PC Specs
Operating System : Windows 10
CPU : i7 5930K @ 3.50GHz
Ram : 16.0 Dual-Channel DDR4 Corsair Dominator @ 1066MHz
Motherboard : X99-Gaming 5
Graphics : 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (MSI)
Storage : 931 Western Digital WDC,
(1) 238 GB Samsung SSD PM830 2.5" 7mm 256 GB SSD (Detected)
(2) 238 GB Samsung SSD PM830 2.5" 7mm 256 GB SSD (Undetected)
So this desktop I have is a secondhand from a friend of mine. When I bought it, I was told that there are 2 SSDs and 1 HDD inside; the first SSD for boot and games, the second for backup (?), and the HDD for storage. After using it for quite some time, I decided that the second SSD wasn't needed for backup as I needed more storage for high-end games so I decided to partition it. However, when I looked inside Disk Management, it doesn't list the second SSD. I've looked through cmd's DISKPART and Samsung Magic to see if it can detect the SSD and sadly it doesn't. After looking on here and previous threads, I've come to the conclusion that this second SSD is either dead, or I need a different SATA cable for it.
What I've noticed after opening the case for my PC is that, the SSD that is working is connected by a black SATA cable that says 6 GB/s on it while the one that doesnt work has a generic blue cable. The power connecting the SSD that isnt being detected is also connected to the HDD which is working. So before I purchase another SATA Cable or toss this SSD out, I wanted to ask here to make sure I didn't miss anything.
Screenshots :
Samsung Magic : http://puu.sh/v1N3m/ddc3850aff.png, http://puu.sh/v1N50/4593df6341.png
cmd : http://puu.sh/v1N6Z/e1696fbc0d.png
Thank you!
Operating System : Windows 10
CPU : i7 5930K @ 3.50GHz
Ram : 16.0 Dual-Channel DDR4 Corsair Dominator @ 1066MHz
Motherboard : X99-Gaming 5
Graphics : 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (MSI)
Storage : 931 Western Digital WDC,
(1) 238 GB Samsung SSD PM830 2.5" 7mm 256 GB SSD (Detected)
(2) 238 GB Samsung SSD PM830 2.5" 7mm 256 GB SSD (Undetected)
So this desktop I have is a secondhand from a friend of mine. When I bought it, I was told that there are 2 SSDs and 1 HDD inside; the first SSD for boot and games, the second for backup (?), and the HDD for storage. After using it for quite some time, I decided that the second SSD wasn't needed for backup as I needed more storage for high-end games so I decided to partition it. However, when I looked inside Disk Management, it doesn't list the second SSD. I've looked through cmd's DISKPART and Samsung Magic to see if it can detect the SSD and sadly it doesn't. After looking on here and previous threads, I've come to the conclusion that this second SSD is either dead, or I need a different SATA cable for it.
What I've noticed after opening the case for my PC is that, the SSD that is working is connected by a black SATA cable that says 6 GB/s on it while the one that doesnt work has a generic blue cable. The power connecting the SSD that isnt being detected is also connected to the HDD which is working. So before I purchase another SATA Cable or toss this SSD out, I wanted to ask here to make sure I didn't miss anything.
Screenshots :
Samsung Magic : http://puu.sh/v1N3m/ddc3850aff.png, http://puu.sh/v1N50/4593df6341.png
cmd : http://puu.sh/v1N6Z/e1696fbc0d.png
Thank you!
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