Hard Drive Not Visible in My Computer - How To Fix It - Full Version

Hard Drive not Visible in My Computer - How to Fix It - Full Version
Ajoutée le 3 sept. 2012
A 3-page mini-site with help for other hard drive issues:

http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-hard-...
BACK UP YOUR FILES

My youtube how-to video:
http://youtu.be/OVoVbeBbV-o
If your hard drive is not detected, or is not found or not shown in My Computer, then it's a fairly
simple job to fix the "not recognized" problem in the Computer Management Console. This is
the full version of how to Initialize the drive, or otherwise fix the problem in the Disk
Management Utility, with added links showing how to repair or, as a last-hope effort, delete the
MBR.
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622 commentaires
T Mitchell
il y a 2 ans
This doesn't work for me. My seagate hard drive is not visible in "disk management"
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Fohan Warface
Fohan Warface
il y a 2 ans
+Tom Mitchell you found solution
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Sanjay PS
Sanjay PS
il y a 2 ans
ya dude same here.any solution?
4
Dimdimak 1
Dimdimak 1
il y a 2 ans
same can you help me
2
Nawaf
Nawaf
il y a 2 ans
Did you find anything?
1
Nawaf
Nawaf
il y a 2 ans
+whacha macallhim hey how did you find the fix???
AndyRips
AndyRips
il y a 2 ans
Im having this problem. Anybody figure this out?
1
Jim Gregg
Jim Gregg
il y a 2 ans
doesn't work no Maxtor drive in disk mngm't win 10. Opens up on old computer xp any
solutions?
Rich Williams
Rich Williams
il y a 1 an
Same, 2 seagates wont show up, urgh
2
Angela Abraham
Angela Abraham
il y a 1 an
did not show up in disk Management for me either so now what?
2
Cur53 R34p3r
Cur53 R34p3r
il y a 1 an
does anyone
fell down the seagate external hard drive or only me?
Clarence A. P.
Clarence A. P.
il y a 1 an
Seagate shows up in device manager
Derek Waddell
Derek Waddell
il y a 1 an
how did you fix this mate?
Kindred xDD
Kindred xDD
il y a 1 an
same brand of HHD and same problem
john smith
john smith
il y a 1 an
WD here. The HDD runs but it never shows up in the system and it causes the Disk management
to hang. No solution
koopernikus
koopernikus
il y a 10 mois
I faced a similar issue. I deleted partitions as he said. It is good now. Thanks to him. bentsnake
love kush
love kush
il y a 8 mois
Install Original windows OS to Fix It
MeatballMania
MeatballMania
il y a 5 mois
What I did was restart my pc and it eventually came up
Habituated Abnormality
Habituated Abnormality
il y a 5 mois
try windows memory diagnostic tool
Martin Hartley
Martin Hartley
il y a 1 mois
i have the same problem with my samsung 500gb external harddrive
Squall Ranger
Squall Ranger
il y a 3 ans (modifié)
When i try to initialized and press ok it says "The request could not be performed because of an
I/O device error...........plz help me it's a wd my passport ultra 1TB
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bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
@Squall Ranger An i/o error means input/output error. This means some self-check numbers
don't match, which can mean corrupt data. It might be your data that's corrupt, or it might be
the hard drive's own operating files.
Either way the situation is a bit grim, but by no means hopeless. Click through to my mini-site,
which is here: http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-hard-drive-how-to.html
Your interest is in page two, non-destructive MBR (Master Boot Record) repair. The procedure
given doesn't affect your data at all, but repairs (replaces, actually) the hard drive's own
operating files.
Hopefully this will give you access to the drive. If so, as soon as you can do two things:
1. Shameless plug, back up your files. My own how-to is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=OVoVbeBbV-o
The backup software is free, so you can stay safe for the price of a USB flash drive.
2. Check your drive for errors. Both Seagate and Western Digital have free software for checking
hard drives. Download and run.
NOTE: With both Seagate and Western Digital, a short check takes only a few minutes, but a long
check can take several hours. It's something you start before you head out to work in the
morning, or run it overnight.
And after all that it wouldn't hurt to run Windows' own disk checker (Windows chkdsk). I've
found that sometimes Windows catches errors that the manufacturer's software misses, and
vice versa. Once again, a short check takes only a few minutes, but a full check with fixing errors
is an overnighter.
I hope this might help.

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manga yakha
manga yakha
il y a 2 ans
name of software to check errors
yo
yo
il y a 2 ans
that website doesn't show anything..
datarecoveryguy.com
datarecoveryguy.com
il y a 2 ans
We recover data from many different storage devices. If its critical, feel free to give us a call.
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ranier cerrado
ranier cerrado
il y a 11 mois
bentsnake what will i do if i/o error came out. Thise my hard drive will not work already or even
cant open it again
Cam Par
Cam Par
il y a 1 an
when I try to initialize I get this error "the specified disk is not convertible because the size is less
than the minimum size required for GPT disks"
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Ger Gemini
Ger Gemini
il y a 1 an
u probably got that sorted by now :) but GPT is only for OVER 2.2TB - u need to initialise it as
MBR
Cam Par
Cam Par
il y a 1 an
@Ger Gemini I got a new one gpt works fine
Joevone Vernet
Joevone Vernet
il y a 1 an
How did you get a new one please help me ?
Cam Par
Cam Par
il y a 1 an
returned it to amazon and ordered a new hd
Joevone Vernet
Joevone Vernet
il y a 1 an
what about the data
Joevone Vernet
Joevone Vernet
il y a 1 an
what about the data
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Cam Par
Cam Par
il y a 1 an
there was no data on the hard drive, sorry bro
Hyran Cook
Hyran Cook
il y a 2 ans
Thank You, Mr Miracle Man! I paused the video and followed your clear and simple instructions
as it went along and Voila! (Or "Bakgat!" as we say in Mzansi/South Africa.)
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Project IS
Project IS
il y a 2 ans
Wat defok...
Hyran Cook
Hyran Cook
il y a 2 ans
+Project IS : Wie de donn...?
Project IS
Project IS
il y a 2 ans
@Hyran Cook SA Youtuber ;)
Hyran Cook
Hyran Cook
il y a 2 ans
Sê hoe maak ek ń "like" of ń shout out but jou se werf?
Project IS
Project IS
il y a 2 ans
just spread the name
Juan the panda
Juan the panda
il y a 4 ans
Thanks this really helped. I just built my computer and i have a solid state drive and a hard drive
and the hard drive wouldn't show up and the ssd was full of memory. Thank you so much
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Ladeldrick Smith
Ladeldrick Smith
il y a 4 ans
OMG.. THANK U.. Lol.
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djewie rogers
djewie rogers
il y a 4 ans
Thank very much my hard drive up and runing your video fix it ok thank u
1
Coffey
Coffey
"There once was a man named Stanley"
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leohpndbz
leohpndbz
il y a 2 ans
+Coffey i see what you did here
Amazon India Bazaar
Amazon India Bazaar
il y a 9 mois
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Ivy Mitsuno [Ivychandessu]
il y a 3 ans
omg! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I installed linux on a very special (to me) extarnal
hard drive, when i formated windows wast recognizing! my case was diferent but worked the
same way, THANK YOU! I was afraid id lost this HDD
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cheekynia
cheekynia
il y a 3 ans
@Ivychandessu i unplugged my hard disk now it is not detected, im scared that i lost
everything,should i try this?
il y a 3 ans
@cheekynia it worked for me, but im not sure if your case is the same as mine, in my case i
backed up everything and wiped, i have no idea what your case is
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
@cheekynia No you should not. Initializing will blank your hard drive, as the video warns.
You only unplugged, so unless your hard drive got some rough handling and was damaged you
probably just need to wiggle wires. Work both ends of your connecting cable(s), push, pull, twist,
bend, it's not impossible for these plugs to become loose.
If your hard drive was connected to a different computer, then there's some small chance that
your MBR (Master Boot Record) was damaged. This is not really likely. but it could happen. Look
at page 2 of my mini-site here: http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-hard-drive-how-to.html
The MBR restore given has not damaged any of several hard drives I've used it on.
I hope some of this might help.

mochibaek93
mochibaek93
il y a 3 ans
@Ivychandessu did u do the backup right before you wiped? how come and the drive isn't
recognized by the computer? can you tell me please?
il y a 3 ans
@koko mu well, i have a program called umbunto, and remember what i did was an external
drive, and yes i wiped before, what i did is basacly in the video, your HDD is an external drive on
an internal HDD?
mochibaek93
mochibaek93
il y a 3 ans
ahhh... mine is external too but whenever i try to intialize a window keeps popping and telling
me:" Data error, cyclic redundancy check error" :'( i can't do anything mentioned in this video :(
il y a 3 ans
@koko mu I think that sadly you have to wipe it, or maybe get unbunto and try to recover your
files, windows is kinda picky :/
I think the best advice you is that one, get unbumto, try and recover your files, thats the best
choice, if it doesnt work, well maybe wipe your drive, and with luck try and recover your files
with a file recover, i used that as well for my old HDD i even saw files i didnt remember I had xD
Actually unbunto was the only OS who recognized my external HDD and i was able to recover (:
I hope that works for you ^^
mochibaek93
mochibaek93
il y a 3 ans
@Ivychandessu thank you so much ^^ I will definitely try it. :)))
il y a 3 ans
@koko mu your welcome ^^ Also the best part in unbunto, you dont need to install it at all, you
can run it from a CD like i did, its a really nice feature ^^
I hope it works (:
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mohammead ali
mohammead ali
il y a 1 an
Ivychandessu
Nola1176
Nola1176
il y a 3 ans
you're like the Bob Ross of computers...nice and gentle.
thanks
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Deep Sharma
Deep Sharma
il y a 2 ans
My toshiba external hard disk is not detected by windows. it shows power indicator but not
detected.
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Guramrit Singh
Guramrit Singh
il y a 1 an
Deep Sharma you found any solution??
Deep Sharma
Deep Sharma
il y a 1 an
No. couldn't be detecte
Eru Desu
Eru Desu
il y a 2 ans
When i try to initialized and press ok it says "The request could not be performed because of an
I/O device error...........plz help me it's a seagate 500GB
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Eru Desu
Eru Desu
il y a 2 ans
please reply bentsnake :(
dood poop
dood poop
il y a 1 an
i had the same problem
ranier cerrado
ranier cerrado
il y a 11 mois
Me to i dont know wat to do now
El Kapitan Mexicano
El Kapitan Mexicano
il y a 11 mois
not right solution for my 2tb hard drive. Shows ""DATA ERROR (CLYCLIC REDUNCY CHECK)
1
Nivedita Tiwari
Nivedita Tiwari
il y a 4 mois
I have the same problem...
Prince Casper
Prince Casper
i use windows 7, i already plugged in my usb but i cant see Disk 1 on the disk manager.
p/s when i connect my usb flash drive i heard a sound, but it never finish installing the drive. i
tried to look at disk manager but its not there also.. please help.
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bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Your drive is not in disk manager because it's not installed, meaning the computer doesn't know
it's there. The computer can't "see" it.
Always first suspect a bad connection. Don't use a hub. Wiggle, twist, push & pull the
connecting cable.
Take a look at my 3 page mini-site of hard drive issues. Apparently YouTube lets us post links
now so here ya go.
http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-hard-drive-how-to.html
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chickenwretch
chickenwretch
il y a 3 ans
very helpful, thank you Sir.
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Aldous Joevel Balignasa
Aldous Joevel Balignasa
il y a 3 ans
Omg thanks a lot bro its really help ☺
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000wrestlemania
000wrestlemania
il y a 3 ans
Thank you sooo much!! I've been watching useless videos for the past hour, untill I found this.
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Lemon
Lemon
il y a 3 ans
thanks so much! Helped alot!
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Jeremy ChinGZ
Jeremy ChinGZ
when i initialize it says this request could not be performed because of I/O device error can
anyone tell me how to fix this problem
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Asif Bashir
Asif Bashir
il y a 1 an
thanks. you save my day
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mo.ashraf behlim
mo.ashraf behlim
il y a 1 an
when i am connect my external hard disk only pop sound and afer 1 min it disconnect
automatically with pop sound and msg show usb not recognized and also external hard disk not
show in disk management.
Antoinette Jackson
Antoinette Jackson
il y a 2 ans
MY DEAREST BENTSNAKE!!!
You sir saved my life! And a newly bought $75 SeaGate External Hard Drive that I desperately
needed to back up my laptop prior to sending it off to DEll for repairs to the speaker outlet.
I had foolishly deleted the SeaGate Dashboard. It did not allow the 1Tb Ext. HD to be recognized
by my laptop after tying to use the clone programme Macrium Reflect software. The USB plug
accidently came out at 85% and when I plugged it back in - my Dell laptop no longer SHOWED
the F:// SeaGate Drive. I was DEVASTATED! My husband and I went so far as to go buy yet
ANOTHER Ext. HD this one was called an expansion drive by Toshiba this time, again 1Tb. Due to
YOUR video here I think I may not have to use it, and can try once again to make a clone of my
laptop on the SeaGate Ext. HD because it is NOW visible in my Windows Explorer Folder which
shows my drives and DVD player. Thank you Thank You Thank you sir! If you ever come to Palm
Bay Florida you have a lovely dinner out on us! I'll let you know if I get this clone accomplished
this time. Yours MOST Sincerely Sir. Antoinette Jackson (islandantoinette at yahoo.com)
Lucre Bem - Empreendedorismo
Lucre Bem - Empreendedorismo
il y a 2 mois
I can't even see it as unallocated. What happened to me was that I had the thing working, then I
performed a format and now it's not recognizing anymore, not even as unallocated.
Procrastination Domination
Procrastination Domination
il y a 2 ans
Thank you soo much!!!! I was able to fix 3 hard drives using this method. I had taken apart 2 old
computers and wanted to put the hard drives in my htpc running windows 8 but they were not
detected. Using my desktop running windows 7 I was able to do this. For some reason windows
8 could not see the drives but windows 7 could. After I finished doing these steps on my desktop
I did have to set partition as active so my htpc could see the drive. :) IT'S ALIVE!!!!
Rogelio José Mora Santeliz
Rogelio José Mora Santeliz
il y a 1 an
Gracias... Muy Útil este tutorial.
Agradecido
Thanks ... This tutorial is very usefull.

