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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/ProfessorSlendercat on 2023-09-25 18:46:07+00:00.
Preface - I do not know as much as you all and I only wanted to use this drive to store movies for Plex. Not in an enclosure (though I want to get one down the line), using as an internal drive for now along with my 8TB Ironwolf and 2TB boot SSD.
Just installed a 20TB Exos. Here's the issues I'm having:
PC takes forever to load now, one time it said it was repairing the disc upon boot up
Failed to format the first time, then I changed the name I wanted the partition to be and it seemed to have been formatted, but upon restart Windows Explorer would show the drive but with no volume. Now it just doesn't show up at all. No data has been put on the drive yet.
Disk Management will now not initialize the drive, says "incorrect function" and says capacity is 0 mb
Now, the drive shows up in BIOS and Disk Management but not Windows Explorer
Issue is not SATA cables or PSU SATA because both were swapped.
Previously, disk would keep making loud noises constantly, like every 10-20 seconds.
I tried to get into diskpart but it won't execute. Crystaldiscmark (as recommended on the sub) does not recognize the drive.
Now, like I said I'm certainly no expert. But this means the drive is DOA right? Or is it a Windows issue? I'll provide additional info as needed. I got this from serverpartdeals, not Newegg.
Thanks in advance for your help.