WD Blue HDD doesnt show up in bios or file explorer sometimes

hi, i currently have 2 storage drives in my PC my SSD (which is running windows 8.1) and a WD Blue HDD (1 TB, has all of my games on it). Most of the time when i boot my pc my HDD wont show up in file explorer and i cant play any of my games or use anything else i have on the drive. the only way i can fix it is by restarting the computer like 10 times then usually it shows up but it gets very irritating. :rage::rage::rage:

please help.

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I would check the cables connected to the drive and the mainboard and make sure they are pushed in tight by unplugging them and plugging them back in. SATA cables can work loose for all kinds of reasons.

i have tried this, i even used different cables and still didnt work, i have gone through just about all troubleshooting steps. i am fairly certain its a drive issue