Grateful
டடடட டடடடடடMKV
டடடட டடடடடடMKV
il y a 6 mois
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUTHANK YOU THANK
YOU THANK YOU!!THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!THANK YOU THANK
YOU THANK YOU!
shreyas krishna
shreyas krishna
il y a 2 ans
Hey, I followed all the steps that you have showed in the video and now my 2TB seagate hard
disk is showing up. But the problem is its asking me to format it before I could use it. But my
hard disk is almost full with data. I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out without losing
the data.
Thanks in advance.
Gottlieb Goltz
Gottlieb Goltz
il y a 1 an
New 8541-RDX needs this I'm sure. I makes a hardware installed sound then hides somewhere.
It's been plugged into the serial port for days, unplugged and back, etc. No instructions, cables,
or hints, as I recall T/D description just said plug it in.
Ram's Maral
Ram's Maral
il y a 2 ans
I am facing problem with..seagate external hard disk not detected usb driver software.getting
error device driver software not successfully installed..........Please can you help into that..
Gajendra raju
Gajendra raju
il y a 2 ans
I used this hard drive a few days ago no problem but since few days I can't seem to get it to work
anymore. I would plug it into my laptop and not get anything at all, I then noticed the light was
blinking so I knew that isn't a good sign. So I tried plugging it to my desktop and it still had the
same problem. Blinking light and no detection of the hard drive being plugged in.
Anyone have a solution for this sort of problem? I would hate to lose all my movie and work. I've
had this drive for about a year and a half now.
FaLLenStormyGod
FaLLenStormyGod
il y a 3 ans
OMG this thing still works, im using a windows 7 os, which is what happend is i cannot see on
"My Computer" my WD external Hardrive that was given to me, it says online in disk
management, i can safely eject it but nothing in "My computer",. looking everywhere on google
complicated things and similar to this but cannot follow the steps, this video is a miracle from
god, thank you uploader, thank you very much.. ^_^
bud knowitall
bud knowitall
il y a 3 ans
what would you suggest if the drive doesnt show up in disk mngment, i have tried different
computers and usb ports i know to be good, is there any solution to fix the usb,also i have tried
assigning a different letter to the drive
Julee Lee
Julee Lee
il y a 2 ans
this trick work ! is sample to follow, very clear instruction even for a pc dummy like me can
understand.
It worked on the Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 3 TB Model SRD00F2
thank you very much

ThisGuyFrritz
ThisGuyFrritz
il y a 1 an
I've ordered a new HDD and my computer would not recognize it as it normally should. I was
going to return it, which doesn't seem likely. But after watching this video, I tried Start ->
Computer (Right-Click) -> Manage and did what I could to initialize it. It worked! I even let the
seller know that the device isn't defected after all.
65NART
65NART
il y a 2 ans
Hello bentsnake. I bought the sea gate external hard drive. Also a new Mac but it's not showing. I
need to copy Mt iTunes to update the new Mac. If I initialise this on a PC is it possible that when
I transfer over to my Mac that I would lose everything. It says it's Mac/pc compatible.
Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne
il y a 7 mois
i use 2 hard drive(internal)..one is 160 gb and the other is 1tb.After formatting the 160 gb and
installing new windows 7 64bit when it's successful,it shows only the 160 gb.The 1tb is detected
in the "manage" My Computer screen but not in the hard drive display.It only shows the C
drive.Please help....Thank you.
SPEC-TRUM!C
SPEC-TRUM!C
il y a 4 mois (modifié)
when I right click ,the initialize button is greyed out. and it shows not initialized. but there is one
more button called offline . pls help me out
SimpleCreations
SimpleCreations
il y a 1 an
Thanks so much! I simply followed your instructions for my external HDD and in the process
found another 232 gig unallocated partition on my computer. I followed the same instructions
for both and now have tons of free space. Thanks!! for the simple, clear instructions!
Stella T
Stella T
il y a 3 ans
i bought the same one but the 500 gb and when i start my pc it says that it starts from the
external hard drive (which is empty) instead of my internal hard drive with the windows 7 in
it....what the hell!!!!
Cindywmv
Cindywmv
il y a 2 ans
My external hard drive wont let me initialize. Disk 1 shows up completely gray (doesn't show any
information.) When I go to initialize I get an error "The request failed due to fatal device
hardware error" is there any way to fix it?
Nivedita Tiwari
Nivedita Tiwari
il y a 4 mois
When I initialise the disk it says 'Data error (cyclic redundancy check)'. Can someone help me
please?
Hefty Techno
Hefty Techno
il y a 4 mois
Thanks you have saved me £100 to get someone to come look at my pc!!!!
Great vid presented in a friendly informative way :)
Cant thank you enough!!!!!!!

The Kurt's Place Channel
The Kurt's Place Channel
il y a 2 ans
Very helpful. I will recommend this site to others in my videos on installing a hard drive. many
thanks.
Martin Hernandez
Martin Hernandez
il y a 5 mois
this pointer movement reminds me of the OUIJA board.... LOL!
Elizabeth Oliver
Elizabeth Oliver
il y a 2 ans
Used this on Windows 10 to get back my Toshiba 1TB external hard drive. I had been using it to
keep movies. This worked great. Thank you so much for the information!!
Tiger Humour
Tiger Humour
il y a 2 ans
I need i just bought a computer and we upgraded it to windows 10 a few weeks later the hard
drive won't load plz help
Martin Hartley
Martin Hartley
il y a 1 mois
still dont work my does not show
thecobaltroom
thecobaltroom
OMG THANK YOU soo much! Best how to step by step ever! I have this external hard drive,
imoega for 2 years and was not able to get my laptop or any other PC to recognize it but it works
now thanks to you. :)
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
il y a 6 mois
Is this for real? I'm having a problem booting into windows and your solution is from windows,
LOL
Alghud$
Alghud$
il y a 4 ans
when i go to initialize disk and press ok it comes up with a message saying " The specified disk is
not convertible because the size is less than the minimum size required for GPT disks. " and im
also running of an windows 8 computer can someone please help? Cheers
Zakk MG
Zakk MG
il y a 1 an
didn't work I have two one is a mypassport drive that "died?" about 4 years ago and the other
just stopped working today. I have a lot of valuable information on there i don't want to delete it,
any other fixes you could think of?
Aroon Prajapati
Aroon Prajapati
il y a 6 mois
it shows on mac book but when i connect to windows it doesnot show any icon...how can i fix
it ?plz give me the soln ..i hav been banging my head..
Omar the Dead Aziz
Omar the Dead Aziz
il y a 3 ans
good vid, but my problem is brand new 2 tb hdd & used 256 gb ssd both r missing, even in disk
management
Vung Dixon
Vung Dixon
il y a 3 ans
Thank you so much. I feel like I am a computer geek now. You have my answer.
George Brailsford
George Brailsford
il y a 2 ans
My hard drive doesn't come up at all! Do you think I need a new cable or is my hard drive toast?
I can't access any of this for my hard drive..
Matthew Yong
Matthew Yong
il y a 3 ans
Great information for the non-IT savvy setting up hard drives for their new built PCs thumbs up
skullbugz joe
skullbugz joe
il y a 4 ans
Also if it's still not showing up regardless of what was done in this video, then make sure the wire
you are using to connect the hard drive is two way not just one way like the one I was originally
using!lol
rusmir ramovic
rusmir ramovic
il y a 2 ans
Dude can I fix my ex hard drive without deleting my data from it?????
Gerald Bond
Gerald Bond
il y a 2 ans
I have a 3TB Western Digital My Book. Under Disk Manager, my Drive 1 shows uninitialized and
unallocated. Right clicking on the disk, the initialize disk option is greed out, and I do have admin
rights.what can I do.
Gabriel Arevalo
Gabriel Arevalo
il y a 2 ans
thank you very much... my computer detect my hard drive
Welmosca
Welmosca
il y a 2 ans
Huge thanks man...great video,it solved ma problem.If you're trying to make a HDD from a PS3
or PS4 into an external HDD this video will work for you.
Shawn Worley
Shawn Worley
il y a 3 ans
Had a 1TB drive sitting in my computer for a year not being used. Was about to just get rid of it
but decided to check one last time for a fix. Thank you so much ^_^ Worked perfectly. Just
doubled my Disk space :D
Ariel
Ariel
il y a 2 ans
An incomplete Ubuntu installation was the problem. Your shot gun aproach rocks!
Thank you
mrdavid42
mrdavid42
il y a 3 ans
This was exactly what I was looking for and perfectly explained! I picked up a used 500gig drive
for $25 and was ready to toss it until I came across your video. Thank you so much. I named the
hard drive WD500...
Isaiah Ash
Isaiah Ash
il y a 2 ans
thank you, now I have 1tb more space on the old computer! :-)
David J. Pringle
David J. Pringle
il y a 4 ans
Did you narrate my grade school films we watched in Elementary school 30 years ago? Only
joking , you have a great voice and style in tutoring. You stop when you should and speak in
detailed accurate form Great video it solved my problem. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
sathya vaanan
sathya vaanan
il y a 3 ans
What an awesome explanation. A 5 year old or 80 year old could easily have learnt how to solve
their problem.
FATBOY SCOTT
FATBOY SCOTT
watched ur vid and it worked brill. but ive to do it every time i plug it in its a 2.half inch hdd from
a ps3 can any one help tu
its a sata
infraredbob
infraredbob
il y a 3 ans
somehow this video isn't obsolete even though we're at win10 now. classic microsoft
Ahmed Khateeb
Ahmed Khateeb
il y a 1 an
Hard Drive not Visible in My Mac - How to Fix It ?
Dan Wico
Dan Wico
il y a 5 mois
THANK YOU THANK YOU! VERY LEGIT!!!
Fredrik Titland
Fredrik Titland
il y a 2 ans
my hard drive does no show up there either. but the litgh on it is flashing so iknow it is
connected... help
OfficialKAYLE
OfficialKAYLE
il y a 2 ans
Thanks sir thought my missing drive would not show up anymore bad thing is i deleted all my
videos in there hope i can restore it back..
Giuseppe Dizon
Giuseppe Dizon
il y a 4 ans
A superb and absolutely good presentation of knowledge for the community.... very nice voice....
Ritesh Yadav
Ritesh Yadav
il y a 2 ans
my is the same error but its not showing initialized option plz help
ted gozier
ted gozier
il y a 3 ans
while i was in computer manage screen there was an option to give my hard drive a destination.
I: E: F: etc...
All i did was assign it a designation and voila! It read my drive again!! I'd thought i lost everything
elcues
elcues
il y a 3 ans
I seems that once a drive has had linux on it Windows will not see it .That is the problem I have.
thednasound
thednasound
il y a 2 ans
does this delete all information on the harddrive
i need everything on the hard drive
Cameron Clark
Cameron Clark
il y a 2 ans
Thank you, I knew how to do this but had forgotten how to get to the proper menu, +1 like.
Tony Metoyer
Tony Metoyer
il y a 2 ans
Thanks so much! wish I would have looked this up sooner!
jake10085876
jake10085876
il y a 2 ans
Worked sweet as a reset on a 500GB SSD I formatted incorrectly. Thanks!
Ron Boronkay
Ron Boronkay
il y a 2 ans
Thank you for making this video was freaking out LOL very good job with the explanation!
Elwood2911
Elwood2911
il y a 11 mois
Excellent presentation... Informative and laid out logically in a linear form. A far cry from some
who are not organized and think that extremes of profanity imparts knowledge ... Nothing more
than cover for stupidity and ignorance . This should be used as a bench mark in how to present
instructional videos, without the blaring , pounding "music" that adds absolutely NOTHING.
Professional. Well done.
Kale Daniels
Kale Daniels
il y a 2 ans
Awesome! Super helpful, thanks! :)
Chhea-Kensheal Ly
Chhea-Kensheal Ly
il y a 4 ans
Wow!! This is amazing, it worked perfectly. Thanks you!!
you saved me a 100$ from buying another hard drive
Walrus
Walrus
il y a 3 ans
He sounds like he should be reading books for audible, but! this has actually helped me out
when I was googling like mad to figure out what the hell! was going on so heaps of thanks to Mr.
Audible ^^
TAS Clan
TAS Clan
il y a 2 ans
OMG HIS MOUSE IS SO SLOW...
Krishnan Unni
Krishnan Unni
il y a 2 ans
THANK YOU .I GOT MY 500 GB HARDDISK BACK.
RollerCosta
RollerCosta
il y a 3 ans
thank you so much, you are the first person to say that if it was used on a mac, it would not
work, but thank you so much for your help!
Mahmoud Mohamed
Mahmoud Mohamed
il y a 1 an
Please i need your help i used Easeus to increase a local disk space then it got stuck so i shut the
laptop off from power button, and then i installed a new windows 8.1 when it finished and
logged in i found 2 of my local disks (3 total) disappeared and they turned to be a "free space" in
disk management not unallocatoed space WHAT TO DO?!
Whitecloud197
Whitecloud197
il y a 2 ans
Thank you, your video helped me solve my Hard Drive Issue!
phonsopheak keo
phonsopheak keo
il y a 2 ans
Does it lose all my file?
Anonymous
Anonymous
il y a 4 ans
I had so much problems with my hard drive.I fixed it exactly the way you explained it.And you
won a subscribe :)
Hermie Divina
Hermie Divina
il y a 4 ans
Thank you so much bentsnake :-) my hard disk now is fixed... keep it up more tutorials...
sudama fabrics
sudama fabrics
il y a 4 ans
my usb harddisk is was not showing thank to your video
thank you very much
Aditya Ghoshal
Aditya Ghoshal
il y a 3 ans
thanks a ton! you gave my HDD life!
Mitch_X TV
Mitch_X TV
il y a 3 ans
Very Helpful Video Thank You So Much!!!!
Pritika Sethi
Pritika Sethi
il y a 3 ans
i have alot f imp data i want to save it what should i do ? how should i save my data ?
plz rply asap
Zayed -al
Zayed -al
il y a 2 ans
thank's a lot .. that was great it's work thank's again
worldstallestdrummer
worldstallestdrummer
il y a 1 mois
best voice ever...
Rado P
Rado P
il y a 3 ans
Thanks !!!!! I spent a lot of time with no results. After seeing this video the things made clear to
me. I got it now. Credit to you!
Sylvia Stevenson
Sylvia Stevenson
il y a 1 an
My SSD DRIVE is seen in all the places .. However in the computer Management screen/Disk
Mgmt. it shows the SSD as unknown and NOT Initilized. When I right click Initilize is greyed
out(not available) so I can't find answers for this situation tonight. I'm stuck with no help.
James McDonald
James McDonald
il y a 3 ans
Insanely informative and helpful, detected my HDD no problem thanks many times over
Emanueljaundavid AKA Manne
Emanueljaundavid AKA Manne
il y a 4 ans
Thanks!! What a relief to know that you will not run out of space any time soon :)
Shawn Mo
Shawn Mo
il y a 2 ans
This worked like a charm. Thank You...
Faiz Zakaria
Faiz Zakaria
il y a 3 ans
Thank you very much this video help me in no time . Cheers
mohammed mahmoud
mohammed mahmoud
il y a 2 ans
Thank you very much i got benefit from you i appreciate your work ☺☺
pratik chavhan
pratik chavhan
il y a 6 mois
My problem c drive chang d drive
Darren K
Darren K
il y a 3 ans
When I try to initialize the drive, it says "The device is not ready" I have tried 4 or 5 different
times and it will not work. What do I do?
Seagate - Backup Plus Slim 2TB - USB 3 -
The drive is brand new and this is the first time connecting it to any computer.
Darren K
Darren K
il y a 3 ans
By the way, I did appreciate the time and effort that was put into this video. I'm sure it has been
very helpful to a lot of people.
Thanks!!
Safiq Soffian
Safiq Soffian
il y a 2 ans
thanks dude! you just save my day!
Sue Muirhead
Sue Muirhead
il y a 4 ans
Hi bentsnake - just wanted to come on and say a HUGE thanks for your very clear concise video -
with your help we were able to re-establish our external hard drive - excellento!
simjem
simjem
il y a 4 ans
Hi. I have a freeview box hard drive and I want to format it for use as a spare external HDD. Thing
is, the freeview boxes are not recognised by windows so it doesn't show up in my computer or
disk management. Although the computer bubble pops up, drivers installed and the item is
working fine, I cannot find a way to format it seeing as windows doesn't add it to the my
computer section. Have you any ideas on this? I did find this pieve of text online but it went over
my head lol>>>
"Grab the ISO for GpartED - throw it on a CD, and boot to the CD -
It will recognize whatever format it is in because it is either a UNIX OS or Linux OS that created it
in the first place. Then you can make it NTFS or FAT32, even exFAT"
I have no idea what that is on about. What I do know, there's a lot of people trying to format
freeview box hard drives but there's no answers for them. I am guessing in America you don't
have them or there would be a lot of info on here somewhere on how to do it. A freeview box,
just in case you don't know, is a set top box, like TiVo I guess, but it receives tv signals through an
aerial on your roof, (this is in britain) and converts the signal into pics ofr your tv and it also
records tv. Your help would be very appreciated, or anyone elses. Thanks.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
You're right, I don't know what a freeview box is. But Gparted will do the job if anything will. It's
a freebie, download it from gparted.org
The trick is that Gparted does not run in Windows, it runs independently, complete unto itself.
The .iso is burned to a CD (see below), and then your computer runs off of that CD. Thus you
bypass Windows' limitations.
An .iso is a type of file meant only to be burned to a CD. BUT you don't just burn it, you "burn
.iso to CD." Search for that (sans quotes) here on YouTube, there are how-tos.
Then you boot (start) your computer to the CD. Search "boot to CD" (sans quotes) here on
YouTube.
Booting to a CD takes a couple-few minutes because CDs are much slower than the computer's
actual internal speed. I don't mean ten minutes, but a few. Don't think it's not working, sit back
and let it start in its own time. Unless you have special requirements, answer startup questions
by just hitting the Enter key.
With Gparted running you can deal with any drive that your computer (not Windows) can
detect. How, exactly, to do that? How else, search "gparted" (sans quotes) here on YouTube.
If Gparted doesn't list the drive you want to work with, well, your computer can't detect that
drive, and that's pretty much the end of it. I hope this might be of some help.
deepak shrestha
deepak shrestha
il y a 3 ans
thank you very much
it really works
EAG 92298
EAG 92298
il y a 4 ans
my hard drive did not appear in the disk management.. any help?
Akash Kumar
Akash Kumar
il y a 2 ans
Thank you very much
This really help me allot then those other video
Aravinthan Ramakrishnan
Aravinthan Ramakrishnan
il y a 3 ans
very well explained and solved my problem!
Thank you very much.
JuSt-BMX Minecraft & More!
JuSt-BMX Minecraft & More!
il y a 3 ans
Thanks sooo muchhhhhhhhh the second step worked.
Avishek Nandy
Avishek Nandy
il y a 4 ans
A Million Thanks. It helped me a lot. Mainly Step 2. Thanks again...
The Syndrosphear
The Syndrosphear
il y a 2 ans
Holy Crap that's an old opperating system. Hahaha
goodapollo90
goodapollo90
il y a 2 ans
so glad i found this video, saved me a lot of frustration. thank you
IMakeThemShoes
IMakeThemShoes
il y a 3 ans
You are Amazing!!!! My dad struggled top figure it out and within 3 minutes of watching your
video it works now, Thank you so much!!!!
Julio Pereira
Julio Pereira
il y a 3 ans
Thank you. Excelent Video!.
leohpndbz
leohpndbz
il y a 2 ans
this is like the voice of my dead grandfather
espressock
espressock
il y a 1 an
after 3.30 it said "the device is not ready" ... helppp
John Orian
John Orian
il y a 3 ans
Thank you very much for this very helpful video.
Harri Konola
Harri Konola
il y a 3 ans
Thank you! Saved me a lot of money :)
chris morine
chris morine
il y a 1 an
yes thank you ! this was one of the better ones i found so easy and simple you are the man man
vermont send its love ! pease to the middle east !
Spetsnaz Kitten
Spetsnaz Kitten
il y a 2 ans
lol virus on linux.
loveneet sharma
loveneet sharma
il y a 1 an
Thank you so much sir.. Ur great
My 5 year old hardisc start now..
faceless58
faceless58
il y a 2 ans
Still works for me on windows 10, except the dialogue box for perform quick format was already
checked! Very helpful thank you
nightclock626
nightclock626
il y a 2 ans
I use windows 10 also. there is no "initialize" but there is "convert to dynamic disk". is this it?
2
Bec Hill
Bec Hill
il y a 3 ans
Thank you so much!! FINALLY A VIDEO THAT ACTUALLY FIXED THE ISSUE!
RandomlyYours
RandomlyYours
il y a 3 ans
This video is a life saver. Got my new drive initialized with no problems. Thank you for posting it.
Smig_RB
Smig_RB
il y a 2 ans
Really helpful, thank you.
Kittany
Kittany
il y a 3 ans
OMGGGG THANK YOU MAN ITS WORKING NOW :))))))
janaka rodrigo
janaka rodrigo
il y a 3 ans
Thank you very much for the video :)
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ThisisMackTv
ThisisMackTv
il y a 2 ans
This was awesome
sharath sheen
sharath sheen
il y a 2 ans
great thanks u sooooo much !!! everything is fine now :)
sidney housen
sidney housen
il y a 3 ans
thnks this was usefull ;)
skde
skde
il y a 3 ans
Helpful tutorial, thanks very much!
Farhana Akther
Farhana Akther
il y a 1 an
give me phone number plz
Red Eyed Banshee
Red Eyed Banshee
il y a 3 ans
thanks allot, the first one helped me sooo much
Lina Agrell
Lina Agrell
il y a 2 ans
Thank you very very much <3
George ogbeide
George ogbeide
il y a 3 ans
thanks helped me! with my 931GB on 8.1
Bruce Niermeyer
Bruce Niermeyer
il y a 4 ans
Thanks for the video! When the "Disk Management" window first comes up, Windows 7 has
recognized the new drive- a 1tb HGST. A dialogue box titled "Initialize Disk" is already showing
which asks which partition style to use-either MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition
Table). Which do you recommend?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
The Master Boot Record (MBR) is a small collection of files that identifies the hard drive to the
Windows operating system. This is the one you want.
You'd use GPT only if you had a specific reason for doing so. It's in the "if you need it, you'll
know" category.
Mihai Cservenecz
Mihai Cservenecz
il y a 4 ans
Very informative, I appreciate the patience. Well done, and thank you !
Kory Kramer
Kory Kramer
il y a 3 ans
Thank you so much I learned allot from this video
bennemann
bennemann
il y a 4 ans
Very well explained and solved my problem! Thank you! Also, your voice is pretty sexy (no
homo).
Wyatt Hertz Games
Wyatt Hertz Games
il y a 3 ans
Such a simple thing. Appreciate the explanation. Thanks snake.
Piranavan Thirumal
Piranavan Thirumal
il y a 4 ans
Thank u very much. It worked
Tucker Odom
Tucker Odom
il y a 3 ans
WD40, no plug intended XDXD
Filipe Cardoso
Filipe Cardoso
il y a 3 ans
very helpfull even after 2 years,
well done ur a life safer
thanks
Nicholas Anderson
Nicholas Anderson
il y a 3 ans
You sir are my hero, Thank You so much
GoatBoy
GoatBoy
il y a 2 ans
thanks man worked great
Kenan Musungwa
Kenan Musungwa
il y a 3 ans
Wondeful, Cheers.
Jokes onYou
Jokes onYou
il y a 2 ans
OMG! thank you!
charlie morton
charlie morton
Thankyou for this video this helped a lot
BenoChan1
BenoChan1
il y a 3 ans
when i click on initialize disk, it said "access denied" :(
Emmanuel Dupuis
Emmanuel Dupuis
il y a 4 ans
working! thanks a lot! very well explained!
Michaelle D
Michaelle D
il y a 3 ans
Love it! Thank you sooo much
LeCreamOfSour
LeCreamOfSour
il y a 4 ans
omdfg thx it worken!!!
Aboodi Aljahmi
Aboodi Aljahmi
il y a 2 ans
thank you very much
Matheus Felix
Matheus Felix
il y a 4 ans
Sorry for ask...
But, I work on a computer store, or "Technical Assintent", something like. And here my boss have
an Hard Drive only for backup's, this hard drive its not working anymore, i don't know when he
used by the last time, but when i plug the HDD on the computer he show "not initialized and
unallocated" on the disk manager. I saw this way, and you said this way will delete all files, my
boss need the files, how i do this process without deleting files? And, if I do this process, have a
way to recovery the files after formatting?
(Sorry, my english is terrible, 'cause i'm braziliam, from brazil)
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
I'm sorry, but you're talking here about data recovery, which is iffy at best, and not my area. The
best I can do is suggest that you Google for:
data recovery freeware
and see what might happen. Wishing you luck.

