I cannot get Windows 8 install to see my 840 pro SSD

Chris888

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Apr 30, 2013
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I have been toiling, looking through BIOs, trying preinstalls with SATA drivers and searching the Internet forums for about two weeks and I am drained and lost. I can't get Windows 8 to see my SSD for the life of me.

Here is my pc parts:

OS: Windows 8 Pro

Case: Prodigy Bitfenix
PSU: 660W Seasonic Plat.
Mobi: Gigabyte Z77N Wifi
CPU: i5-3570K
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
SSD: Samsung 128GB 840 Pro (data cable plugged in and is going to be my OS drive)
SSD: Samsung 512GB 840 Pro (disconnected right now to avoid confusion with windows) This will be my games, etc drive.
GPU: GeForce GTX670 power edition

Two things: I am pretty much a layman and this is a brand new self built pc. The only software I have tried to install in that pc is Windows.

I have built 3 other machines but never had this issue before. I don't know what else to do. Can anyone tell me where to go from here?

I did try doing a preinstall with sata drivers but it did not work. I am trying not to do too much random stuff bc I feel I will make one problem into many more.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Chris
 
Solution
Update your BIOS clear CMOS, make sure you plug the SSD into the white Intel Sata 6.0GB port. Look for it in the BIOS make sure that ACHI modes are selected again in the BIOS.