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It looks like your system is recognizing only the SSD now. It's possible your HDD might have failed, especially if it was working fine before the crash. Have you tried checking the BIOS to see if the HDD shows up there? If not, it might be a hardware issue. If it is listed in the BIOS, consider running a disk check tool to see if it’s recoverable.
Yeah, it seems like your HDD might be the only working drive left after the reinstall. Just to confirm, check if the BIOS lists the HDD at all. If the HDD is still present in BIOS but not in Windows, you might need to initialize or partition it again via Disk Management.
Thanks for the tips, I'll check the BIOS to see if the HDD shows up. Fingers crossed!