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This article provides some workarounds for the issue where Hot-swap disks are not recognized.
Original KB number: 2992869
Symptoms
Assume that you have a computer that supports hot-swap SATA disks and is running Windows Server 2012 R2. For some system configurations, when you insert one or more drives into the computer, Windows cannot detect all the inserted drives. Therefore, you cannot see the drives in This PC or the Windows Disk Management snap-in.
Cause
This issue occurs because of a communication error that occurs between the affected drives and Windows.
Workaround
To work around this issue, you can use one of the following methods.
Method 1
Remove and reinsert the affected drives.
Method 2
Use the Windows Disk Management snap-in tool, and then rescan for disks.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products at the beginning of this article.
Third-party information disclaimer
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.