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"SATA available disk- Removed": New, 2 Week Old Desktop Lost Secondary
Good morning Folks,
Last night I woke my sleeping desktop to have this notification appear:
"IAStorIcon-Intel Rapid Storage Technology-SATA available disk: Removed" (image attached)
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This new - 2 week old - desktop has been performing flawlessly up to now.
Since this appeared to be a hardware issue I chose not to run a system restore; rather I went for a restart that worked, but my secondary (Data) HDD was still not recognized.
Disk Management confirmed this.
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Next:
Shutdown
Removed Drive
Checked SATA cable on MB (OK)
Reinstalled HDD
Booted and found no change. Disk Management confirmed this again.
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Since there has been no problems or warnings about upcoming disk failure and since it is only a few weeks old, I'm turning to my friends here for any thoughts before I head back to the store. i.e. can you offer any thoughts on other tests I can try?
~ Thanks very much to all!