New SSD not recognised
Hi,
It had been suggested to myself by a friend to add a new SSD to my laptop to help improve it a little.
The SSD being used is a newly bought SanDisk Ultra II 2.5 120gb Read:550mb/s Write:500mb/s.
This has now been fitted to my machine, however doesn't seem to show anywhere when doing a fresh install of Windows. It is currently running Windows Vista Home Premium at the moment.
No drive shows during the install process when being asked to select a drive, nor when using disk part in command prompt, or in the bios set up menu.
Even though I have been told this would work and be compatible with my model, I do not believe it is.
Is this something you can confirm? Or is there another problem I need to fix in order for it to register?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to your response.
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Hi,
In BIOS check what mode your SATA controller is set to. If it is set to IDE change it to ACHI. Also ensure that the drive is seated properly into the SATA connection
jayeff 의
Thank you for you response Jayeff.
The SATA controller is set to ACHI in bios already. Also I have ensured the drive is inserted correctly, still no luck.
Any other suggestions?
Marcus 의
Hi,
Can you try inserting the SSD into another PC to verify that it is OK? It may be faulty out of the box! Also install your old drive again to verify that the port is still working.
jayeff 의
Hi, verify the laptop has the latest BIOS update. Perhaps a simple BIOS update will resolve your issue.
S W 의