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Problem description: Hello. I have an M2 drive and 4 HDDs (a,b,c, and d). This weekend I shifted things around my new case and now I can't get drives c + d to work / show in bios or windows. I'm hoping its some sort of bios conflict with the M2 or something and that I haven't blown them? Attempted fixes: Rotated the sata / power plugs around the HDDs, the mb and psu. Drives a + b consistently work in whatever combination. Checked and reseated most of the plugs and cables and whatnot. Set the bios to default and changed any bios settings that looked promising. Looked for signs of life in bios and disk management. I tried an old drive in there as well and I'm still pretty sure I could still only see drives a + b, which is why I'm hoping its a conflict and not a death sentence for any other drive nearby. Recent changes: Rebuilt the pc in the new case a week back and all was working fine except the case had only had a 'cage' for 2 hdds so while another was on order, those 2 drives were sitting on the bottom of the case with a spot of velcro tape to secure (bad idea?). New cage arrived, put them in properly, now nothing from them. -- Operating system: Current Windows 10 - 19042.630 System specs: Asus Z370i mb / i5-8600k Nvidia 3080 Corsair SF750 psu Fractal Define 7 case 32gb ram 500gb M2 drive, 2x10tb drives 2x4gb drives (dead) Location: UK I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes Any ideas appreciated!
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Nov 15, 2020 21:50
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Make sure you're on latest motherboard BIOS. Have you rotated the ports also? It's possible the power/SATA cables are okay but the ports aren't. PS I'm assuming you mean 2x4tb drives. Because if they're 4GB then they're ancient and dead AFAIK. 
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Nov 16, 2020 01:03
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Err yeah woops 4TB drives. I think one popped up briefly when I turned the pc on this morning, so now wondering if its a power supply issue? This sucks!
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Nov 16, 2020 12:07
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Day 3: Bought a powered / usb HDD caddy to test things on. It will read an old ssd, but not an HDD. The PC will do the same. Now working on the assumption that this room is cursed and is the doom of everything mechanical but the two remaining working HDDs. Will try the caddy on a laptop downstairs later.
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Nov 17, 2020 17:39
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