Weird error: Disk not showing on task manager


profyler

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Guys,

Good Morning.
I have a problem that I couldn't solve or find anyone with the same error.

Every time I had an AgeOfEmpires 4 update, I noticed that instead of downloading the update, it downloaded the entire game! Every time!

I thought it was a problem with the Xbox app or the windows 11 microsoft store. But I don't think it's this problem.

I believe that the problem is because sometimes my computer does not show the C and D drives in the task manager. I don't know why but the computer works and accesses the drives normally! it just doesn't show up in the task manager. After 5 minutes it appears. I've never seen anything like it.

The problem is that as shown in the photo, while the drivers do not appear in the task manager, the Xbox store itself does not let me install the game ("Desconhecido disponiveis" means "unknown" on the xbox app on left) because it doesn show a drive to be installed and I believe that this is the problem of it not being able to update correctly.

I already reset the apps, scan for errors and reinstalled drivers but nothing helped. Before formatting the computer I was wondering if anyone else has any tips. My hands are tied.

thank you and sorry for my english and if I instered this thread in the wrong place, sorry about that too.
Karin
 
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    16GB
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    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
your bios may need looked at
 

My Computer

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    Win11
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    Asus Home built
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    i9-13900
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    ASUS Strix Z90-H
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    64 GB
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    Nvidia RTX 2080-ti
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    Sony 55"
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    850 watt EVGA
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    Cooler Master Haf 932
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    MS
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
Do they show up in Disk Management?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
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    PC/Desktop
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    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-12700F
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    ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI
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    G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5
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    EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 XC Black Gaming
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    RealTek HD 7.1
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    ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 2K HDR Gaming
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    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (Win 11)
    SK hynix P41 500GB NVMe (Win 10)
    SK hynix P41 2TB NVMe (x3)
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x Shift
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    Antec Dark Phantom DP502 FLUX
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    Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black + 7 Phantek T-30's
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    Logitech MK 320
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    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700F
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    Asus TUF Gaming Z590 Plus WiFi
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium
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    Samsung F27T350
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    1920x1080
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    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
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    Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
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    Corsair HX750
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    Cougar MX330-G Window
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    Hyper 212 EVO
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No settings there to HD/SSD. Its a low end asus mother board (h 310 plus gaming br)

Once in BIOS, pressing F7 will take you to advanced mode.
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    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-12700F
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 XC Black Gaming
    Sound Card
    RealTek HD 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 2K HDR Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (Win 11)
    SK hynix P41 500GB NVMe (Win 10)
    SK hynix P41 2TB NVMe (x3)
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x Shift
    Case
    Antec Dark Phantom DP502 FLUX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black + 7 Phantek T-30's
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 320
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    Razer Basilisk V3
    Internet Speed
    350Mbs
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    Firefox
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    Windows 10 22H2 19045.4170
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  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700F
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z590 Plus WiFi
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung F27T350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
    Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair HX750
    Case
    Cougar MX330-G Window
    Cooling
    Hyper 212 EVO
    Internet Speed
    350Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
Do they show up in Disk Management?
I does , but like the task manager, it only show the hard drives after a while, wich is totally weird.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
What sata ports have you plugged your drives into?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.2715)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My Self
    CPU
    Intel Alder lake i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    Asus z690 Gaming WiFi D4, Bios Ver 2802
    Memory
    32 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 XMP1
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 3070ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming & Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Via Display port
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell AW2723DF
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 @ 165Hz G-Sync mode
    Hard Drives
    WD Black SN850 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 980 Pro with heatsink 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 870 Qvo 1Tb SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001 2Gb
    Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-219L
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    Corsair RM850
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    Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass
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    Be Quiet Shadow Rock 3
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    Logitech G Pro
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    Logitech G903, Lightspeed + Powerplay Mat
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    40Mb
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    Logitech C930e webcam
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What sata ports have you plugged your drives into?
Sata 1 and Sata 2

i don't remember if I had this problem on windows 10... I would say I didnt...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
You have not filled in your system spec's in "My Computer" so we don't know the make of motherboard etc. Are you using a M.2 drive? If you are... try plugging your drives into Port's 1 and 3, as Sata 2 is used by M.2 drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.2715)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My Self
    CPU
    Intel Alder lake i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    Asus z690 Gaming WiFi D4, Bios Ver 2802
    Memory
    32 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 XMP1
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 3070ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming & Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Via Display port
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell AW2723DF
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 @ 165Hz G-Sync mode
    Hard Drives
    WD Black SN850 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 980 Pro with heatsink 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 870 Qvo 1Tb SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001 2Gb
    Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-219L
    PSU
    Corsair RM850
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass
    Cooling
    Be Quiet Shadow Rock 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech G Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech G903, Lightspeed + Powerplay Mat
    Internet Speed
    40Mb
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech C930e webcam
    Synology DS218 play 2 x 4Tb WD Red WD40EFAX
You have not filled in your system spec's in "My Computer" so we don't know the make of motherboard etc. Are you using a M.2 drive? If you are... try plugging your drives into Port's 1 and 3, as Sata 2 is used by M.2 drive.

