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how to fix the disk drive letter is automatically vanished after i reboot my pc

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2025-01-11T09:53:32.7666667+00:00

how can i fix that, my disk drive letter is automatically vanished. yesterday i bought a brand new hard drive that have 500gb capacity and i fit that hard drive hdd in my pc by myself . After that i make partition and set disk drive letter name "D" and it works very finely i put my photos, videos, data and many other files or software's . After that my all work is over and i shut down my pc normally. When i woke up from sleep i on my pc some time later i found that my hdd named "HDD (D)" that vanished . I thought that the sata cable must be loose and i checked that all good there. I searched that on youtube, google, chat gpt i found no solution. Then i checked in disk management i looked that my disk is connected but no more disk drive letter so, i put the disk drive letter name "D". then the disk is visible in file explorer then i restart my pc for some reason i looked that the disk again not visible . i repeat the process then it's visible then i restart the pc again it is not visible. so, i do every single steps like drivers update, un-plug the plug it and many more steps to resolve it. so, i request that please anyone know the solution please tell me as soon as possible.

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  1. Hania Lian 20,276 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2025-01-14T07:42:56.1166667+00:00

    Hello,

    Here are a few troubleshooting steps you might want to try:

    1、Make sure your computer’s BIOS is set to recognize the new hard drive. You may need to enter the BIOS setup utility and check if the new drive is detected there.

    2、In Windows Disk Management, try reassigning the drive letter to something different and see if the problem persists. If assigning a different letter fixes the issue temporarily, it might indicate a conflict with another drive using the same letter.

    3、Update your motherboard’s SATA/ACHI drivers as well as any other relevant device drivers.

    4、Use chkdsk tool to check for errors on the disk. Open Command Prompt as Administrator and type chkdsk D: /f /r (replace D: with the appropriate drive letter) and press Enter.

    Best Regards,

    Hania Lian

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