Nthai Martin Papala
Nthai Martin Papala
il y a 3 ans
you are a genius man, thank you. :D
Lee Magee
Lee Magee
il y a 2 ans
you sir, are a life saver! thank you!
John Spartan
John Spartan
il y a 2 ans
Thank you so much! It works!
SaoPauloNX
SaoPauloNX
il y a 2 ans
thanks mate :)
jaime metaquair
jaime metaquair
il y a 3 ans
Thank it is a great help
Eric Ismail
Eric Ismail
il y a 4 ans
thanks for your help.
worked great
Fofi Fofaki
Fofi Fofaki
il y a 3 ans
Thank you very much
Will Coles
Will Coles
il y a 3 ans
Thank you so much!
This helped me alot!
Tristan Field
Tristan Field
il y a 2 ans
Very helpful. Helped me fix my issues within less then 10 minutes.
ambitious1
ambitious1
il y a 4 ans
Thank You so much this helped a whole lot. :-)
Morteza Fartaj
Morteza Fartaj
il y a 2 ans
Vaoo...really nice and useful...Thanks.....
Sandeep Sandhu
Sandeep Sandhu
il y a 2 ans
Just what i needed. Thank you.
Ashish Dev
Ashish Dev
il y a 2 ans
worked like a charm! Thanks!
Night Fury77
Night Fury77
il y a 1 an
Thank you so much this has helped me
65NART
65NART
il y a 2 ans
Thanks Neil
David Matt
David Matt
il y a 4 ans
Perfect. Than-you. Made my day.
Conrado Araujo
Conrado Araujo
il y a 4 ans
You're the man!! Great video! Saved me hahaha
Grant Mlack
Grant Mlack
il y a 3 ans
Seriously you are awesome, 10/10
ZOM_be
ZOM_be
il y a 4 ans
Thank you so much, you are a life saver
Rhandy Boesjes
Rhandy Boesjes
il y a 1 an
dont do drug hmmmkay
mohamed ziani
mohamed ziani
il y a 4 ans
VERY GOOD EXPLANATIONS WELL DONE MAN
Earl Agullana
Earl Agullana
il y a 1 an
I see the 1 terrabyte hard drive in the disk management section, and it's working. My problem is
i cant see in my computer.
jell0puddng
jell0puddng
il y a 4 ans
can i just say that this was the best tutorial ever...
Petru Voinescu
Petru Voinescu
il y a 2 ans
warning, all data is destroyed
Julie Carta
Julie Carta
il y a 3 ans
thank you very much!!!!
Chiruliru
Chiruliru
il y a 3 ans
the disk doesn't show up in the computer management nor bios. help?
Mihai Asaftei
Mihai Asaftei
il y a 3 ans
i just found a way to enable it without FORMATTING IT, WITHOUT DELETING THE DATA ON IT, if
its corrupted and u know it, i suggest u format but if not, go to disk management, type in search
bar from the control panel menu and you should find it, rclick on the drive, enable path and
letter, enable a letter "f: " and select ok, now its done...hope that helped.
Edwin
Edwin
il y a 2 ans
savior!
Edwin
Edwin
il y a 2 ans
savior!
Saul Espinoza
Saul Espinoza
il y a 4 ans
working! thanks a lot! it worked
Ali Alfatemi
Ali Alfatemi
il y a 3 ans
thanks so much! Helped alot!
Ashwini Singh
Ashwini Singh
il y a 1 an
In this way my data will be deleted or not ?
Ryan White
Ryan White
il y a 3 ans
You are a God among men. Thank you
yomellamoberny
yomellamoberny
il y a 3 ans
Thx, you saved me!
rasdar mahdi
rasdar mahdi
il y a 2 ans
thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks
Charles Mo
Charles Mo
il y a 3 ans
thank you very much. that"s work!
benedict taglay
benedict taglay
il y a 2 ans
my hard drive doesnt show either in the disk management
Karl-Philippe Télémaque-H
Karl-Philippe Télémaque-H
il y a 2 ans
thx for the video, it worked
Rishesh Kc
Rishesh Kc
il y a 4 ans
Thanks a lot.
ChiquenFoot
ChiquenFoot
il y a 1 an
i have a problem where i have a pre built computer with a terrabyte of storage however my
storage apears as only 111 gigabytes please help
ScifiBeautifly
ScifiBeautifly
il y a 1 an
Thank you. I'm not too familiar with computers but decided to experiment and stick an internal
hard drive into my PC. But couldn't figure out why it wasn't registering until I saw this video.
Thank you.
christopher zamora
christopher zamora
il y a 1 an
sir i have two hard disk connected to my board. it just happen now that the other hard disk was
not detected. how can i recover my files in undetected hard disk?
cooldog60
cooldog60
il y a 1 an
I don't understand how I am going to access what is on the hard drive if I delete everything that
is on it.
pratik chavhan
pratik chavhan
il y a 6 mois
Pilij replay
Vidya★James
Vidya★James
il y a 1 an
Thanks for this! Just got a Samsung SSD and was worried I might have fried it connecting the
SATA when it didn't appear..
GoDof ThePs4
GoDof ThePs4
il y a 4 ans
Thanks
GoDof ThePs4
GoDof ThePs4
il y a 4 ans
Thanks
Apple Ng
Apple Ng
il y a 1 an
the title should be how to format your external hard disk instead
Kirit Kamalia
Kirit Kamalia
il y a 1 an
i have a acer eternal hard disk which is not showing on my computer only hard disk light is
blinking could you pls help me out to fix this problem
djFunkam Carrickfergus
djFunkam Carrickfergus
il y a 1 an
i have a seagate expansion 5tb brand new....intialize disk is greyed out...can not select it, where
do i go from here?
HEMANTH Varma
HEMANTH Varma
il y a 1 an
i have a external hard drive which is detected but it is not shown in my computer but it seems in
device management plz help me in solving it with out format
Bachir Andre
Bachir Andre
Thank you !!!!!
Indigo Sunset
Indigo Sunset
il y a 2 ans
@bentsnake you sir, save lives.
MrEtnies Sii Et
MrEtnies Sii Et
il y a 4 ans
thanks bro!! u help me out!!
Jonathan Russial
Jonathan Russial
il y a 3 ans
Great video!
Kobina Arthur
Kobina Arthur
il y a 1 an
My seagate hard drive was not visible in "This PC" on my computer but after following the steps
to the latter, it worked. it's now visible. whoop whoop!! This video is extremely useful cos it has
saved me a couple of bucks. Guess what?!... I am a GEEK now lol!!
Kobina Arthur
Kobina Arthur
il y a 1 an
Thanks a lot!!!!
Rizwanur Rahman
Rizwanur Rahman
il y a 2 ans
thanks
Sunshine Sud
Sunshine Sud
il y a 1 an
my hard drive isn't showing in 'My computer' but it shows in safely remove hardware. It doesn't
even show in disk management. How to solve?
Ashish Yadav
Ashish Yadav
il y a 1 an
did u figure it out yet?
TheGingerSalmonCrew
TheGingerSalmonCrew
il y a 4 ans
everything goes fine until after i select finish after making the partition, theres a short waitr in
which i think all things are fine and the gives me an error message saying that my disk
management console view is not up to date and asks me to refresh task, failing that restart the
disk management console and failing that restart my desktop. i have done each of the above and
i am still recieving the same error message
please help :(
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
This confusing error message doesn't actually apply to your computer, it applies to the hard drive
you're trying to work with. Generally, Windows cannot assign a letter to the drive, so it can't
control the drive. Here are my best-guess solutions, which are only that.
First and always, check your connections. Both ends of the cable connecting the drive, and try
another cable if you have one. Try another computer, if possible.
Did you install a driver for the hard drive? Uninstall it and restart. If you can't find the driver to
uninstall it, never mind about this.
When doing the steps in this video, did you make the drive a "dynamic drive"? Nope, you can't
do that. Do the steps in the video again, but don't choose dynamic drive. If you never saw a
dynamic drive question, never mind about this too.
How geeky are you? Can you get into Device Manager? If you can find the drive you want to
work with (not always easy), right-click ~> Disable the drive, then restart. If Windows doesn't re-
enable the drive after the restart, do so yourself. If you don't know how to do this, never mind
again.
Probably your best bet in the first place...maybe. Look in "Show More" underneath this video,
and click through to my mini-site. Look at page 2, non-destructive MBR (Master Boot Record)
repair. In this case you don't care about destructive or not, you're just writing a new MBR to the
drive.
In the getting-pretty-wild department, disable anything by Acronis that might be running. Go so

