SSD not showing in my computer

amnios · 03-16-10, 08:00 PM

ANyone ever plug in properly a SSD and boot up only to find it does not show in my computer?

What do I do?

BoT · 03-16-10, 08:04 PM

did you try to change ide settings in bios

amnios · 03-16-10, 08:17 PM

no. what's that?

it's a SATA SSD not an ide.

I'm lost.

Nebulous · 03-16-10, 08:43 PM

You need to enable SATA ports on your motherboard for the SSD to show up in bios.

If your old harddrive was IDE, then you need to go into the bios and enable SATA. Read your motherboard's manual, it will show you how.

amnios · 03-16-10, 09:15 PM

well im using a top of the line motherboard... rampage 2 extreme and I have 2 other sata drives already(non SSD)

I looked in my bios by the way and the SATA ports or configured for ide no ahci... apparently most people use ide for their SSD by reading other forums... for compatibilty.

Just cant believe my new out of the box SSD is bad when the bios sees it, device manager reads it... but how to get to use it in windows? The manual says it should show up in my computer.

I'm still lost.

hafa · 03-16-10, 09:26 PM

Deja-Vu...

Control panel > Administrative tools > computer management > disk management. The wizard to initialize the disk should come up. If not right click on the disk > initialize.

BoT · 03-16-10, 10:29 PM

actually for trim to work in win 7 you should use ahci

amnios · 03-17-10, 03:17 PM

got it all figured out! Thanks.

Too bad I used vlite.. now I have to reinstall and start all over because I cant upgrade to SP2.

Quigsby · 03-18-10, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BoT

actually for trim to work in win 7 you should use ahci

That's not true for all SSDs. For instance my OCZ Agility works nicely on IDE and OCZ recommends not to run at least the Agility drives in AHCI.

alegelos · 08-02-11, 03:55 PM

I have the same problem, agility 3.
Bios read it, and windows also. But it dont shows up in My PC!

is it all about ide sata and achi at bios?

EarthDog · 08-02-11, 04:00 PM

...its all about hafa's post...

Conumdrum · 08-02-11, 05:01 PM

Your best bet is to remove all the HDs from the mobo, connect the new SSD, and reinstall windows onto the SSD. It will auto setup trim etc, let you format it to install windows etc.

03-16-10, 08:00 PM	Thread Starter #1
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amnios Member Join Date: Dec 2009	no. what's that? it's a SATA SSD not an ide. I'm lost.
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amnios Member Join Date: Dec 2009	well im using a top of the line motherboard... rampage 2 extreme and I have 2 other sata drives already(non SSD) I looked in my bios by the way and the SATA ports or configured for ide no ahci... apparently most people use ide for their SSD by reading other forums... for compatibilty. Just cant believe my new out of the box SSD is bad when the bios sees it, device manager reads it... but how to get to use it in windows? The manual says it should show up in my computer. I'm still lost.
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03-17-10, 03:17 PM	Thread Starter #8
amnios Member Join Date: Dec 2009	got it all figured out! Thanks. Too bad I used vlite.. now I have to reinstall and start all over because I cant upgrade to SP2.
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alegelos Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Uruguay	I have the same problem, agility 3. Bios read it, and windows also. But it dont shows up in My PC! is it all about ide sata and achi at bios? __________________ CPU: FX-8120 4.52ghz \|\| Mother: Gygabyte 970-UD3 \|\| Ram: Mushkin 8gb 2100mhz CL9 \|\| SSD: Agility 3 \|\| HDD: 1tb \|\| Video: XFX 6850 CF \|\| PSU: Corsair AX 850W \|\| Cooling: CM 212+
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