So I just got a new laptop, an avatar mercury 14" ultrabook to be precise. Firstly, I should say that when it came, they had windows 8 installed on the hdd and were using the ssd for caching. (Hdd=500gb/SSD=32gb) so I formatted them both and installed win 7 to the ssd, but when I went to "computer" after it was installed, it only showed the C: drive. However, when I went to system properties, in storage, it showed the hdd as being there. So I uninstalled windows again and put it on the hdd this time. After it was installed, I checked, and it showed the C: drive along with the ssd as E: or something. So in confused, how come it doesn't show my hdd when the os is installed on the ssd?
Ssd and hdd- conflict with os
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You should never install windows onto an SSD while the HDD is attached.Make sure AHCI mode is also being used.32 gb is to small for a windows install , minimum should be 64 gb SSD.
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Don't forget to choose a Best Solution when opening a question thread , the forum members will appreciate that.Thanks for posting on the forum.
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