far as to uninstall, and later re-install. Some say that Acronis has been known to lock things up
and interfere with Windows. BUT with this I'm going on pure hearsay, don't get too excited
about it.
Same "interfering with Windows" theory, disable your antivirus, and later re-enable.
Remember that both Seagate and Western Digital make disk checking programs for their drives.
Download and run. But of course this only works if the program can find the drive. If it does
work, be aware that a short check takes only a few minutes, but a long check takes several hours.
I hope some of this might be helpful.

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Indian star dost
Indian star dost
il y a 1 an
hey my hard disk not detected in computer how to repair I want only data backup
Truesmile Truesmile
Truesmile Truesmile
il y a 2 ans
Thanks it was really helpful
Sean R
Sean R
il y a 4 ans
Thanks burl ives
benedict taglay
benedict taglay
il y a 2 ans
pls answer
Brand Blob
Brand Blob
il y a 4 ans
Thanks so much!
NoSpaces 02
NoSpaces 02
il y a 4 ans
thank you so much
Alejandro Alcala
Alejandro Alcala
il y a 3 ans
Thanks. Worked perfect
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
il y a 4 ans
thanks bruce buffer
Maxim Pavlenko
Maxim Pavlenko
il y a 3 ans
thank you !!!!
Google Name
Google Name
il y a 3 ans
you my man are a funny man lol!
chompyoface
chompyoface
il y a 3 ans
Much thanks!
LokiTetch
LokiTetch
il y a 3 ans
when I click disc management, I only see disc 0, not my external hardrive :( can someone help
me?
Nanda Kumar
Nanda Kumar
il y a 4 ans
Thanks it worked
Th3Struggl3r
Th3Struggl3r
il y a 4 ans
What if I want to restore my Hard Drive back with all the stuff I had on the Hard Drive? I just
normally plugged in my Hard Drive to my PC and just suddenly it didn't appear on the computer..
can you please help me?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
You're talking about data recovery, which is a different subject. But see below.
If a drive doesn't appear in Disk Management, the most common causes seem to be either
plugging into a hub, or loose connectors at one or both ends of the connecting cable.
Hubs can reduce power to the drive. Plug directly into a USB port on the back of the computer
(these receive power directly from the motherboard, no wires).
Wiggle, twist, push, pull, bend the cable near the connectors, try to get the cable connectors to
make contact. If possible try a different cable, or plug into a different computer.
If none of this helps, then please look in Show More underneath this video, and click through to
my mini-site. You might look especially at page two, which is non-destructive MBR repair. But
please remember that I'm guessing from a distance. I hope some of this might help.
Mark Bowler
Mark Bowler
il y a 2 ans
Thankyou ((:
Skooks
Skooks
il y a 3 ans
Thank you !!!!
warhog13
warhog13
il y a 4 ans
Very helpful, thank you
The Big Game TV
The Big Game TV
il y a 2 ans
Thankyou so much man!
DeeJay SaMy
DeeJay SaMy
il y a 2 ans
thans man ;)
Mario Gharbi
Mario Gharbi
il y a 4 ans
thx a lot you save my life
jms
jms
il y a 4 ans
After I get to the part where I am supposed to right click and initialize disk, it says the following
in an error box accompanied by the error beep, " Data error(cyclic redundancy check)"
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
.
A Cyclic Redundancy Check error means some self-check numbers don't match, which can mean
corrupt data. It might be your data that's corrupt, or it might be the hard drive's own operating
files.
Either way the situation is a bit grim, but by no means hopeless. Look in "Show More"
underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. Your interest is in page two, non-
destructive MBR (Master Boot Record) repair. The procedure given doesn't affect your data at
all, but repairs (replaces, actually) the hard drive's own operating files.
1. Back up your files. Still in "Show More," look at my YouTube video on file backup. The backup
software is free, so you can stay safe for the price of a USB flash drive.
2. Check your drive. Both Seagate and Western Digital have free software for checking hard
drives. Download an run.
NOTE: With both Seagate and Western Digital a short check takes only a few minutes, but a long
check can take several hours. It's something you start before you head to work in the morning,
or run it overnight.
And after all that, it wouldn't hurt to run Windows' own disk checker (Windows chkdsk). I've
vice versa.

.
Jolanta Antonovic
Jolanta Antonovic
il y a 4 ans
sir when i insert my pen drive the insertion sound comes but it does not shoes it in my
computer. I applied your idea but in disk management there is no disk 1, which i can initialize.
What should i do?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
I don't know that I can help much, but here are my guesses.
Don't use a hub. Plug the USB flash (pen) drive into the rear of the machine. This connects
directly to the motherboard.
Wiggle (gently). Twist (gently). Try another port (plug), usually there are 2 or 3 on the back of
the machine. Does it work in a different computer (if available)?
Sorry, but looking for a bad connection is about all I got. Wishing you luck.
jakespidermonkey948
jakespidermonkey948
il y a 3 ans
Ty good sir, ty
George Theo.
George Theo.
il y a 4 ans
dude thanks!also i love the way you talk! :-P!
Dennis Ferales
Dennis Ferales
il y a 4 ans
Thanks for this! It helped a lot! :)
Mahesh Enagi
Mahesh Enagi
il y a 4 ans
It works . Thanks a lot
Laurynas Blockis
Laurynas Blockis
il y a 3 ans
Hi. I have windows 7 and while i'm trying to format it, the message pops out "Windows was
unable to complete the format". Can you help me?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
Maybe. First of all you can't format a drive that's in use (such as C: drive), so consider that.
Otherwise, click through to my mini-site, which is here: http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-hard-

drive-how-to.html
First try page 2. You don't care about data on the drive (if any) since you want to format it, but
fixing the MBR is the least intrusive process.
Otherwise try page 3, the nuclear option. Don't be put off by the length of the page, I just give
lots of warnings. Scroll down to "4 Doing it" and fire away.
The nuclear option returns the drive to a blank factory state. Note that afterwards you'll have to
run the processes on this page to make the drive usable.
Sorry, no guarantees, but I hope this might help.
.
Sukrit Ghosh
Sukrit Ghosh
il y a 4 ans
Thanks a lot man .... it worked \m/
easyrrider
easyrrider
il y a 4 ans
thank you :D
Brad
Brad
il y a 3 ans
Thank you so much!
Phatul
Phatul
il y a 4 ans
My Samsung external HD isn't even showing up on the device manager screen. Literally the only
thing I'm able to look at is the event's viewer which shows over 4000 error messages on it. I am
truly stuggling!!!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Sorry, I can't help with the events viewer. That's unknown territory to me.
But if a drive doesn't show in Disk Management, then suspect a bad connection. The drive is just
literally not connected, even though it appears to be.
Please look in "Show More" underneath this video and click through to my mini-site. This is a
collection of pretty much all I could find on the subject of problem hard drives. There's lots of
emphasis on wiggling the connecting cable, and PS don't use a hub, plug directly into the
computer.
Huge Bull
Huge Bull
il y a 4 ans
11/10 did fix
Tiffany Lynn
Tiffany Lynn
il y a 4 ans
My computer won't show Hard Drive in the disc management. and no formate p. page didn't
appear. My hard drive is responding but my computer doesn't. any other approaches
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
If a drive doesn't appear in Disk Management the most common causes seem to be either
plugging into a hub, or loose connections at one or both ends of the connecting cable.
Hubs can reduce power to the drive, so plug directly into a USB port (plug) on the back of the
computer because these receive power directly from the motherboard. If that doesn't help then
wiggle, twist, push, pull, bend the cable near the connectors, try to get the cable connectors to
make contact.
Use a different port on the same computer. If possible try a different cable, or plug into a
different computer.
If none of this helps, then please click through to my 3-page mini-site, which is here:
Page 1 is more about loose connections. Page 2 might help when the hard drive spins, but won't
do anything else. Page 3 is the nuclear option, you'll lose all your data but the hard drive might
be restored to good as new.
I hope some of these might help.

Heaven Gameplays
Heaven Gameplays
il y a 4 ans
thank you a looot
Monarch
Monarch
il y a 1 an
After i am finished watching this video my world turns so slow, i'm feeling high right now
ZipitGaming
ZipitGaming
il y a 3 ans
awesome.
tech pak
tech pak
il y a 1 an
thanks
Darryl F
Darryl F
il y a 2 ans
THANK YOU !
koala yancey
koala yancey
il y a 2 ans
My 2T hard drive on Windows 10 had the same problem and this fixed it, I right clicked in the
area that stated it was unalocated and said the new simple volume option, it fixed it right away!
rahul anilnaiir
rahul anilnaiir
il y a 1 an
koala yancey did u lose your data
koala yancey
koala yancey
il y a 1 an
@rahul anilnaiir I did not have any data on it to begin with, but it is safe to assume that data on
it will be lost.
ansar mansuri
ansar mansuri
il y a 4 ans
ThanX alot!!!
HonoredxWarWolf
HonoredxWarWolf
il y a 4 ans
Thks it helped !
Khaled Raslan
Khaled Raslan
il y a 2 ans
thank you
Renato J
Renato J
il y a 3 ans
it works...
whateverta
whateverta
il y a 3 ans
Thank you Thank you!!!!
TheSpasticAvenger
TheSpasticAvenger
il y a 4 ans
THANK YOU!!!
Kelley Jensen
Kelley Jensen
il y a 4 ans
Thanks.
Lin Halim
Lin Halim
il y a 3 ans
hi bentsnake, thank you for sharing the video. I'm currently having a problem similar to which
had been explained by you in great detail.
I'm using Win 7 and my external HDD is WD my book 2TB, in the disk management section it's
said that my disk is not initialized. But, I'm actually have been using this external HDD for around
6 months prior to this problem of undetected drive by Win explorer occur.
Is there anything I can do to save my data? And after I save my data, do all I need to do is
initialize my external HDD as in your video?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
@Lin Halim DO NOT initialize your drive now, this will blank it.
Here's my guess, and it's only that. Sorry, no guarantees. Go to my mini-site listed in "Show
More" under this video and look at page 2, non-destructive MBR repair.
Wish I could do more, but that's all I have to offer. Except...well...back up your files. My own
backup how-to is also listed in "Show More." Same thing I do every day.
I hope this might be of some help.

jody024
jody024
il y a 3 ans
@bentsnake today my WD hhd stopped showing up at computer > my hard drives (BIG problem
since i have a HUGE collection on it that took me a long time to get) what do i do now ?
Patroln
Patroln
il y a 4 ans
my hard drive displays in disk management and has windows xp home edition installed on it as i
just installed it and ran the system but when i plug it into another computer it comes up " no
media "
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
The drive is obviously good, since it works on the one computer. You have to figure a bad
connection to the second computer.
Hubs are famous for causing problems with external hard drives because some don't deliver
enough power (as opposed to data) for the hard drive to operate. Solution: don't use a hub.
Otherwise, about all I can suggest is plugging into a port (plug) on the rear of the second
computer, because the rear ports are connected directly to the motherboard. And of course try
different ports/plugs, and wiggle-twist-pull-push-bend the connecting wire.
prince jan
prince jan
il y a 1 an
hmara windows 7 nahi ho raha ha hp compq
DEVENDHAR YADAV
DEVENDHAR YADAV
il y a 7 mois
thanku sir
Mikhael Setiawan
Mikhael Setiawan
il y a 3 ans
thank you!
mickey games
mickey games
il y a 1 an
guys my eternal hard disk was working fine i got it back from my czn he said its working and i
saw it too now i brought it back home i connnect it its blue light turns oj but it doesnt appear u
know wtr help me pls
Palaniselvam Kanesan
Palaniselvam Kanesan
il y a 4 ans
i was watching the tutorial. When i try the initialize disk they respond by saying I/O error. How
do i fix this?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
I/O error means input/output error, which means some self-check numbers don't match. This
can mean corrupt data. It might be your data that's corrupt, or it might be the hard drive's own
operating files.
destructive MBR (Master Boot Record) repair. The procedure given doesn't affect your data, but
repairs (replaces, actually) the hard drive's own operating files.
1. Back up your files. Still in "Show More" underneath this video, look at my YouTube video on
file backup. The backup software is free, so you can stay safe for the price of a USB flash drive.
vice versa.

