Reinstalled Hard drive

[Stacey]

Forgive me if this question has already been asked and answered, but I can't
seem to find that thread.

I accidentally unhooked my IDE cable from my second hard drive. I hooked
everything back and my computer detects my hard drive, but it is not listed
in My Computer. I don't even see it listed in the disk management. Help
would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ghostrider]

Forgive me if this question has already been asked and answered, but I can't
seem to find that thread.

I accidentally unhooked my IDE cable from my second hard drive. I hooked
everything back and my computer detects my hard drive, but it is not listed
in My Computer. I don't even see it listed in the disk management. Help
would be greatly appreciated.

Just how was the IDE unhooked? That is, while the computer was still
on and running? And a bit more information, please. Is the second hard
drive on the same IDE cable as the first or on its own. And if so, was
it the only drive on that cable? Finally, was the 4-pin Molex power
plug removed from the hard drive? After re-attaching to the IDE cable,
was the power supply restored to the hard drive? The answers would be
helpful in determining what is going on.

 

[Stacey]

Everything was unhooked while computer was shut down. The second hard drive
is on the same cable as the main hard drive. The power plug was removed and
reattached before plugging the IDE cable back in.

 

[Anna]

Everything was unhooked while computer was shut down. The second hard >
drive is on the same cable as the main hard drive. The power plug was
removed and reattached before plugging the IDE cable back in.

Stacey:
First of all we'll assume that notwithstanding the problem you're having
with that secondary HDD, the system boots and functions without any
problem(s). And we'll assume (at least for the moment that you're not
dealing with a defective HDD - it worked perfectly before you accidentally
detached its IDE cable, right?)

And after you accidentally "unhooked" the IDE cable from the drive did you
check the pins on the drive to determine if any pins are bent or missing,
etc.?

And you've reconnected the IDE data cable a number of times on that
secondary HDD to ensure that it's properly connected/seated on the drive's
connector?

And, of course, you've made no changes with the jumper configuration, right?

If you haven't done so already, disconnect that secondary HDD again, both
the IDE data cable and its Molex power connector and make a normal boot to
your PC. Boot *only* with the primary boot drive connected. Then shut down
the machine and reinstall the secondary HDD. See if that works.

If still no go, can you connect the drive to another IDE channel (either as
Master or Slave) - perhaps using the same data cable connected to your
optical drive?

Might still be a good idea to check out the disk with the HDD diagnostic
utility ordinarily available from the manufacturer's website.
Anna