Hard Drive with my OS suddenly shit the bed

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by tw

Long before doing all that, execute the manufacturer's comprehensive hardware diagnostic. Numbers in that report what is useful to see the defect. Even Crystal Disk is insufficient. Numbers that mean nothing to you say so much to others.

The software can't diagnose a drive it can't see.

[tw]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

The software can't diagnose a drive it can't see.

There is a big difference between what third party software's can see and what the manufacturer's diagnostic can see.

If third party diagnostics cannot see it, well a number of items can be defective. If the manufacturer's diagnostic cannot see it, then its PC board is defective or motherboard line drivers have failed.

Not specifically stated - does its disk platter spin up?