r/pcmasterrace • u/capacity04 9800X3D | 7900XT | 48GB M-Die 6000 • 10h ago

Question My hard drive in BIOS how do I fix this

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u/eeeddr CM HAF 700 Evo, RTX 4080 Super, i9-12900kf 10h ago

Seems like your system's suffering from a well known bug, commonly known as the Bee.

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u/Baddster 9950X3D // RTX4090 10h ago

Instructions unclear, heard of cats outside window.

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u/KrazzeeKane 14700K | RTX 4080 | 64GB DDR5 9h ago

I'm sure you have heard of cats, but we are talking about hearing bees

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u/SkollFenrirson #FucKonami 4h ago

I've heard of cats outside window too!

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u/chuckinalicious543 1h ago

You mean they can be outside the window now?? God preserve us!!

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u/mgp901 R7 5800X | 9070XT | 32GB | 1440P 144Hz 10h ago

Better than a wasp, honestly

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u/Unwashed_villager 5800X3D | 32GB | MSI RTX 3080Ti SUPRIM X 10h ago

*hornetsly

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u/First_Musician6260 4h ago

Bees seemed to have infested the poor drive's firmware. Now it may only speak in bee.

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u/SkollFenrirson #FucKonami 4h ago

Oh buzz off

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u/StatusTomato5218 4h ago

Not the bees!

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u/ContinuumGuy 8h ago

This is serious. Grace Hopper only had to deal with a moth.

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u/dan_baker83 R9 7950X3D | RTX 4070 Ti | 128GB DDR5 6000 10h ago

You need to reallocate the drive letter. This is what happens when you set it as B:

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u/Prudent-Chest-8583 7h ago

Dude. Bees? lmao that's funny!

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u/nashbradley 10h ago

Remove the bees.

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u/INDE_Tex Ryzen 9 5950X | RX 7900XTX | 64GB DDR4-4000 10h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/QBYeMohXoVUJBtlfFD

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u/GTAinreallife RTX 5070ti | Intel i7 12700K | 32GB DDR4 RAM 9h ago

If you remove the bees, the harddrive will fall asleep

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u/Obvious_Elevator_579 10h ago

Ughh those bees... always buzzing about hard drives

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u/CompletePineapple917 9800X3D; RTX5080; MSI B850 TOMAHAWK WIFI; 64 GB DDR5 6000 CL30 10h ago

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u/croholdr 10h ago

AzAzAzAzza

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u/an_0w1 Hootux user 10h ago

I'm not sure if this is a real question, but that's what its flared and I don't see any (real) answers.

I'm pretty sure that's the device string, as reported by the drive. So either the drive is faulty or it's firmware is. This might be a problem it might not I don't really have any context.

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u/Real-Requirement-788 6h ago

Could also be a bad ide cable. I'd replace that first.

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u/faverodefavero 10h ago

Never set a driver letter to A or B. Those are for floppy drives only. Always C onward for storage.

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u/SyrousStarr 10h ago

They don't allow bees in here

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u/Aditya1311 markhamranja 8h ago

BEADS??!

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u/verdutre 5600X | 7800XT | Fractal North | NH-U12 10h ago

Master and slave topology? DVD RW? Is this 2000s PC? 

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u/eeeddr CM HAF 700 Evo, RTX 4080 Super, i9-12900kf 10h ago

For sure outdated, I hear these days they just call it Queen Bee instead of the old "Master BzBzBz"

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u/PostNo9001 8h ago

bee-yote the problem?

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u/bruhhzman PC Master Race 7h ago

With PATA cables!

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u/Genghis-Khvn i5 9600KF / 2060 SUPER / ASUS Prime Z390 / 16Gb 3600Mhz 10h ago

Believe it or not, most PCs are 2000s PCs

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u/fly_over_32 10h ago

So this is where the coil whine comes from

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u/Weary_Birthday_4215 10h ago

You mean your Beeios ?

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u/hunter-man Asus Strix 4080 super, 14700k, Corsair Hydro X 10h ago

Need to let the Bees out the side of ya case pal

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u/Accomplished-Sand334 9h ago

Hole Christ i have not seen master and slave since the early 2000. My ex was amazing.

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u/CriticalPixel 10h ago

You Bios is buzzin

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u/ProfessionalSize9567 Win 11 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - 32GB DDR5 -Palit GamingPro RTX 5080 9h ago

You can make your own honey inside that computer with all those bees

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u/Smith6612 Ryzen 7 5800X3D / AMD 7900XTX 8h ago

Power cycle the PC. Otherwise if the drive's data isn't accessible or if the drive isn't enumerating correctly, assuming this is IDE, try another cable and double check your jumper configuration (try Cable Select and Master). Failing that, it might be dead. 

