SSD not being recognized in Disk Managment

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

I just got a SSD and it is recognized in bios and device manager, they said it is working correctly. It is not being recognized in Disk Management. I want to put Windows 10 on the SSD so it boots faster.

USAFRet · Dec 25, 2017

Can you show us a screencap of your Disk Management window? This is odd.

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

I don't know how to link a photo to a url but It does not show up in the disk management so I can not press anything in there, in device manager the ssd shows up and says its working correctly

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

http://i63.tinypic.com/24yxvut.jpg

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

USAFRet :

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=24yxvut&s=9#.WkG3xExFyUl

USAFRet · Dec 25, 2017

Things to try:
1. Reboot
2. A different SATA port
3. A different SATA data cable.

What other drives do you have in this system?

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

I have a 1TB hdd drive and now the SSD, I tried rebooting, I will try the different SATA cable and data cable

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

USAFRet :

It did not work still not showing up in Drive Managment

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

it showed up earlier today but I had to do a full restart on my computer because it had more memory on my HDD than my SDD can handle

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

I was trying to transfer over windows 10 from HDD to SDD

USAFRet · Dec 25, 2017

thievingfriend :

How were you trying to do this transfer?

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

I was going to use macrium reflect free and transfer over the whole HDD to the SDD but it had 500+ GB on it so I resetted my computer to factory new, and when I opened disk management it was no longer there but its there in device management saying It works correctly

USAFRet · Dec 25, 2017

thievingfriend :

Then something in the factory settings has messed with it.

But...if you've just done a Factory reset, and the system is now back to original factory out of the box conditions...why not just do a clean install on the new SSD?
Of course, after you get it actually working.

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

How do I do a clean install, I installed it already

USAFRet · Dec 25, 2017

thievingfriend :

Installed it where?
On the HDD?

The OS should really go on the SSD.

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

The Sdd would not show up in the installing windows 10 either, problems started when I deleted everything off my computer with my SSD and HDD connected could that be the problem?

USAFRet · Dec 25, 2017

thievingfriend :

Possibly.

Power off
Disconnect the HDD
Connect the SSD DATA cable to the same port the HDD was in.
Power up and boot from your OS install media.

What happens?

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

Does not show up in windows 10 setup when I change the cords that the hdd was using

USAFRet · Dec 25, 2017

thievingfriend :

I'm stumped.

marksavio · Dec 25, 2017

your SSD is brand new right? there is a way to migrate your hdd to ssd but since you have already deleted everything. lets do this instead.
just physically remove your HDD and replace it with your SSD drive. btw, you have to have a USB windows installer. so when your system boots up. go to the boot menu and select the UEFI USB. the windows installer will detect your SSD and you will be asked to format it first before you can select it as your System drive. and the windows install will begin normally.

can you tell us the SSD and MOBO you are using btw? exact model name if possible./

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

Corsair 120gb ssd Force le 200, motherboard - gigabyte z97x ud3h- bk

marksavio · Dec 25, 2017

the one i explained to you still does not work? your BIOS sees the drive right? be sure you set your SSD as first priority on the BOOT ORDER.

are you using the 1 of the 6 SATA connectors? or the SATA express one?

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

My bios is recognizing the drive it is in the boot order of windows 10, my HDD, then corsair ssd,

thievingfriend · Dec 25, 2017

i moved the cables from the express to one of the six thinking the port might be messed up

marksavio · Dec 25, 2017

before you do anything for your SSD install, maybe try to go to your MOBOs site and downloading all the latest drivers and BIOS if needed. i think you can also download the APP center which is a good easy utility to keep your drivers up to date if you havent already.

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