SURABHI SRIVATHSAVA
SURABHI SRIVATHSAVA
il y a 1 an
A very simple and beneficial. Thanks a lot
alagu Bruhathnadu
alagu Bruhathnadu
il y a 4 ans
hey...wen i format external drive, it was formatting and suddenly went and not detected only.
wat 2 do.!!!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
A sudden problem like that sounds a lot like a loose connecting cable. Wiggle, twist, push, pull,
side to side and up and down, fool with the connecting cable and see what you can do. Both
ends of the cable, don't forget.
Official MK
Official MK
il y a 1 an
thank you thank you thank you you save something very important thanks a lot
Tala Al Shrbaji
Tala Al Shrbaji
il y a 4 ans
Every time I try to download Recovery Console "Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /files/rc.iso on this server." appears

bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
I'm glad you said something. Apparently that site is down for a rebuild.
I'm on thin ice legally, but at least for now I've uploaded the file to my own server. Here's the
download:
http://www.bentsnake.com/download-rc.iso.html
I'm correcting the web pages also, and thanks for the headsup.
Jansen
Jansen
il y a 1 an
when I click initialize disk it always says "the device is not ready"
love kush
love kush
il y a 8 mois
Install Original windows OS to Fix It.Hard Drives not Visible in My Computer
Hilary Britten
Hilary Britten
il y a 1 an
Brill! Used it on Windows 10. Worked 100%. Thankyou
Da Bishop
Da Bishop
il y a 1 an (modifié)
Your awesome sir worked like a CHARM!!!
M. I.
M. I.
il y a 3 ans
Will "initializing" delete any data that is on the drive? I moved an external hard drive over to a
new computer but it shows it has to be initialized and I do not want to loose any data.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
I hope this reply is not too late, but yes, initializing will destroy your existing data.
Please take a look here, which is a mini-site I put up that might help.
I think your interest will be in page 2, non-destructive repair of the MBR (Master Boot Record).
M. I.
M. I.
il y a 3 ans
Many thank. No I never initialized my drive. I had no other choices but to send it to
manufacturer's in lab data retrieval center. I'm just praying they will get the 2 years of work
that's on that drive. Never again, I've learn the lesson of making sure my work is backed up on
another drive.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
@Maximilian Imaging
Good grief whatta dealie. Hoping for the best. Meanwhile pointing out my own backup how-to
video, which might be of interest.
I back up to another computer (each computer to the other), and also to "Google Drive," which
is 15 meg of online (cloud) backup that Google gives out for free.
kent lester andaya
kent lester andaya
il y a 4 ans
I tried this video in many times.
But Still not working.
Is this because the hard drives not
spinning. I already checked the
power connections , cables
Please Help Salamat Po
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
The hard drive should spin even if the drive can't otherwise work. The drive can't work at all if
it's not spinning.
This points to the power cable, or a power connector. There's probably a spare power connector
on the harness coming out of your computer power supply, if so try it. Even if you've already
checked your power cables and connectors, do it again, and this time get serious.
Wiggle, twist, push, pull on the power cable and connectors. If possible try a power
cable/connector on another computer.
If the drive just won't spin, then sorry, I know of no solution except to file a warranty claim.
There's no point at all in opening the hard drive case. There's nothing serviceable inside (in spite
of YouTube videos to the contrary), and you void your warranty.
Žiga Bregant
Žiga Bregant
il y a 3 ans
What if in the manage option the disc doesn't show up at all. I know there is something wrong
with the disc since it doesn't work on other computers. Could it be a virus perhaps. Or is it just
dead and I'll have to retrieve information.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
Take a look at my 3 page mini-site, which is here: http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-hard-drive-
how-to.html
Your primary interest is in page two, non-destructive MBR (Master Boot Record) repair. The
procedure given doesn't affect your data at all, but repairs (replaces, actually) the hard drive's
own operating files. This, or one of the other two pages, might give you access to the drive.
We should all remember to back up our files. Here's my own YouTube video on file backup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVoVbeBbV-o
The backup software is free, so you can stay safe for the price of a USB flash drive. I hope this
might help.
.
Keiyz.Tha.Gamer 215
Keiyz.Tha.Gamer 215
il y a 4 ans
So what happens if your drive says invalid?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
.
The short answer is I don't know, I've never had that problem. But I can still offer a glimmer of
hope.
Apparently (remember that I don't know) this happens when you have a "dynamic" (not "basic")
drive that Windows can't recognize. The best hope I know of is here:
http://mypkb.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/how-to-non-destructively-convert-dynamic-disks-to-
basic-disks/
As when hitchhiking through the galaxy, don't panic. The page is not as long as it appears
because most of the page is people applauding the author's method. The actual process is not a
long one, although it's still a read-it-again situation. The software involved is a freebie.
I hope this might be of some help.

.
hemanth babu
hemanth babu
il y a 4 ans
if i do this in my system it is showing like.
[There is not enough's space available on disk(s) to complete this operation.]
anybody help me.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
The hard drive is not really full, right? This is a generalized sort of error message that doesn't
help much.
Guessing from a distance, I think maybe your best bet is to take a look at page 2 of my mini-site,
non-destructive Master Boot Record Repair. Here's the site, I hope this helps:
.
Daniel V
Daniel V
il y a 11 mois
Excellent instructional video, I was able to add a used secondary hard drive to back up some
photographs.
You couldn't have made that any easier. Thanks!
Prince Akeem Joffer
Prince Akeem Joffer
il y a 3 ans
Im actually trying to recover data but i keep getting "you must initialize a disk before logical disk
manager can access it" please help!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
Please note the warning that Initializing will destroy your data. I'm sorry, but data recovery is iffy
at best, and a whole different world. I just can't help.
John Calabrese
John Calabrese
il y a 4 ans
My dead Maxtor hard drive is seen by device manager but disk management says it is not
initialized. I need some files off this disk so I do not want to reformat. What else can i do?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
You're talking about data recovery, which is iffy at best, and not my area, sorry. BUT...
In "Show More" underneath this video, click through to my mini-site and look at page 2, non-
destructive MBR (Master Boot Record) repair. This might--might--get your Maxtor up an running.
You checked the Seagate (also Maxtor) site, yes? They have a disk check/repair utility that runs
from CD, so you don't have to have Windows running to check a disk. I'm pretty sure they also
have one (maybe the same one) that runs from a USB flash drive.
Otherwise, I can only suggest hooking the Maxtor up as a slave drive--perhaps on another
computer? Your files might be accessible that way.
I don't mean to rub salt into the wound, but please look at my backup how-to video.
.
kent lester andaya
kent lester andaya
il y a 4 ans
Good Day!!!
Hi, i just want to ask , if the hard drive doesn't spinning, is there a posibility to fix it even if not
open it. Pls tnx
#internalharddrive
#1TB
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
The hard drive should spin even if the drive can't otherwise work. The drive can't work at all if
it's not spinning.
This points to the power cable, or a power connector. There's probably a spare power connector
on the harness coming out of your computer power supply, if so try it. Even if you've already
checked your power cables and connectors, do it again, and this time get serious.
Wiggle, twist, push, pull on the power cable and connectors. If possible try a power
cable/connector on another computer.
If the drive just won't spin, then sorry, I know of no solution except to file a warranty claim.
There's no point at all in opening the hard drive case. There's nothing serviceable inside (in spite
of YouTube videos to the contrary), and you void your warranty.
JUMOR EL PALOMITO
JUMOR EL PALOMITO
il y a 3 ans
IS 1TB AND IS FULL OF ALL MY STUFF, DO I LOST IT?, HOW TO RECOVERY??
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
@JUMOR EL PALOMITO Yes, this procedure will blank your hard drive, all data lost. Don't do this,
obviously.
Sorry, but data recovery is another subject, and on the iffy side. All I can do is refer you to
Google.
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
il y a 1 an
will I lose all my data in that hdd?
if I format or make partition?
David Maksan
David Maksan
il y a 4 ans
on my hard drive says no media
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
"No media" means simply that Windows is not detecting the hard drive. As far as Windows is
concerned there's nothing there.
Before anything else strongly suspect a bad connection, such as a loose plug or bad cable. Please
click "Show More" underneath this video and take a look at the 3 page mini-site I put up for this
purpose. I hope this might help.
Zapkin (⌐►_◄)
Zapkin (⌐►_◄)
il y a 3 ans
i keep getting data error cyclic redundancy check i could really use some help right now
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
A Cyclic Redundancy Check error means some self-check numbers don't match, which can mean
corrupt data. It might be your data that's corrupt, or it might be the hard drive's own operating
files.
1. Back up your files. Here's my own YouTube video on file backup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVoVbeBbV-o
The backup software is free, so you can stay safe for the price of a USB flash drive.
vice versa. The same note applies here, a long error correcting check might take several hours.

.
Zapkin (⌐►_◄)
Zapkin (⌐►_◄)
il y a 3 ans
@bentsnake
thanks a lot friend your a life saver
shiva lonka
shiva lonka
il y a 4 ans
mate , wen im trying to initialize it says media is write protected ...wat shud i do now
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Not to worry. Like the man says, it's not a bug, it's a feature.
Write protection is intended to protect your data from accidental erasure. You can turn it on or
off as you please.
But there is no standard way of turning write protection on or off, every manufacturer has their
own method. So go to the manufacturer's site for your hard drive, or, probably just as good,
search here on YouTube for:
write protected [your make and model]

ZeroLDD
ZeroLDD
il y a 4 ans
whenever i click 'initialize disk' a pop up saying its 'write protected' so what now???
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Write Protection is built into many hard drives by the manufacturer. It's protection against
accidental deletion or overwriting.
You can turn Write Protection on or off as you please, but every manufacturer has its own
method. Look on the manufacturer's site, or you can probably find instructions here on
YouTube.
chandar kamble
chandar kamble
il y a 1 an
Thanks for useful information......nice
SuperWorldJumper
SuperWorldJumper
il y a 1 an
Thank you so much. Also I love your voice.
meooj diama
meooj diama
il y a 1 an
Thank you so much it's work
Chezka Carandang
Chezka Carandang
il y a 3 ans
How to solve the "media is write protected"?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
Write protection is a feature. Its purpose is to protect your data from accidental deletion. You
switch it on or off as you wish.
I don't know how to switch write protection on or off on your particular hard drive. Look on the
manufacturer's site, or do a search here on YouTube.
Animal Power
Animal Power
il y a 4 ans
hey,when i do first step'it says'The media is protected'
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
.
There's a setting or switch that disables changing the data on your drive. This is to prevent
accidental data loss, and/or for security.
This might be a software setting that you change with your keyboard or mouse, or a password,
or a mechanical switch.
Every manufacturer has their own scheme. Go to the manufacturer's site, or search your model
name on Google, or here on YouTube.
.
gocaspro13
gocaspro13
il y a 10 mois
Eu Safe mai laiphe! ;)
Janice Lim
Janice Lim
il y a 2 ans
I cant find my removable disk in the disk management..Pls help me..URGENTTT!!! Thanksss...
GOT K
GOT K
il y a 2 ans
+Hoi Yiang Lim I have the same problem!!
Janice Lim
Janice Lim
il y a 2 ans
+GOT K i still not found any solution tu solve this problem..hope u can share if you find any
solution..x)
Fleur de Sakura
Fleur de Sakura
il y a 8 mois
OMFG Finally Thank you soo sooo much
Ruflcopta
Ruflcopta
il y a 3 ans
Say I wanted to DE-initialize a disk, how would I go about doing that?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
@Ruflcopta - There's no such thing. But if you want to erase all data, so the hard drive is blank,
go to page 3 of my mini-site, the nuclear option, which is here:
BUT this is not a secure delete. For security purposes there is freeware, but that's not my area.
Google around.
Ruflcopta
Ruflcopta
il y a 3 ans
@bentsnake That's actually just what I wanted to do.
Security wasn't a concern. I was just interested in doing this because I had a problem with my
RAID and wanted to do a full wipe or reset on the drives before rebuilding it, but it turns out the
RAID setup thing I used does this step by itself when creating a new volume so it was kind of
pointless.
Thanks anyway. Nice tutorials and site you have.

Gibby celti
Gibby celti
il y a 4 ans
My Hard drive is not showing here so how can I fix it???????
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
.
If a drive doesn't appear in Disk Management, the most common causes seem to be either
plugging into a hub, or loose connectors at one or both ends of the connecting cable.
Hubs can reduce power to the drive. Plug directly into a USB port on the back of the computer
(these receive power directly from the motherboard, no wires).
Wiggle, twist, push, pull, bend the connecting cable near the connectors, try to get the
connectors to make contact. If possible try a different cable, or plug into a different computer.
If none of this helps, then please look in Show More underneath this video, and click through to
my mini-site. I hope there's something there that might be of some help.
.
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Stromian Amanar
Stromian Amanar
il y a 3 ans
@bentsnake Thank You so much!!!
Risjad Rifqi
Risjad Rifqi
il y a 3 ans
so in the end, my hard disk will be empty right?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 3 ans
Right, empty. But my 3 page mini-site might be of some help to you. Especially look at page 2,
non-destructive MBR (Master Boot Record) repair. It's here: http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-
hard-drive-how-to.html
.
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
il y a 1 an
Worked perfectly, thank you!
iTzmajoR
iTzmajoR
il y a 1 an
Thank you you helped me a lot
Mittal Gamit
Mittal Gamit
il y a 11 mois
thank you so much ................................your help
Venkatesh Mps
Venkatesh Mps
il y a 4 ans
when i initialised it show i/o error... can u help me plz.....
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
An i/o error means input/output error, which means some self-check numbers don't match,
which can mean corrupt data. It might be your data that's corrupt, or it might be the hard drive's
own operating files.
vice versa.

