SSD Gone, windows now on external, external memory cut in half

athyrarose

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I recently restarted my computer I built, and went to look at my documents on my ssd and they were all gone, alond with my ssd not showing up at all. Along with that, it looks like the os is now on my external hard drive, and the memory 232 GB instead of its actual 2 TB. I don't know what to do, I'm new at this whole built computer thing, and am afraid I might mess it up somehow, if I haven't already. Anyone have some help or advice for me? Has this ever happened to anyone else?
 

athyrarose

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Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800)
Noctua NH-U14S for Intel LGA 2011,1156,1155, 1150 and AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/3+,FM1/2 Sockets, U Type, 6 Heatpipe,140mm CPU Cooler Cooling
Seasonic Power Supply ATX12V/EPS12V 750 Power Supply SSR-750RM
Windows 8.1 Pro System Builder OEM DVD 64-Bit
Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 VN300M1W2N No PS Full Tower Case (Black)
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB GDDR5 384-bit, Dual-Link DVI-I/DVI-D HDMI DP SLI Ready Graphics Card 03G-P4-3788-KR
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW
Western Digital 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX
Asus Z87 PRO LGA 1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ 6 MB Cache - BX80646I54670K
 
CHECKDISK - in Windows Explorer, R click on the Drive and go to Properties, Tools and Scan Now (with repair)

Do both drives show up in Windows Explorer?

Do both show up in Control Panel, Device Manager? Are they 'working properly' and are their drivers up to date?