HDD is gone??

gamerguy127 · May 11, 2010, 08:34 PM

Hello all

after installing windows 7 on my pc a while ago i noticed that it no longer recodnizes one of my HDD's? i have 1 160GB, 1 80GB and an external 500GB hard drive and it notices all of them exept the 80gb hdd, it's not in my computer at all, however the device manager says it's there and i can see it when i go into my bios and asus express gate. I have no idea how to gain use of it tho? Any help would be great thanks guys

Judas · May 11, 2010, 08:37 PM

go into the control panel then into administration tools, after which go into computer management and then into storage then into disk management..

check and see if there is any partitions made on the 80gb HD (it may show up as a raw data or unpartitioned space)

gamerguy127 · May 11, 2010, 10:41 PM

Well.... thanks

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! that fixed it! i saw it there but it wasnt allocated a path so i told it to give it the G path, it did and then the HDD came up in that autorun box! now i can use it!! i dnt no what else to say really so, thanks alot! i'm so happy now

thats was a quick fix! i'd give you some rep but it sais i have to spread the rep before i give it to u again, so all i can say now is thanks again

this thread can be closed now as the problem is solved

May 11, 2010, 08:34 PM	#1
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	HDD is gone?? Hello all after installing windows 7 on my pc a while ago i noticed that it no longer recodnizes one of my HDD's? i have 1 160GB, 1 80GB and an external 500GB hard drive and it notices all of them exept the 80gb hdd, it's not in my computer at all, however the device manager says it's there and i can see it when i go into my bios and asus express gate. I have no idea how to gain use of it tho? Any help would be great thanks guys __________________

May 11, 2010, 10:41 PM	Thread Starter #3
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: HDD is gone?? Well.... thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! that fixed it! i saw it there but it wasnt allocated a path so i told it to give it the G path, it did and then the HDD came up in that autorun box! now i can use it!! i dnt no what else to say really so, thanks alot! i'm so happy now thats was a quick fix! i'd give you some rep but it sais i have to spread the rep before i give it to u again, so all i can say now is thanks again this thread can be closed now as the problem is solved __________________