Just built a gaming pc and when I went to install windows I was told there was no drive to install to. I have a kingston 120gb ssdnow 300 and a seagate 1tb hdd. Both are hooked to the Gigabyte B150M-D3H motherboard. Please help me to fix the issue, I have tried switching the SATA cables but neither worked.
SSD and HDD not showing in BIOS
- Thread starter bmann97
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SuperSoph_WD
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Welcome to the community, @bmann97!
Since you are most probably planning to install the OS onto the SSD, I'd suggest you plug only that drive to the motherboard and attempt to install Windows on it. If you have both drives connected while Windows is being installed, you might encounter an OS confusion.
If the SSD still doesn't pop up, try resetting BIOS and then make sure you configure the SATA mode for the SSD to AHCI. Another thing you should check is your motherboard manufacturer's official website and make sure you have the latest SATA controller & Chipset drivers installed. While on it, you should also look at the latest BIOS version, because you might need to update it.
Hopefully, that will fix the issue. Keep me posted, though!
SuperSoph_WD
Since you are most probably planning to install the OS onto the SSD, I'd suggest you plug only that drive to the motherboard and attempt to install Windows on it. If you have both drives connected while Windows is being installed, you might encounter an OS confusion.
If the SSD still doesn't pop up, try resetting BIOS and then make sure you configure the SATA mode for the SSD to AHCI. Another thing you should check is your motherboard manufacturer's official website and make sure you have the latest SATA controller & Chipset drivers installed. While on it, you should also look at the latest BIOS version, because you might need to update it.
Hopefully, that will fix the issue. Keep me posted, though!
SuperSoph_WD
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