So I purchased a WD 3tb Red drive which I planned on using as a secondary internal drive.
I installed the drive just fine, got it to recognize in Computer Management --> Disk Management.
I initialized the drive (GPT)
I made a simple volume
Then I went on to assign the drive letter and do a full format.
That went fine, then after a reboot the drive did not appear again.
Upon review it is showing as RAW storage, and I wasn't able to format the drive or access it.
I went through dispart to totally clean the disk and start over. Repeated the same steps and am re-formatting the drive fully (not quick format).
It lists as 'formatting' but in event viewer I am seeing the following errors over and over
The device, \Device\Harddisk1\DR1, has a bad block.
Encrypted volume check: Volume information on E: cannot be read.
Is there anything someone could recommend to see if I need to return this drive and get a replacement?
I am thinking it is a bad drive but I haven't worked with a new drive in several years so just looking for opinions / options before going through the RMA process.
Thanks,
Lee
I installed the drive just fine, got it to recognize in Computer Management --> Disk Management.
I initialized the drive (GPT)
I made a simple volume
Then I went on to assign the drive letter and do a full format.
That went fine, then after a reboot the drive did not appear again.
Upon review it is showing as RAW storage, and I wasn't able to format the drive or access it.
I went through dispart to totally clean the disk and start over. Repeated the same steps and am re-formatting the drive fully (not quick format).
It lists as 'formatting' but in event viewer I am seeing the following errors over and over
The device, \Device\Harddisk1\DR1, has a bad block.
Encrypted volume check: Volume information on E: cannot be read.
Is there anything someone could recommend to see if I need to return this drive and get a replacement?
I am thinking it is a bad drive but I haven't worked with a new drive in several years so just looking for opinions / options before going through the RMA process.
Thanks,
Lee