Venkatesh Mps
Venkatesh Mps
il y a 4 ans
The harddisk cannot support for checkdisk,format,partition...
IrrelevantCommentsThatAreSometimesRelevant
IrrelevantCommentsThatAreSometimesRelevant
il y a 2 ans
<3
Yoong KOH
Yoong KOH
il y a 1 an
Thank you!
Parth Jani
Parth Jani
il y a 1 an
thank you so much
Kabeer Shaikh
Kabeer Shaikh
il y a 10 mois
Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You
Thank You,I've been searching for this for months thank you. It helped alot. Thank You :D
DJ Blu3
DJ Blu3
il y a 10 mois
This actually worked! Very helpful, thank you.
Anurag Negi
Anurag Negi
il y a 1 an
thx
Griffin
Griffin
il y a 4 ans
it gives me an I/O error every time.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
An i/o error means input/output error. This means some self-check numbers don't match, which
can mean corrupt data. It might be your data that's corrupt, or it might be the hard drive's own
operating files.
vice versa.

Jack Spratt
Jack Spratt
il y a 10 mois
Radio voice
brian sheldon
brian sheldon
il y a 4 ans
from brian. this is bril vidio thanks
trellos
trellos
il y a 2 ans
hello everyone!i need some help.i have WD MY BOOK ESSENTIALS 2TB,i replaced the case but
my pc don't recognize it!what can i do?please help me!!
Chase the Goat
Chase the Goat
il y a 2 ans
You sound like Barack Obama but white
Erasm roterm
Erasm roterm
il y a 1 an
Thanks , SirA couple of hours searching on YouTube and you solved my Problems in 5 minuts !!!.
Oscar Delta
Oscar Delta
il y a 4 ans
Would this be the same procedure for Windows 8.1 when installing a secondary drive into the
PC?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Sorry, I have to say that Windows 8 is an unknown to me.
I'm still willing to say that yes, the procedure is the same, because Microsoft famously tacks on
some more bells and whistles, then advertises a "new and improved" Windows--this being only
my personal opinion, of course.
But the trick is always in knowing where to click, and with Win8 I have no idea. All I can say is
right-click My Computer and see what happens.
Oscar Delta
Oscar Delta
il y a 4 ans
@bentsnake I can find disk management just fine...In fact Windows 8 is somewhat like Windows
7 in many regards, I have a Windows 7 machine and a Windows 8 machine...
I personally don't care for Windows 8 but unfortunately you'll be hard pressed to buy a PC
without Windows 8 on it nowadays unless of course you build it yourself and pay $150 for the
Windows 7 OS...
Thanks for the reply, most people don't even have the common courtesy to reply when someone
has a question regarding their video...
waddah gaafar
waddah gaafar
il y a 4 ans
@bentsnake
this comment here saved my life, thank you thank you, i just cant thank you enough god bless
you man
makyred94
makyred94
il y a 4 ans
can you please help how to fix hdd with non-destructive data recovery. I have the same problem
but i doesn't want to delete my data
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
.
The process given in my mini-site on page 2 (non-destructive MBR repair) is data-safe to the best
of my knowledge. Following the vid will delete all data, but the non-destructive MBR repair is
different.
BUT I have no way of being certain. I've done the MBR repair more than once and my data
wasn't affected, but I can't predict what will happen on your machine. So sorry, no guarantees.
.
Zabuchi25
Zabuchi25
il y a 4 ans
i just installed a brand new hard drive(booted up normal) but when i right click on the disc i have
no option to initialize so i restarted my computer and for some reason as long as i have the new
hard drive installed my computer it will only try to boot up the new drive but when i unplug the
new drive it boots up my old drive just like normal any ideas?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
You mean when you right-click the new drive in Disk Management, yes? It sounds to me like you
right-clicked the new drive, then clicked "Mark Partition as Active." Computers try to start to the
active partition.
Maybe the easiest thing at this point is to enter the BIOS and set the boot sequence so your
original hard drive is the first boot device. Unfortunately, BIOSs are not standardized (for no
good reason) so I can't help you with that. It might help to search YouTube for your computer
brand and BIOS.
Otherwise, I recommend Gparted, which is a freebie partition manager at gparted.org Gparted

will allow you to de-activate your new hard drive and return it to a neutral state. Again
unfortunately, there's a learning curve to Gparted--though it's not extreme.
Otherwise, you can use Clonezilla (freebie at clonezilla.org) and just clone the old hard drive to
the new one, which I assume was the idea in the first place. Yet again unfortunately, here too
there's a learning curve, although here too it's not extreme.
Otherwise, your best bet might be to install Windows on the new hard drive. By doing this you
can start to the new hard drive, enter Disk Management, and reset things to your liking. Or once
you have Windows installed you could just transfer your programs and data, of course.
Not to say these are your only options, but they're all I can come up with. Somebody else might
have a better (i.e. easier) idea.
REMINDER: Back up, back up, back up. My vid on the subject:
.
Zabuchi25
Zabuchi25
il y a 4 ans
@bentsnake
what i mean is if you pause at 3:16 in your video yours says Disk 1 Unknown 37.25gb Not
Initialized next to the unallocated drive. Mine says Disk 1 Basic 931.55gb online next to the
unallocated drive and when i right click the Disk 1 the only options i get are
New Spanned Volume
New Striped Volume
Convert to Dynamic Disk
Convert to Gpt Disk
Properties
Help
im using W7 i dont have an option to initialize anything when i right click the Disk 1
and no my Partition is not marked Active so i guess that's another problem i will have to address
also when i do all the steps in this video ( - the one i cant ) it says formatting like yours does then
i get a popup that says can not format then it just says Formatting next to the Disk 1 and wont
stop saying formatting till i restart my computer at which time i have to unplug the power cord to
the hard drive so my old drive will boot up then once my old drive has started up i re-power my
new hard drive and in Disk management it says
Disk 1
Basic
931.55
Online
and instead of unallocated under the new volume it say Healthy,Primary Partition but it still wont
show up in My Computer and i cant seem to put a operating system on it because my
motherboard is very old and the disk i have to use to get the programs needed so my
motherboard works properly require windows xp but when i try to put windows xp on my new
hard drive it seems to split the hard drive for some reason it will only let me format 131gb with
win xp and that seems to ok then when its all booted up i only have 131gb to use on my 931gb
hard drive and i only have W7 as an upgrade so i have to have Wxp on my computer to use W7
and when i try to put W7 on the new hard drive it recombines the 131gb with the 800gb left on
the hard drive to make it back to 931gb but it will never finish the install of W7 and i have left my
computer on for a VERY long time to try and get it formatted but after a full 51 hours on my
computer being on (from the start of installing W7) it was only 61% done installing W7 its really
frustrating that nothing seems to be working
Leo Bonilla
Leo Bonilla
il y a 4 ans
Great, easy to follow video! It worked just fine for me the first time. Thanks :)
Nikos Xasiotakis
Nikos Xasiotakis
il y a 3 ans
Thanks now it works !!!
Stephen Gorvel
Stephen Gorvel
il y a 4 ans
Thanks Bentsnake, that helped me out too.
Brittany Jayne Howarth
Brittany Jayne Howarth
il y a 4 ans
Great teacher. High Five =]
russotragik
russotragik
My HDD loads okey on External Bay(Maxxtro), but when it's connected directly to the MoBo, and
i try to initialize it from the Disk Manager, it's says there's an error of Input/Output...
What can be?
And isn't the cable, i tried differents serial-ATA cables, changed from my actual, from my Blu-Ray,
but in the end, only works at the external bay :(
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Input-output errors (i/o error) mean some self-check numbers that should match don't, which
means data corruption of some kind.
Please look in "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. You're
interested in page 2, non-destructive MBR repair.
This might (might) make your drive usable again. If so there will be no additional data loss. But
please remember that this is my best guess made from a distance. I hope this does you some
good.
1
Prasad Bansode
Prasad Bansode
il y a 4 ans
ok.. i will try the nuclear option.. i dont think drive was attached while windows was being
installed .. ty for support
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Is the drive locked by the manufacturer? Check their site.
Or: Was the drive attached while Windows was being installed? If so there might be delete-proof
Windows files on that drive. Only solution: unplug all but your main drive and reinstall Windows.
Otherwise, go to my mini-site (link in "Show More") page 3, the Nuclear Option. The procedure
might look complicated, but it really isn't. Couple of minutes.
Note that after the Nuclear Option you repeat this vid. I hope this might help.
Prasad Bansode
Prasad Bansode
il y a 4 ans
now.. disk mgmt is working..i did the new partion step n all.. it completes n at the end it shows
unsuccessful format.. so i manually tried to format it but still it only shows icon thr .
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
You're saying you right-click My Computer, and in the menu that appears you click Manage?
Then in Computer Management you click Disk Management, and...no joy?
That's a wee bit outside the scope of my li'l vid, but this might be a job for System File Checker
(SFC). Paste this into the find box here on YouTube:
sfc /scannow
There are vids that will show you how to run SFC for your Windows version. Figure 45 minutes
for SFC, though it might take longer. I hope this might help.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
If a hard drive doesn't appear in Disk Management, then Windows can't "see" it. Hopefully due
to a loose/bad connection.
Click "Show More" underneath the video, and click through to the mini-site I put up for this
purpose. This is a collection of pretty much all could find on the subject of hard drive problems, I
hope it might be of some help.
Also in "Show More," please take a look at my vid on how to back up your files. For the cost of a
USB flash drive you can avoid future problems.
zenoist2
zenoist2
il y a 4 ans
A beep is an error message.
Just because its spinning doesnt mean its working OK.
crzykd
crzykd
il y a 4 ans
thx you... it works again.. is so easy.....
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
This error means some self-check numbers that should match don't, which means data
corruption of some kind.
Please look in "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. You're
interested in page 2, non-destructive MBR repair. This might (might) make your drive usable
again. If so there will be no additional data loss.
Please remember that this is my best guess made from a distance. I hope this does you some
good.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Don't open it. 1. This voids your warranty. 2. HDDs are not field-serviceable anyway.
If the BIOS doesn't see the drive, then the drive is effectively not plugged into the motherboard.
This can only mean a bad cable, a bad connector (on the board, the cable, or the drive), or a
broken drive.
You've tried different cables and SATA ports, so about all I can suggest is a warranty claim.
BUT anyway try "SeaTools for DOS" Google with quotes. It detected an undetectable drive for
me...once.
calholli
calholli
il y a 4 ans
doesn't recognize... not even in bios??
seagate 500gb sata....
If I pick up the drive, I can feel the centrifugal force as I twist it a bit.. so I think it is surely
spinning... also, it beeps about once a second but does nothing else.
I've tried different cables.. and different sata ports.. what could be the problem???
it was shipped in a dvr... could maybe the accuator arm be stuck from being dropped?? would
opening it do any harm?? any help would be grateful
taupin b
taupin b
il y a 4 ans
Thanks your video was very helpful!
Ingólfur A.
Ingólfur A.
il y a 4 ans
thanks you , you well spoken geek
David Taylor
David Taylor
il y a 4 ans
Thankyou very much, i have just built my first PC and the hard drive not being recognised was
the only problem i had and you have just answered that problem slowly and logically which is
very hard to find on here. I tip my cap to you sir.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
At a pretty wild guess, you need to log on as an Administrator.
INVOKE
INVOKE
il y a 4 ans
acess denied
dj6ixdnb
dj6ixdnb
il y a 4 ans
Amazing, thanks !
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
Write Protection is not a fault. Many storage devices can be write protected, meaning existing
data can be read, but no new data can be written. The idea is that you can protect your files
from being overwritten or erased.
I don't know how to un-write-protect your particular hard drive. Look on the manufacturer's site,
or it might be easier to search Google or YouTube. Maybe something like:
write protect [brand] [model]

Nhia Vang
Nhia Vang
il y a 4 ans
PLEASE I NEED SOME HELP :(
I don't know why I cant read/open up my hard drive on this PC. But it workds fine when I use the
Harddrive on my laptop tho.
I just tried to do what your video says when I click RIGHT to initialize disk something like this
pop-up " The media is write protected." What does that mean?? Is it, maybe because I have a
password on the harddrive? Please HELP, please?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 4 ans
It sounds like you're interested in "data recovery," which is a different subject, not what this vid
is about.
But please click "Show More" underneath the video, and click through to my mini-site about
hard drive problems. It sounds like you might be interested in page 2, non-destructive MBR
repair. I hope this might help, but remember I'm guessing from a distance.
Hey everybody, back up your data! My how-to video is also in "Show More."
JusticeRetroHunter
JusticeRetroHunter
il y a 4 ans
this is frustrating cause it doesn't address my problem, which is almost exactly the same.
In the Disk Managament window, it doesn't even say "not allocated" and when i initialize the
disk, it gives me an error message : "Cannot find the files you specified."
I Don't want to delete the contents in my HD, its got 400 gigs of important work in there.
ricky dalanon
ricky dalanon
il y a 4 ans
I am so happy to find this tutorial, you rock!!!..GOD bless you
Felipe Moura
Felipe Moura
il y a 5 ans
Perfect!!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Please click "Show More" underneath the video, and click through to the mini-site I put up for
this purpose. This is a collection of pretty much all could find on the subject of had drive
problems, I hope it might be of some help.
Also in "Show More," please take a look at my video on how to back up your files. For the cost of
a USB flash drive you can avoid future problems.
Mashael AlAnsary
Mashael AlAnsary
il y a 5 ans
this is very hepful thank you. but what if i dont want to format my hard disk. it has important fies
that i need. please help me :)
old auto man
old auto man
il y a 5 ans
Thank you.I'm new to this and this is the only video that has exactly what I needed on installing a
second hard drive.
joshua kurt
joshua kurt
il y a 5 ans
thank you
veryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryv
eryveryveryveryveryveryverymuch this video help me a lock
Freud Lawrence Diaz

