Failing hard disk ?

[scbs29]

Hello all
I have 3 internal hard discs in my pc.
1, 500Gb SSD system disk (C:)
2. 2 TB SATA for programs and data (D:)
3. SATA disk for data, reported by AOMEI PArtition Assistant and Disk Management as 1.5 Tb (E:)

Suddenly over the last 2 or 3 days this disk E seems to dusappear and is not reported in any disk management
orogram. When I first boot up the disk is present and can be accessed as normal. After a while, however, it
disappears from any reprting program.
When the disk is present CrystalDiskInfo reports its status as Good and Device Manager reports that the device
is working properly.

Am I correct in thinking that the disk is disappearing because the problem means that it is showing signs of
failkure ? Is this one of the signs of failuer ? If so, does it mean imminent failure ?

I would be grateful for any advice.
TIA

[Pancho]

Post by scbs29
Hello all
I have 3 internal hard discs in my pc.
1, 500Gb SSD system disk (C:)
2. 2 TB SATA for programs and data (D:)
3. SATA disk for data, reported by AOMEI PArtition Assistant and Disk Management as 1.5 Tb (E:)
Suddenly over the last 2 or 3 days this disk E seems to dusappear and is not reported in any disk management
orogram. When I first boot up the disk is present and can be accessed as normal. After a while, however, it
disappears from any reprting program.
When the disk is present CrystalDiskInfo reports its status as Good and Device Manager reports that the device
is working properly.
Am I correct in thinking that the disk is disappearing because the problem means that it is showing signs of
failkure ? Is this one of the signs of failuer ? If so, does it mean imminent failure ?
I would be grateful for any advice.
TIA

Try changing the SATA cable.

[scbs29]

Thanks, will try as soon as I get chance

Post by Pancho

Post by scbs29
Hello all
I have 3 internal hard discs in my pc.
1, 500Gb SSD system disk (C:)
2. 2 TB SATA for programs and data (D:)
3. SATA disk for data, reported by AOMEI PArtition Assistant and Disk Management as 1.5 Tb (E:)
Suddenly over the last 2 or 3 days this disk E seems to dusappear and is not reported in any disk management
orogram. When I first boot up the disk is present and can be accessed as normal. After a while, however, it
disappears from any reprting program.
When the disk is present CrystalDiskInfo reports its status as Good and Device Manager reports that the device
is working properly.
Am I correct in thinking that the disk is disappearing because the problem means that it is showing signs of
failkure ? Is this one of the signs of failuer ? If so, does it mean imminent failure ?
I would be grateful for any advice.
TIA

Try changing the SATA cable.

[Pancho]

Post by scbs29
Thanks, will try as soon as I get chance

I'm not saying it is the SATA cable, just that it might be, and it is
easy to check. Just swap the SATA cables in disks 2 and 3. Or better
still put the disk in a different machine.

Otherwise, it could be the power supply, motherboard or disk controller.
It isn't the standard old age bad blocks you would see on a failing HDD
and for mechanical failure I would expect to see in S.M.A.R.T.

[scbs29]

Thankyou for your reply
After posting my last essage, however, the problem has not reoccurred.
Could have been a temporary glitch, but I will keep check on it and see if
it happens again.
Thanks again

Post by Pancho

Post by scbs29
Thanks, will try as soon as I get chance

I'm not saying it is the SATA cable, just that it might be, and it is
easy to check. Just swap the SATA cables in disks 2 and 3. Or better
still put the disk in a different machine.
Otherwise, it could be the power supply, motherboard or disk controller.
It isn't the standard old age bad blocks you would see on a failing HDD
and for mechanical failure I would expect to see in S.M.A.R.T.