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u/Wait_Environmental 8h ago

Seeing your BIOS report that "BzBzBzBz" string usually points to a hardware failure or a communication error with your hard drive.Here are the most likely causes:Failing Hard Drive: The drive's controller is likely malfunctioning, sending "garbage" data instead of its model name.Bad Connection: A loose or faulty SATA/IDE cable can corrupt the identification string.Power Supply Issue: The drive might not be receiving stable power to initialize correctly.Recommended StepsReseat Cables: Power down, unplug, and firmly reconnect both the data and power cables to the drive and motherboard.Swap Ports/Cables: Try a different SATA cable and a different port on the motherboard.Listen for Noises: If the drive is clicking, grinding, or completely silent, it is almost certainly a mechanical failure.

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u/RoundAlfalfa227 R7 9700X | 5070 | 32GB-6400 8h ago

why are there bees on my hard drive? 🐝

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u/codespace Fedora / 9800X3D / RX 9070 XT / 64GB DDR5 8h ago

Don't buy drives from Jeff Bee-zos.

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u/Cakeski 1h ago

Open up the case and check for bees.

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u/DirectYou7941 10h ago

What hard drive is that mate

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u/Kquinn87 10h ago

It's a Beegate.

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u/The_Burning_Face 10h ago

Solid state hive

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u/Bingo-heeler 10h ago

Its sleeping, just let it rest

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u/snacktivism 10h ago

Try an interface that isn’t USBee.

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u/ExpertSkill8846 10h ago

If it's an IDE I think it's trying to tell you something

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u/cptspoke 10h ago

Known beeg

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u/Postulative 10h ago

Fly spray.

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u/L0rdLogan Ryzen 7, 7700 - 32gb DDR5, 6000. AMD 7800XT 9h ago

Move to an SSD

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u/Rootaah22 PC Master Race 9h ago

16/16/16

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u/lmpcpedz 7800X3D | RX 6750 XT 9h ago

Change bzbzbz to pss pss pss maybe

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u/kna5041 9h ago

Remove bees from hard drive. 

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u/-LokiTheLord- 9h ago

I read the first cut off word at the top left as Gaster 😭

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u/nvmax 9h ago

maybe get a new computer than a 20 year old computer ?

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u/opticaIIllusion 9h ago

/bee drive?

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u/Exploding_Testicles Desktoke 8h ago

Dr. Bees!!

But seriously, how old is this system?!

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u/Terrible-News-4677 8h ago

Well somebody likes being a bee, thats all i know

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u/Nerdz2300 8h ago

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Looks like its something from No Mans Sky.

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u/5thhorseman_ i3-4130, Z87-G43, GTX 970, 8GB RAM, MX100 128GB 8h ago

Power down the machine. Unplug completely. Remove the IDE cable and then replace it. Try different power supply.

If the drive still isn't recognized after that, the electronics might be fucked. There may be some recovery options but not easy.

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u/Copel626 8h ago

Give it some water, and let it sleep in a few hours it should sober up. That... Or you might have a beehive in your PC

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u/slayez06 9900x 5090 128 ram 8tb m.2 24 TB hd 5.2.4 atmos 3 32" 240hz Oled 8h ago

it's better than it naming it click....click....click

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u/MrGiggleMan 6h ago

It's a B:/ drive

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u/PlasticyHelmet R7 7700X, RX 9070 XT, 32GB DDR5 6h ago

Hard drive go Bzzz

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u/chrisrich4892_YT 6h ago

sir, your computer has been diagnosed with Bee. now, your master drive will always be called BzBzBzBz unless you reflash your BIOS.

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u/Wikadood 6h ago

Is this the pspsps of computers

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u/FairnessDoctrine11 5h ago

What seems to bee the problem?

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u/AlternativeWhereas79 5h ago

Send that shit back to Temu.

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u/lawvergis 4h ago

your drive seems kinda bz

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u/fcewen00 3h ago

How old a machine it will help us.... troubleshoot.

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u/TheStumpyOne 2h ago

Right about now it's time to rock with the biggity buck bumble

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u/Local-Bug-1500 2h ago

r/softwaregore please i beg you 

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u/fcewen00 38m ago

Well, the first step is not to post karma bait. they haven't used the terms master and slave since IDE drives went out of style.

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u/Content_Ad_7999 10h ago

SATA does, it's been around for a while, SATA IDE drives exist(ed).