Freud Lawrence Diaz
il y a 5 ans
Thank You so much! this saves my arse back there! wooh! :D
mookixox
mookixox
il y a 5 ans
You might find this following YT video useful as well
watch?v=oxKCeABl6n4
Good Luck getting your files back!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Yep. Or anyway I hope so (no guarantees, sadly).
Click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to the mini-site I put up for this
purpose.
Your primary interest is in Page 2, non-destructive MBR repair. I've used this process on different
computers so I know it's safe, but whether it will help you is a tossup.
If not, then you're into Data Recovery. This is a whole different subject and I can only wish you
luck.
PS: please check out my video on backing up, also in "Show More."
dalewhittington30
dalewhittington30
il y a 5 ans
I technically have this exact same problem,yet i do not want to format,as i have important files
on the drive! is there anyway to do this without formatting?
David Baker
David Baker
il y a 5 ans
Thanks help alot
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Sorry, but I know nothing about Macs. More importantly, I don't know how putting Mac and
Windows files on the same hard drive might work--or if it matters at all.
But guessing wildly, in Disk Manager, did you click in the small gray area on the left, or in the
much wider area on the right? This matters.
I'm going to go ahead and say look in "Show More" and click though to my mini-site, but really
anything I advise might do more harm than good. Again, sorry.
Lizzie
Lizzie
il y a 5 ans
I have used my terabyte hard drive to back up my mac then I wanted to load some files from my
Microsoft windows 7 pc to use on my mac and it is not visible on MY Computer only on disk
manager but not on device manager or anywhere else. I tried to follow your tips above but
when I right click I do not have those options available most of mine is greyed out. Can you
please assist? I have tried everything.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
An .iso is just a particular file type, its only purpose is to be burned directly to a CD. But of course
you need to know where to click. Here on YouTube search:
burn iso to cd win7
There's lots of help.
I only have Win2000 and XP, so I can't say that rc,iso (burned to a CD) will work with Win7. I
believe it will because all 3 use the same NFTS file system, but sorry, I'm forced to reply with just
a flat I don't know.
James Wong
James Wong
il y a 5 ans
Sir, i am using Windows 7. Does it still work? I do not know how to burn the rc.iso files? Do i
need to unzip the files or just bring the whole iso files into the CD? CD/DVD re-writable ? Please
advise.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Sorry nothing worked for you, but remember that if it's an external drive you can open the
plastic case, remove the USB adapter board, and connect the stripped drive directly to your
computer's power supply and motherboard. It just plugs in.
This might be worth a shot as a last resort. It's discussed in my mini-site, and in other videos
here on YouTube. Of course doing this voids your hard drive's warranty.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
I've tested the rc.iso file (non-destructive MBR repair) on two different computers, and with both
Windows 2000 and XP. In all cases both operating system and data remained intact. So in my
experience the procedure is data-safe.
Skwidward the 4rd
Skwidward the 4rd
il y a 5 ans
thx anyways but it doesnt work for me :( but thx for replying
James Wong
James Wong
il y a 5 ans
Non-destructive repair of the MBR, does it delete all my data?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Please click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to the mini-site I put up for
this purpose. By all means look at page 1, but this sounds a lot like a job for page 2, non-
destructive repair of the MBR (Master Boot Record).
Also in "Show More," please look at my vid here on YouTube on backing up your data. I hope
some of this might help.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
I/O error means Input/Output Error. This error message means little beyond "something is
wrong."
Please click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to the mini-site I put up for
this purpose. Don't be intimidated by a first impression, the steps are many, but none of it is
really complicated. Note the emphasis on wiggling, twisting, and otherwise fooling with the
connecting cable.
Also in "Show More," please look at my vid on backing up your data. I hope some of this might
help.
Skwidward the 4rd
Skwidward the 4rd
il y a 5 ans
for me it says "the request cannot be completed due to an I/O error" can you pls help me
James Wong
James Wong
il y a 5 ans
Hi bentsnake, i need your advise on how to solve a issue. My Toshiba hard disk can be detected
on my windows 7 laptop but it just didn't show it on "my computer". I went to disk management
but it was stated "not initialized". I tried to initialize the disk but it said that sector could not be
found. How how how? I need my data!
Birman Angdembay
Birman Angdembay
il y a 5 ans
Wonderful, I have no much words to express the thanks which I really want to. It's worked well.
Once again thank you very much bentsnake. Keep up such videos which really can help to the
people when they are in trouble like me. Best regards. Mr. Birman Angdembay, Kathmandu,
Nepal
1971yaramaz
1971yaramaz
il y a 5 ans
thank you very much for info :))) all good now
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
For clarity, NTFS started with Windows 2000, and according to Wikipedia continues in use
through Windows 8.
I've tested Recovery Console on both Windows 2000 and XP, but nothing later. So the only
answer I can give regarding later versions is: I don't know.
However, my own opinion is that different Windows versions are more marketing, less substance
(What problem do the "tiles" solve?). So I expect that Recovery Console would work just the
same, but I still have to finalize on I don't know.
Milos Jovic
Milos Jovic
il y a 5 ans
Will the recovery console on your website work with Windows XP, or will it work with all disks
(i.e. if I have windows Vista with NTFS installed, instead of WindowsXP and lower with FAT32).
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Sorry, I cannot figure this out from a distance. BUT:
Look in "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site.
Look at page 1 (the landing page) by all means, but I think maybe you're interested in page 2:
non-destructive repair of the Master Boot Record (MBR).
My thinking: Perhaps you had the drive plugged into another computer, and that computer
corrupted the MBR? Very unlikely, but it can happen.
This is not much, but it's all I have to offer. Wishing you luck.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Please click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. This is pretty
much all the information I could collect on the subject of problem hard drives.
Especially remember: Check the drive without using a hub, plug directly into the back of the
computer. Also, press the connecting cable in one direction or another to ensure contact,
sometimes the connecting ends (not the cable itself) become loose.
Cartridge Filters Go to Guy

Cartridge Filters Go to Guy
il y a 5 ans
BentSnake, you are The Man... Thank your so much... I made the mistake of hooking my newly
bought external seagate 500 slim to my Mac thinking it would work on my PC afterwords, Of
Course it did not. It got Totally wiped out and unusable, and no help from Seagate, You have
made this So Simple With This Fix. Keep up with the Good Work and Thank You So Much. Also,
you have and excellent voice.
NewBookz
NewBookz
il y a 5 ans
Very well done! ya das is good
Scott Crosby
Scott Crosby
il y a 5 ans
Thank you for the video!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Please click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. This is pretty
much all the information I could collect on the subject.
Especially notice page 2 of the site.
Also notice that you can take of the side of the computer case and plug your drive directly to the
power supply and motherboard. Obviously inconvenient, but plugging direct eliminates
variables.
I go BOOM
I go BOOM
il y a 5 ans
thank you helped me out alot keep it up great work saved me time :)
Smite Replays
Smite Replays
il y a 5 ans
I have a new hard drive that has all the data of my laptop on, I've had it put into an external case.
When I connect the external hard drive using a usb cable it does not show in my computer. Yet
when I go on to the data management it shows up online with no problems. Do you know how I
can access the files on this external hard drive?
emmanuel
emmanuel
il y a 5 ans
thank ypu a lot for your video, it helped me out a lot
mohammed ammar
mohammed ammar
il y a 5 ans
thank you very much.
I've been searching for a fix to this problem for ages.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Same problem, same reply. Click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my
mini-site.
Not to panic, there's not a lot of geeky stuff. You're in strange territory so you'll have to stop and
think, but...well, nothing ventured nothing gained.
Claire Villahermosa
Claire Villahermosa
il y a 5 ans
it is also the same in my external hardrive :(
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
I didn't really answer your question the first time around, did I? Click "My Computer" to see all
the drives connected to your computer.
My Computer might be in your start menu, or on the desktop. Either way it's the same My
Computer.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
The vast majority of computers have one drive, C: drive, which is all anybody really needs.
D: drive then is the CD or DVD reader/burner/player. Other devices, like USB flash drives,
become E:, F:, and so on as they're plugged in or removed.
Stated drive sizes are nominal. Yours is 300gig, which is probably all you'll ever need. Right-click
any drive, then click Properties, for more information. Use the Cancel button to close the dialog
that opens.
Christina Pia
Christina Pia
il y a 5 ans
Hi, :) I just wanna ask if how many drives should a laptop have? I only have 1 which is C: as far as
I know, I should have the data D: also but I don't know where it is. The size of my C: is just
282GB.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
If you're not already, plug into a USB connector on the back of the computer, these go directly to
the motherboard. Don't use a USB hub with external drives.
Click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. It's a collection of
pretty much all I could find on the subject of problem hard drives, I hope it might help you.
Leon Wayne
Leon Wayne
il y a 5 ans
my problem is that the hard disk is not even shown in the disk management plus the hard drive
is connected and there is light on the hard drive... So any idea?
bluepainter1000
bluepainter1000
il y a 5 ans
Thank you so much, you just earned a subscriber :)
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Hold everything! An Initialize will destroy your data, so will formatting and partitioning.
Click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. It's a collection of
pretty much all I could find on the subject of problem hard drives, I hope it might help you.
Ron
Ron
il y a 5 ans
Hi..will initializing the disk ONLY help restore a disk that is not recognized? I don't want to delete
date by formatting and re-partitioning..is 'initializing' of any value ? I am unclear from your video
on this..thanks!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
I doubt the update did anything bad. First question: is it spinning? Click "Show More"
underneath this video and click through to my mini-site. I've put together pretty much all I could
find on the subject of hard drives not showing in My Computer.
In your case I'd especially suspect the cable connector (plug) on the drive. Push left, push right,
push up and down, these plugs have been known to become intermittent.
Just FYI, Maxtor is now owned by Seagate.

Pete Borini
Pete Borini
il y a 5 ans
Thanks for the guide--my external HD doesn't even get as far as step 1, though. I have a Maxtor
OneTouch 4 1TB HDD Drive which doesn't even show up in the list of drives. I'm told that the
hard drive isn't being recognized on my PC. I'm running WIN7, I've tried hooking it up to my
laptop without any luck, I've tried rebooting and unplugging--I've even switched the USB-to-mini
cable. Is it possible the most recent update of WIN7 threw everything off? Is it possible I need a
new AC Adapter?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
WinXP or Windows 7, yep works the same. Microsoft seems to give different names to the same
thing, or put the same thing in different places, for no known reason.
Also click "Show More" underneath the video for some more information.
RAVE XB
RAVE XB
il y a 5 ans
thank you so much... this is exactly what i needed, and worked without problems
Nikki Zorrilla
Nikki Zorrilla
il y a 5 ans
is it ok with windows 7? or much better if connect it to xp? please help Thanks.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Click "Show More" underneath this video, and click through to my mini-site. I've put together
pretty much all I could find on the subject. 'Hope it might help you.
Isaac Gana
Isaac Gana
il y a 5 ans
Hello Bentsnake pls can i used this same procedure you explained in case i cant find my ext hard
disk on my computer ?
alex
alex
il y a 5 ans
Excellent tutorial. Had me up and running within no time. Many thanks.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Sorry, Win8 is an unknown to me. But just for the sake of making an effort:
Is the drive new? Check at the manufacturer's site that it's compatible with Win8. You might
need to update the drive's firmware.
A version of Roxio CD recorder that's not compatible with Win8 can cause problems.
But all in all, wish I could help but I got nothing.

Dj Deak
Dj Deak
il y a 5 ans
I have windows 8. When I click initialize disk. It states "Incorrect function". Any way around this?
Jarma Salazar
Jarma Salazar
il y a 5 ans
Thanks! u r the best.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Since saving data is not an issue, look in "Show More" right underneath this video and click the
link for "How to Delete a Hard Drive's Master Boot Record (MBR)." This is a nuclear option that
will restore your drive to the factory state (if that can be done).
Don't be nervous about the lack of illustrations on the page. Scroll down to part 4, Doing It, and
you'll see that there are just a few steps involved.
When that's done Initialize, then Partition and Format the drive.
Wookieewomble
Wookieewomble
il y a 5 ans
is says : Windows was unable to complete the format. what should i do? i have
an WD ELEMENTS 2TB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE .
Uoryk Soalokin
Uoryk Soalokin
il y a 5 ans
You saved me!!!!!!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
If your only problem is a damaged MBR (Master Boot Record), then this should do the job,
courtesy of wannabe1--and his nic is all I know about him.
Look the the "Show More" section of this video, and click the link for "Non-Destructive Hard
Drive Master Boot Record (MBR) Repair."
I've used wannabe1's Recovery Console program and it does the job, no pain no damage. If all
you need is an MBR repair then you should be set.
mjnk77
mjnk77
il y a 5 ans
bentsnake, I have Win7 on my one PC. I am trying to recover the data off an XP MCE 2005 hard
drive that is missing files for bootup. After I connect the drive and I see if in the bios and disk
management, when I try to initialize, it wants to do MBR or something else. I do not want to
lose the data on there until I can back it up. What can I do?
Cheryl Rickerby
Cheryl Rickerby
il y a 5 ans
Woohoo thanks heaps, i feel clever, i fixed mine, thanks to this simple video :D
Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
il y a 5 ans
Thanks tons!!! I was lost with installing a new hardrive I could not have done it with out it
Thanks again!!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Sorry, but I know nothing about those units. I can only suggest suggest wiggling the wire.
Sometimes the small connectors only make a good contact when you hold the wire just so.
Or sometimes the hard drive inside the case is OK, but the circuitry that connect the drive to the
USB port has failed. It might be possible to take the drive out of the case and use it that way--but
of course that voids your warranty, and it's not real easy.
So I got nothing, sorry.

bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Whatta dealie, how is anybody supposed to know this stuff? Thanks for posting your solution,
sooner or later it will help somebody out.
Zoran Singh
Zoran Singh
il y a 5 ans
That was a superb video many thanks for Uploading it Well done
Sue Frost
Sue Frost
il y a 5 ans
Thanks. I managed to get hold of the engineer. For future reference the WD Smartware external
drive had locked itself due to Microsoft shutting down my computer. Instead of showing as a
USB drive it shows as a CD so you can't unlock it in the normal way. There is a file on the CD
drive that says Unlock but in my blind panic of thinking I'd lost all my files I wasn't seeing it.
Thanks again though. ;-)
Shlong De La Long
Shlong De La Long
il y a 5 ans
Hi my Iomega ( modelo ) wont appear tried right click but only shows offline properties or help
no other so need help on how to get it back up and running again
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Sorry, I know absolutely nothing on the subject. However, I did Google...
wd smartware shows as cd
...and there are some entries that look like they might apply to your situation. Although actually I
don't really understand what your situation is, 'bout all I can do is wish you luck.
xthatoneguyx
xthatoneguyx
il y a 5 ans
you are extremely thurough and descriptive in these videos! all ages can handle understanding
this! thank you very much for these great and organized videos! its great to see someone that
shows they really want to help! =)
Sue Frost
Sue Frost
il y a 5 ans
Help!! I have my WD Smartware showing as being a CD and I can't open it. This happened
before and an engineer found somewhere to unlock it but I don't know where that was and I
can't get hold of him. Can anyone help please as I need all the info stored on it.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
If a drive doesn't appear in the Computer Management Console (as opposed to My Computer)
the situation is not great. BUT...
Sounds like your drive is spinning up, but there's no data transfer. This points to the data cable,
which is the smaller of the two connected to the drive.
Use the data cable from your DVD or other drive. Or plug into a different SATA port (plug) on
your motherboard, they're all the same.
And after changing cables...sorry, I got nothing. At least you're under warranty.
leme dork
leme dork
il y a 5 ans
i have WD hard disk for almost 1 year and it work well till today . it has that connected sound but
doesnt appear neither on my computer or disk management, so i cant change the drive letters
like you told in this video . please help me , i dont want to lose stuff in it
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Sorry, I don't have much help to offer. You seem to be describing a dying drive. But...
Try different cables. Use the power and data cables from your CD or DVD player.
Both Seagate and WD have repair software on their sites. Download and run.
In the "Show More" section for this video, did you see the link to delete-renew the MBR?
Generally, "not ready" errors mean Windows can detect a device, but can't control it. Not so
good. Warranty claim? That's about all I got, good luck.
Jaouad Saddouki
Jaouad Saddouki
il y a 5 ans
i have a 250GB hard drive that i store files and documents on it, i been trying for weeks to format
it but no luck so far, the HD was fine and ruining smoothly, until one day i was trying to delete a
folder ( system) this was running on vista from a previous laptop, and it stopped working since, i
managed to recover some of the files that i needed and now i want to format it, but no luck, i
come across your Video, which i thank you for, when i click on delete volume, i get disk not ready
error
MrYakawa
MrYakawa
il y a 5 ans
Thank you so mush for your guide!!
Trafalgar
Trafalgar
il y a 5 ans
SAVIOUR!!!! Legend.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Rotten situation. I couldn't prove it, but it seems to me hard drives are not what they once were.
Some say that drives over 1 terabyte are not as good as they should be.
I run 2 computers so I back them up to each other. Of course 2 computers is ridiculous overkill
for most people, which is why I'm working on some backup videos.
(PS I try to get my multi-part replies in sequence, but YouTube defeats me every time.)
MRBLACKLEAF420
MRBLACKLEAF420
il y a 5 ans
okay ill look in to it and try work it out thanks for taking the time to write back
MRBLACKLEAF420
MRBLACKLEAF420
il y a 5 ans
o u posted 3 replys i reply witho ut reading the other 2
MRBLACKLEAF420
MRBLACKLEAF420
il y a 5 ans
ive got those programs ive tried a few programs to recover i got a 3tb hard drive and ive lost
2.5tb of data in it it just stoped working on me and the sad part is it was all my back up from my
pc so i could reformatt fml i donno if the programs fail cause its a big hard drive or what but i
guess i lost it all :(
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
(1 of 2)
Your hard drive is in an external USB case, so when you got a "device successfully installed"
message, the "device" was the USB case, not the hard drive itself. The case contains a SATA ~>
USB adapter card, and that's the "device" your computer is installing.
What I'd do:
1. Remove the problem hard drive from the case. Remove the side cover from the computer.
2. Unplug the cables from the CD-ROM (or other) drive inside the case, plug them into the
problem hard drive.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
(2 of 2)
(There are two cables, power and data, and they only plug in one way. All drives use the same
power and data cable configuration.)
3. Power up see whacha got.
Notes: Lay the computer on its side, and it's OK to run it that way (makes no difference at all).
You don't have to screw the problem drive into the case to test, I'd rest it on a few books.
CAUTION: Moving parts and live electrical circuits. Unplug!

bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
I'm sorry to tell you that input/output (I/O) errors are not a great situation.
Check your cables. Substitute the cables from, for instance, your CD-ROM.
Right-click ~> Properties, and in the dialog that opens click Tools ~> Error Checking.
After that, Google for your exact error code, but input/output errors very often indicate what
engineers call catastrophic failure. Sorry, but as you see I basically got nothing.
sa1vad0r1an
sa1vad0r1an
il y a 5 ans
Please help!
when i right click on disk 1 and initialize disk it gives me an error code that say, "The request
could not be performed because of an I/O device error."
what do i do?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Watch your language please, there are gentlemen present. I saw one just a little while ago.
Cables. Unplug the cables (both power and data) from a working drive and see if they'll power
up the new drive. When working inside the box watch out for moving parts and electrical shock.
Start the video on this page and at once click the link for the short version. See my reply to
Th3Entity.
After that, sorry to say there are just too many variables, I don't have much help to offer from
here.
mario cela
mario cela
il y a 5 ans
hi
hey man i had a problem recently with my dvd drive it dosent show up in my computer now i
know u wold say watch my video and u will fix it but man that motherfucking dvddrive does not
appear ether in menage drive or in disk management i even try to see for the upperclass or
lowclass in regedit but nothing they arent there so please if u wolod help me send me a message
with the details
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
1 of 3:
Sorry, no. File recovery is iffy.
If you just emptied your Recycle Bin by accident you might Google for:
piriform recuva
PS: their Ccleaner and Speccy are pretty much wordwide standards; I use them all the time
myself. Disclosure: I have no association blah blah.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
2 of 3:
Otherwise, the best thing I know to do is hook the problem drive to a working computer. You
don't need 2 computers, and you don't need to actually install the drive.
Put the problem drive on, say, a couple of books and run both data and power cables to the
drive. Take power from your existing power supply wiring harness. You'll need an additional data
cable to plug into the motherboard--the longer the better.
MOVING PARTS and DANGER OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK

bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
3 of 3:
Hopefully Windows will find the problem drive and you can drag your files onto your new, good
drive. Be sure to look in the Computer Management Console if you don't see the problem drive
right away.
But if Windows just can't find the drive...well...sorry, that's all I got.
The real problem--the underlying problem--is not having backup. Working on a vid about that.
MRBLACKLEAF420
MRBLACKLEAF420
il y a 5 ans
do you have a video on how to recover data !??!?!?!
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
My thoughts:
1. "Unallocated" usually means the drive is not partitioned and formatted. How to do that is in
this video.
2. Scroll down in these comments. ForeveryoungGirl93 had a similar problem, and was kind
enough to post her solution.
3. Disconnect one hard drive, then the other. Each time see what you get running on just one
HDD.
4. As a last resort, click "Show More" for this video and delete the MBR (outside link). But this is
a nuclear bomb solution.
johnrafale2
johnrafale2
il y a 5 ans
i have the problem with 2 hdd 1 on 80gb and an other one on 500gb both are showing only
properties and help when i right click on them.And both have the black label unallocated
anybody can help ???
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Data recovery is not what this vid is about, and I can only offer a little help.
The usual best hope is to plug the problem drive into another computer. Or into the same
computer running on a different hard drive. Hopefully the problem drive will appear as a slave
drive, and you can drag files off it.
Beyond that, Google for data recovery, and look here on YouTube. The whole subject is iffy, so I
can only wish you good luck.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
It might be bad English, but it's good thinking. Before dong anything else: restart.
If that doesn't work turn everything off, unplug the wall power cord, and wait half a minute.
Then replug and start. This fixes a lot of things that a shop would charge you for.
KriZ
KriZ
il y a 5 ans
if u have the not detected in manager try turn ur computer off it worked on me :D (bad english)
AmanSingh019
AmanSingh019
il y a 5 ans
on Step 2 i want to recover the data but disk management does not give me the opton to give
the drive letter so how do i recover the drive data
ForeveryoungGirl93
ForeveryoungGirl93
il y a 5 ans
Thank you for replying
when i go to the computer/ manage/ disk management
and right click in my disk there is only HELP as a choice
luckily the problem is fixed i have been looking for solution for 4 days
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers
and found it there as external usb under unspecified

and right click on it an troubleshoot
so it was a software install problem
I really hope this helps someone :)
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
That's not much to go on. You have help as a choice...when? What are you doing when you
receive the help option?
ForeveryoungGirl93
ForeveryoungGirl93
il y a 5 ans
i only have help as a choice :( plz help
Jonathan Morales
Jonathan Morales
il y a 5 ans
Thanks you are a great teacher
Dionisio Arellano
Dionisio Arellano
il y a 5 ans
Thank u so much for u help man god bless you (:
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
il y a 5 ans
Excellent Tut Vid
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
That's not really what this vid is about. Google for "recover data from hard drive" or similar and
there's lots to see. Also here on YouTube.
But check again. Your drive is not visible in My Computer, but is it visible in the Disk
Management Console? If so right-click the drive, and in the menu that appears click Properties.
In the properties dialog click the Tools tab. You then can error-check the drive...which might or
might not help. Data recovery is never certain, wishing you luck.
Gyle Astillo
Gyle Astillo
il y a 5 ans
ohhh...how am i going to recover my important files?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Yes! Everything will be gone, your hard drive will be blank.
Both Western Digital and Seagate make repair software available on their sites, and other
manufacturers may also. These are what you need to repair a hard drive, if repair is possible.
When you use a manufacturer's check-repair software, be aware that a full scan on a large hard
drive can take several hours. So plan ahead and make it an overnighter, or start the scan when
you leave for work.
The short scans take only a few minutes.

Gyle Astillo
Gyle Astillo
il y a 5 ans
will my files be erased if i click on "Initialized disk"?
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
As in Play Station 3? Sorry, I know absolutely nothing about them.
However, if they have a hard drive (and I don't know that they do), and it's giving you trouble,
the usual way to handle the situation is to remove the hard drive from the Play Station (or
whatever device) and plug it into a computer. The files are then available to you.
I guess you might need some sort of adapter to match the plugs, but as before, I dunno. Newegg
dot com is pretty good with adapters.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
In my experience a CRC is a grim situation. But your drive does appear in the Disk Management
Console so the manufacturer's repair software might detect it. Google for:
Seagate: download seatools for windows
WD: download data lifeguard diagnostic for windows
NOTE that a long/full test with either can take several hours.
If neither can detect your hard drive, then click "Show More" under this vid and look at my page
for deleting the MBR.
Sorry, that's about all the help I can offer.

Daniel Nguyen
Daniel Nguyen
il y a 5 ans
whenever i try to initialize my hard drive it shows
Data error (cyclic redundancy check)
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
You watched this whole vid, right? About deleting everything, no mercy?
OK then, come back to this vid because YouTube won't let me post a direct link. Click "Show
More" to open the description, and click the link for "How to Delete a Hard Drive's Master Boot
Record (MBR)."
Do that, and I hope your drive will then show up in Disk Management (not My Computer), and
can be initialized.
BUT, sorry, I know nothing about your Samsung drive. I'd do as I describe, but it's just my best
guess.
Daniel Kynningsrud
Daniel Kynningsrud
il y a 5 ans
Thank YOU SO MUCH !!!SO HAPPY :D
cairlyn
cairlyn
il y a 5 ans
Hello, I have samsung s2 portable hard drive, I was using program Win2flash, it started formating
it, then I turned off computer and now there is no driver icon in my computer, please help me or
give me any help. thanks
Cyberdino
Cyberdino
il y a 5 ans
yeah i removed it but it was breaking down so i had to get it out as fast as poseble but i fixed the
problem thanks for youre help and time
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
You removed a hard drive from a computer that was turned on and running? Some computers
support that, some don't. In any case it's a very, very risky business. Mechanical damage is not
unlikely.
If you only want to get the hard drive running, then please see the note I've added in the
description of this vid: how to delete an MBR. But this will blank a hard drive, everything will be
lost.
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
It sounds like what you want is to recover data, in this case "data" including programs you had
installed before.
Sorry, but that's an iffy business I can't much help you with. It's different from what's covered in
this video.
The usual, and probably best, thing to do is plug the problem hard drive into another computer.
It will then appear as a slave drive and you can copy or drag-drop as you wish.
But if the drive just doesn't spin, well, then you're into a data recovery service. Read: $.
Cyberdino
Cyberdino
il y a 5 ans
okey so my disk is completely broken but i still have a problem i can't un instal the programs i
had on there i need them off my laptop to re install them but a can't it said i needed the hard
drive for it but that doesn't work anny more plz help
Cyberdino
Cyberdino
il y a 5 ans
okey thanks i'll try some stuf i'll plug it in a nother pc to see if it works and check the cable i think
it has somthing to do with a crash on my pc and i pulled it out without safly removing
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 5 ans
Input-Output (I/O) device covers a lot of territory, so I can't say, sorry.
I have to fall back on my old standards:
1) Check that both ends of both cables (power and data) are firmly plugged into the hard drive,
and into the motherboard. Push on the connectors, be certain.
2) Any drive that Windows can recognize shows up in Disk Manager, even it it's not in Explorer.
Device error + drive not in Disk Manager = the drive might be a goner, but that's a wild guess
from a distance.
Cyberdino
Cyberdino
il y a 5 ans
when i do that i get an error. it is in dutch but as i translate it it said this:
can't do that assignment because of a error in the I/O-device
TheSuperTechInfo
TheSuperTechInfo
il y a 5 ans
this is a very good tutorial thanks alot
bentsnake
bentsnake
il y a 6 ans
The Disk Management Console lists all the drives that Windows can detect. Make sure your
cables are plugged in, both power (small), and data (large). Check that both ends are firmly
plugged in. With newer SATA drives (with the much smaller cables) it's easy to have a loose
connection.
Otherwise...well...I wish I could help you, but I can't from here.

Krishna Singh
Krishna Singh
il y a 6 ans
my disk does not show up there
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Hard Drive not Visible in My Computer - How to Fix It - Full Version

Ajoutée le 3 sept. 2012

A 3-page mini-site with help for other hard drive issues:

BACK UP YOUR FILES

1. Shameless plug, back up your files. My own how-to is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

I hope this might help.

I hope some of this might help.

Thanks ... This tutorial is very usefull.

thank you very much

Great vid presented in a friendly informative way :)

Cant thank you enough!!!!!!!

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and see what might happen. Wishing you luck.

In the getting-pretty-wild department, disable anything by Acronis that might be running. Go so

I hope some of this might be helpful.

I hope this might help.

Otherwise, click through to my mini-site, which is here: http://www.bentsnake.com/repair-hard-

I hope some of these might help.

I hope this might be of some help.

I hope this might help.

You don't have permission to access /files/rc.iso on this server." appears

I hope this might be of some help.

1. Back up your files. Here's my own YouTube video on file backup:

I hope this might help.

write protected [your make and model]

I hope this might help.

Thanks anyway. Nice tutorials and site you have.

I hope this might help.

I hope this might help.

Otherwise, I recommend Gparted, which is a freebie partition manager at gparted.org Gparted

write protect [brand] [model]

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burn iso to cd win7

There's lots of help.

Cartridge Filters Go to Guy

Especially notice page 2 of the site.

Just FYI, Maxtor is now owned by Seagate.

But all in all, wish I could help but I got nothing.

So I got nothing, sorry.

What I'd do:

3. Power up see whacha got.

CAUTION: Moving parts and live electrical circuits. Unplug!

Sorry, no. File recovery is iffy.

MOVING PARTS and DANGER OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers

and found it there as external usb under unspecified

I really hope this helps someone :)

The short scans take only a few minutes.

Seagate: download seatools for windows

WD: download data lifeguard diagnostic for windows

Sorry, that's about all the help I can offer.

I have to fall back on my old standards:

Otherwise...well...I wish I could help you, but I can't from here.

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