Solved Connected an old HDD and computer doesn't recognize it.


PoppaJohn

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I have two old HDD's that I bought an adapter to get files off of. The one is recognized and shows up under This PC, the other doesn't. I've attached a photo of what Disk Management shows with the unrecognized drive connected. There's no option to update driver and didn't know where else to post this. Any help would be appreciated.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5825U
    Memory
    32.0GB RAM (DDR4)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon Graphics
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
Nevermind fellas, I used diskpart and was able to clean the drive and create a new volume.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5825U
    Memory
    32.0GB RAM (DDR4)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon Graphics
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
Nevermind fellas, I used diskpart and was able to clean the drive and create a new volume.

Disk 1, the second and 3rd partitions had no drive letters assigned. I am fairly certain it was as simple as that. Right click on partition, assign a drive letter.
You cleaned the drive, so you now have no files to access. Reading your post, you needed access to the drive?
 

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There was no option to assign a drive letter. The drive could have been empty for all I remember. Its all good. I cant even remember what was on it.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    AMD Ryzen 5825U
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    32.0GB RAM (DDR4)
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    AMD Radeon Graphics
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    1TB SSD
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