Dell inspiron bios does not recognize samsung 840 ssd

[Juan4684]

I had the same problem but with a laptop, then i removed the back cover and found that it was not fitting, so i had to pull a little bit up the ssd so it can fit on the sata and problem solved.

 

[ewolfman]

My problem is a little bit different. The BIOS seems to recognize the 850 EVO but Win 7 installer simply gets stuck and fails to load and show the drives. Using DISKPART one time i managed to list the drives (took forever). But basically it doesn't work. I even tried to setup Windows on another machine. When back in my dell n5010, it starts to load windows and then hangs on blue screen.

Any idea?

 

[Ruven Naidoo]

The drive is not connected to the pins as there is some space in the slot.
Turn the laptop right side up and then insert the drive, the pins will connect.

 

[Ashutosh_5]

I have Dell Studio 1537. I was facing the similar issues. I updated my BIOS from version A02 to A11 and then finally everything started fine for me. I don't have to do anything else. The solution to change it to IDE doesn't work at all. I installed Samsung EVO 250 GB SSD in place of my old hitachi hard drive.

 

[Umpiloto]

Thanks so much guys!
Being conscious of the position of the drive power and data connectors as I snapped it in was totally the issue!
I never would've figured that out on my own.

Can't wiggle much on it, it simply slides into the HD slot. DELL->out of warranty, calling costs 29 Euros...
Bios update ?
Is it dangerous to re-seat the drive while laptop is switched on ?

I recently worked on a DELL INSPIRON 1545 that was getting an upgrade to a Samsung 840 SSD. The other tech installed the SSD and had the same issue. No drive was visible in the BIOS and no amount of firmware updates or drivers was helping. After two hours I decided to try and help him out and had similar luck. Then I decided I should reseat the SSD. It felt like it came out to easy and upon further inspection and trying full size HDDs I realized the slimline Samsung 840 didn't sit in the caddie properly. The caddie doesn't screw into the business end of the drive, so it has the ability to sway up and down at the end of the caddie. After a little coercion, I was able to seat the drive into the SATA port properly and the drive became recognizable and we were able to install windows normally. When installing a Samsung SSD into a DELL Inspiron, always check to make sure the SATA plug is lining up properly and makes a satisfying 'ka'chunk' when it goes in.
TL;DR - Reseat your SSD and make sure the SATA port is pushed up to line up with the port. Try adding cushion above the drive if you can't get it lined up.

Thanks man. You helped me a lot It does work. No need to replace the Samsung ssd for different ssd. Just need to fit it there

 

[TOKUR]

It's 3 AM here, and your solution worked! Took out the SSD and pushed it in while pushing it downwards as much as I can. After a few tries
I thing I managed to align it with the regarding ports, and my laptop (Dell Inspiron series) is busy installing Windows at the moment. Thank you! (Samsung 650 120GB)

 

[kar bhala ho bhala]

I replaced the normal HD with a Samsung 840 SSD. At startup checking it says "internal hard disk not found, to resolve this issue try to reseat the drive". Followed by "No bootable devises--strike F1 to retry to boot, F2 for setup utility, Press F5 to run onboard diagnosics." I did all of this, nothing seems wrong. I tried the different setting for SATA operation as well.

F2 shows in the System Information that there is no primary Hard Disk.
I first thought something was wrong with the SDD, so went back to the shop, they tested it (and were even so kind to format it), but still it does not get recognized by the Dell. The shop mentioned that DELL is problematic with accepting SSD.
I also made the drive bootable, still it's not recognized.

Any ideas ?
thanks

It was almost the same problem with mine dell inspiron 1545. I think the major cause is that samsung ssd are 7mm in height and the dell hdd bay is 9.5mm in height app. To cover that difference I tried ssd spacer. If the problem is not resolved, try ssd spacer + a piece of cardboard. Hope your ssd will be detected.
NOTE: If you don't get ssd spacer, try simply the card board that cover the difference.

 

[kriegaex]

Thanks to D-RockTech for her/his hint about reseating the caddie until it really fits and the drive is actually connected and not just dangling loose. Now my old Inspiron 1501 BIOS recognises the SSD and Windows 7 is just about to be installed on it via USB stick.

 

[HarveyWallbanger]

Dell 15, i3543 - took 3 different SSDs, saw the SSDs, loaded Windows 7, but not completely. Went back to my Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB 2.5 Inch Solid State Hybrid Drive ST95005620AS (part SSD+7200 RPM), which initially had problems with the Dell, but they went away. Not trying anymore SSds, LOL. My son is in IT for a major wireless company and he attempted the 3rd try this past Sunday, ditto. The Seagate is fast enough.

 

[Vladimir_10]

I also was frustrated by not being able to install my SAMSUNG 750EVO SSD on Dell Lattitude E6400.
After reading some folks comments, I quickly realized that SSD drive is not seen because it was placed into the place with not enough efforts.
I take it off, put it back with firm quick push and it worked.
SSD drive was seen as a Primary Internal Drive.
I also set ACHI in System Configuration.

 

[dianoga44]

I know this post is 5 years old now but I just ran into the same issue. Read through this and knew it must be the problem.

All I did was put the small manual that came with the Samsung SSD underneath the SSD itself to raise it up a little bit, worked a charm!

 

[atomrom]

Great surprise! This primitive DIY solution also worked for me: "All I did was put the small manual that came with the Samsung SSD underneath the SSD itself to raise it up a little bit, worked a charm!"