I tried it on the other laptop again and get the same results. I will try a new cord or an enclosure for it. Will have to wait for Amazon as we live in a community that doesn't sell items of this...

it i not in an enclosure. it is connected by a cord. I can try it on another laptop. It has done the same thing to me on the other laptop as far as coming up in This PC as system restored and E. ...

I did and I got a box that said disk check cant be performed because windows can't access the disk. I also shut everything down and restarted and tried crystaldisk again with the same results as...

I am also adding a shot of This PC. It shows the old driving listed twice as system reserved and drive E. I thank you for the assistance you are providing.

Sorry about the picture, I didn't realize it would degrade so much. I attempted to attach the snipping tool result.

I did check there and the only disk that shows up in the drop down is the computer hard drive.

I ran crystaldisk and it only accessed the computers drive it didn't give any options to check the other drive. I tried to run a disk check from the computer by right clicking on the problem drive...

I'm not sure if this related but may be relevant information. under disc management, there are several entries in disc management and the status is listed as healthy. I have tried to attach a screen...

Thank you Bree for the reply. I just tried this and received a new little box that says windows security, unable to set new owner on local disk E., Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

I have been able to successfully access my old hard drive from a different computer in the past. Now when I plug it in, it shows up twice in This PC. Once as System Reserved (D) and Local Disk (E)...