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[Greiger]

It may be a meme but have you tried unplugging and plugging it in again? (going into the computer, physically disconnecting the drive's data and power cable, and then reconnecting them). 

Back when I did computer repair in a shop I remember having a computer with a similar issue.  Nothing I did in software or with drivers made it show up but after I got into the internals and started fiddling with connectors windows saw it again.

That said I would think it would not show up in device manager if it was a loose connector, but it's worth a shot and cheaper than a new drive if it does work.  And if you order a new drive off amazon or newegg it will take time to ship anyway.

[Reelya]

It can be a faulty cable or SATA port on the motherboard too. Assuming that there's one known good SATA port+cable, put the drive on that one and the C-Drive to the one the DVD drive is currently using. See if that changes anything. If so, either the port itself or the cable is suspect.

[wierd]

This is the part I am not grasping here.

The drive works fine on my Linux partition

If true, that effectively rules out cable and port issues.

So.. Hmm...

[Yoink]

Hey guys, my computer has very recently decided to shit itself completely.
Googling the error code given when it fails to start up led me to this guide, and I was hoping to get a verdict on whether said guide (and the program 'Easy Recovery Essentials' that it recommends) is legit, or just a ploy to dump a fuckload of malware into my already-crippled laptop and, presumably, steal all my shit.

If y'all think it's above board I will probably head to the library and download it.
No idea what specifically caused this problem, or how much data loss I'll be looking at. D:

[wierd]

What is the error code?

I can likely help you diagnose it better than any guide can, and without any BS software

[Trekkin]

Judging by the URL of the link he posted, it's probably 0xc0000001. Either bad system files or dead memory, and since he's not got any idea what did it I'd default to assuming the latter but it's still worth trying recovery.

Yoink: Assuming you're neither of the people who actually has access to all the recovery media your laptop shipped with, probably the easiest, cheapest thing to try to either access your data or rule out all the fixable causes is to see if you can find a friend to let you make a bootable USB on their system of whatever OS you want (EDIT: And if you know which one you want, anyone here can tell you what you need; the process is fairly automatic now) and try booting from that and seeing if your files are still there.

[Yoink]

Thanks for the help, guys! Yeah, that's the one.
So, would a fresh OS install actually be easier than trying to repair it?

[Trekkin]

Thanks for the help, guys! Yeah, that's the one.
So, would a fresh OS install actually be easier than trying to repair it?

Maybe, but I was suggesting something different. 0xc0000001 could be a problem with critical OS files, or it could be your hardware, probably your hard drive, that's broken. Without being able to boot we can't tell, which also means we don't know if reinstalling the OS will help; it may be there's nothing working on to which you could reinstall it. Making bootable external media solves both problems at once, and lets you see directly if your disk is bad by seeing if it's readable while you're booting from USB. From there you can back up your data and/or repair the OS, assuming your memory's okay. 

EDIT: Before I forget, it will also let you check your drive's SMART data, which includes internal diagnostics that can help detect impending failure.

[Yoink]

Ohhh, I getcha.
Yeah I guess I could do that, assuming whatever OS I go with isn't too big a file to download at the library. Might have to buy a new flash drive, though.

I have no idea what OS to go with, mind. I'm pretty sure my laptop was running *shudder* Windows 8. I'd really rather go back to something older, but I guess it doesn't matter too much if I'm just making an external one?

[Trekkin]

Ohhh, I getcha.
Yeah I guess I could do that, assuming whatever OS I go with isn't too big a file to download at the library. Might have to buy a new flash drive, though.

I have no idea what OS to go with, mind. I'm pretty sure my laptop was running *shudder* Windows 8. I'd really rather go back to something older, but I guess it doesn't matter too much if I'm just making an external one?

Yeah, it won't matter too much. My natural inclination would be to reach for Linux Mint Cinnamon, which is only 2 GB to download, but we can definitely go smaller.

[AzyWng]

Whenever I get a ping on Discord, the sound goes messed up. I'm not sure how to describe it other than "it plays the very first few milliseconds of the sound on repeat for several seconds". This also happens when I'm watching a youtube video at the same time, which causes the sound to get messed up in a similar fashion.

[Lord Shonus]

I have a spare USB 3.something header on my motherboard, but don't have any 3.x front ports remaining. The obvious solution is to get some ports that are in a stadard PCI-slot cover plate for two additional back ports. I know this product exists, because I have seen it before. I cannot find this product, because I am not sure what it is called.

[wierd]

Is THIS what you are looking for?

https://www.amazon.com/Kingwin-Transfer-Motherboard-Computer-KW-PCI2USB3/dp/B00BTYOKXO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1549308617&sr=8-4&keywords=USB+3.0+header

[Lord Shonus]

Thank you. That is exactly what I wanted. I just couldn't find the right search terms.

[wierd]

The magic keywords appear to be

"USB 3.0 bracket"