Only true if it's a SATA M.2 and the UEFI is set to SATA mode.
If it's a NVMe M.2 there should be no conflicts. In this case the UEFI would be set to PCIE mode.

I have two NVMe M.2 drives on my board and all 4 SATA ports being utilized, 3 for 2.5" SSD's and one for BD-RE drive. No conflicts.

All depends what type of M.2 it is and what the UEFI is set to.

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My Computers

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  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-12700F
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 XC Black Gaming
    Sound Card
    RealTek HD 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 2K HDR Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (Win 11)
    SK hynix P41 500GB NVMe (Win 10)
    SK hynix P41 2TB NVMe (x3)
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x Shift
    Case
    Antec Dark Phantom DP502 FLUX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black + 7 Phantek T-30's
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 320
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk V3
    Internet Speed
    350Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Winows Security
    Other Info
    Windows 10 22H2 19045.4170
    On System One
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700F
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z590 Plus WiFi
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung F27T350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
    Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair HX750
    Case
    Cougar MX330-G Window
    Cooling
    Hyper 212 EVO
    Internet Speed
    350Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
You have not filled in your system spec's in "My Computer" so we don't know the make of motherboard etc. Are you using a M.2 drive? If you are... try plugging your drives into Port's 1 and 3, as Sata 2 is used by M.2 drive.
I've updated my spects. No M2. normal Sata drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
I've updated my spects. No M2. normal Sata drive.
Cool. Have you tried using different SATA ports as PenPusher suggested?

EDIT: Your motherboard does support one M.2 drive. Would be a nice future upgrade.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-12700F
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 XC Black Gaming
    Sound Card
    RealTek HD 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 2K HDR Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (Win 11)
    SK hynix P41 500GB NVMe (Win 10)
    SK hynix P41 2TB NVMe (x3)
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x Shift
    Case
    Antec Dark Phantom DP502 FLUX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black + 7 Phantek T-30's
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 320
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk V3
    Internet Speed
    350Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Winows Security
    Other Info
    Windows 10 22H2 19045.4170
    On System One
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700F
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z590 Plus WiFi
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung F27T350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
    Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair HX750
    Case
    Cougar MX330-G Window
    Cooling
    Hyper 212 EVO
    Internet Speed
    350Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
Cool. Have you tried using different SATA ports as PenPusher suggested?

EDIT: Your motherboard does support one M.2 drive. Would be a nice future upgrade.
I will try but I don't think this is the problem. Both sata are giving me this error, so I dont think its a port thing
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
you can use a converter for m2 to sata.. and probably other. I have some converted.. If this has already been discussed sorry...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Home built
    CPU
    i9-13900
    Motherboard
    ASUS Strix Z90-H
    Memory
    64 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia RTX 2080-ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony 55"
    Hard Drives
    SSD
    PSU
    850 watt EVGA
    Case
    Cooler Master Haf 932
    Keyboard
    MS
    Mouse
    MS
    Internet Speed
    100/100
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
Your spec's only have one hard drive? partitioned into two? Could you show us a picture of disk management arrangement.
The other thing you could try is to swap sata cables, just in case.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.2715)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My Self
    CPU
    Intel Alder lake i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    Asus z690 Gaming WiFi D4, Bios Ver 2802
    Memory
    32 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 XMP1
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 3070ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming & Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Via Display port
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell AW2723DF
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 @ 165Hz G-Sync mode
    Hard Drives
    WD Black SN850 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 980 Pro with heatsink 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 870 Qvo 1Tb SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001 2Gb
    Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-219L
    PSU
    Corsair RM850
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass
    Cooling
    Be Quiet Shadow Rock 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech G Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech G903, Lightspeed + Powerplay Mat
    Internet Speed
    40Mb
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech C930e webcam
    Synology DS218 play 2 x 4Tb WD Red WD40EFAX
Since I bought this new PC I had a kinda, sorta, similar weird problem with any powered external usb drive. Though our hardware is not similar, hopefully the same principal of my problem may apply in your case. I’m posting this long drawn out explanation here so anyone else who has a similar problem might find their solution.

Here was my problem. My PC is on most of the time. I had no problem with powered or port powered external drives being recognized from a cold boot or resuming from sleep, but after a warm boot (restart) none I tried were recognized.

