Hello,

I have laptop Toshiba Satellite L650 with hard disk Toshiba HDD2J13, MK3265GSXN. I think there is a problem with hard disk because Windows is not running. So in laptop HDD is recognized in bios (in system information) but isn't showing in boot menu. This is strange why disk I showing in bios but not showing in boot device.

But when I connect this drive to desktop by USB adapter then I have access to data (but I see some folders have strange signs in names). But when I connect this drive to desktop by SATA cable from motherboard then computer doesn't see disk in bios and windows, or MHDD. Of course motor working.
To Toshiba laptop I put another disk and bios and system are starting so this is not a problem with laptop settings.

Could you help my how I can diagnose this drive?

Regards
Marcin

Perhaps your motherboard's SATA controller cannot negotiate a SATA connection with your drive. Some SATA controllers (eg VT8237, SB850, Intel 5 & 6 series) have known problems in this regard.

https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Known_issues
https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Sata_via

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Hello,

Maybe. But drive worked with this laptop and few days ago stopped work Windows. Now I imaging this drive using R-Studio and see many errors during this process. When I connected this drive using my dock stadion in program Crystaldiskinfo status disk showing status as Bad.

My comments were in relation to your desktop SATA controller.

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Ok. I undertand. On the second desktop this drive is showing in bios. But I have question about laptop toshiba. Is IT possible that drive is showing in bios but is not showing in boot menu device in bios, when is a problem with disk? This disk have a lot of errors in mhdd program.