[SOLVED] Cannot access newly installed Patriot SSD ?

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Hi, have installed a second SSD to my budget gaming pc. It's a Patriot P210 512 GB.

it's detected just fine by HwMonitor and Device manager.


however, it's not showing up in Devices and Drives, so it cannot be accessed.


any suggestions on how to fix this issue? thanks.

oh, btw.. the TS48 is my Transcend SSD, it's the boot drive. Nothing wrong with it. :)
 
Hi, have installed a second SSD to my budget gaming pc. It's a Patriot P210 512 GB.

it's detected just fine by HwMonitor and Device manager.


however, it's not showing up in Devices and Drives, so it cannot be accessed.


any suggestions on how to fix this issue? thanks.

oh, btw.. the TS48 is my Transcend SSD, it's the boot drive. Nothing wrong with it. :)
Try thinking outside of the windows box. Download a disk partitioning tool like Gparted, mount it on a usb and boot from that. See if its recognized and if it has a GPT identifier. You can also use Gparted to create a partition and format the drive. If Gparted or a similar tool doesn't work the drive may simply be defective and should be returned.
 
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