All I had to do for the drive to be recognized after a restart was open disk management. As soon as I did, the drive was recognized immediately. It was also recognized immediately if I opened any sort of partitioning program such as Minitool Partition Wizard or Aoemi Partition Assistant. Any of these forced Windows to scan for the drives as soon as they are opened.

I went through the entire gamut of changing ports, power adapter, using another drive, etc, etc. I tweaked my advanced power options.(but did not change my power plan) Windows 11 just didn’t see any external drive after a restart...ever. If I waited a while and did nothing, sometimes windows would eventually see the drive on its own. This same issue was not seen in my older Windows 10 PC.

I thought it was hardware but due to other problems, Dell changed the motherboard and ram and I added a bigger power supply, but this problem remained. IMO that narrowed it down to the bios ….I thought.

My solution – I changed my power Plan to high performance. It was a “duh” moment, and should have been one of the first things I tried.

So, try changing your power plan to see if it resolves your issue. But before you do, wait until the next time your disks don't show up. Open disk management to see if DM detects them. Please post back if this same scenario applies in your case. It will help the next person who seeks help with similar issues.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3296
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
Since I bought this new PC I had a kinda, sorta, similar weird problem with any powered external usb drive. Though our hardware is not similar, hopefully the same principal of my problem may apply in your case. I’m posting this long drawn out explanation here so anyone else who has a similar problem might find their solution.

Here was my problem. My PC is on most of the time. I had no problem with powered or port powered external drives being recognized from a cold boot or resuming from sleep, but after a warm boot (restart) none I tried were recognized.

All I had to do for the drive to be recognized after a restart was open disk management. As soon as I did, the drive was recognized immediately. It was also recognized immediately if I opened any sort of partitioning program such as Minitool Partition Wizard or Aoemi Partition Assistant. Any of these forced Windows to scan for the drives as soon as they are opened.

I went through the entire gamut of changing ports, power adapter, using another drive, etc, etc. I tweaked my advanced power options.(but did not change my power plan) Windows 11 just didn’t see any external drive after a restart...ever. If I waited a while and did nothing, sometimes windows would eventually see the drive on its own. This same issue was not seen in my older Windows 10 PC.

I thought it was hardware but due to other problems, Dell changed the motherboard and ram and I added a bigger power supply, but this problem remained. IMO that narrowed it down to the bios ….I thought.

My solution – I changed my power Plan to high performance. It was a “duh” moment, and should have been one of the first things I tried.

So, try changing your power plan to see if it resolves your issue. But before you do, wait until the next time your disks don't show up. Open disk management to see if DM detects them. Please post back if this same scenario applies in your case. It will help the next person who seeks help with similar issues.
Thanks for that.
I will try this, since I'm out of options (although I don't think this will change my problem). I changed and remove every "energy savings" from bios. On windows 11 power usage is set to balanced.
I also removed the fast boot from windows power management so the drivers would load every time I start my PC, but that didn't help either.
As you can see of today, It does not show my Hard drives, and we are talking both my primary and second drive. It only shows up after like 4-5 minutes, witch is enough to crash some applications like Xbox store and MS Store...
 

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  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
Your spec's only have one hard drive? partitioned into two? Could you show us a picture of disk management arrangement.
The other thing you could try is to swap sata cables, just in case.
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I have 2 drives. On SSD on SATA 1 and on HDD on sata 2.
Attached is my disk managment. The drives only showed up for this print screen after 5 minutes... before, it stood on "loading"...
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    CPU
    i5-9400
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF H310M-Plus Gaming/BR, Intel LGA 1151
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G, GDDR5 - GV-N1660OC-6GD
    Hard Drives
    SSD Kingston A400, 240GB, SATA
Have you tried Deleting/Uninstall the disks from device manager and letting Windows re detecting the drives? and Reboot.
I've had occasions where the disk is not showing properly, and doing this fixes the problem. I think the registry entry gets corrupted.

I see you have tried this but did you do both disks? and the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller drivers. Use standard MS ones on all devices.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.2715)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    My Self
    CPU
    Intel Alder lake i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    Asus z690 Gaming WiFi D4, Bios Ver 2802
    Memory
    32 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 XMP1
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 3070ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming & Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Via Display port
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell AW2723DF
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 @ 165Hz G-Sync mode
    Hard Drives
    WD Black SN850 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 980 Pro with heatsink 1Tb NVME
    Samsung 870 Qvo 1Tb SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001 2Gb
    Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-219L
    PSU
    Corsair RM850
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass
    Cooling
    Be Quiet Shadow Rock 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech G Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech G903, Lightspeed + Powerplay Mat
    Internet Speed
    40Mb
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech C930e webcam
    Synology DS218 play 2 x 4Tb WD Red WD40EFAX

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