[SOLVED] El Capitan ssd wont show up on BIOS

[jorgepezitos1]

Hello guys i have a build working with Mavericks and today i bought a new ssd and i want to update my system to el capitan.
I followed the official guide step by step but when i booted el capitan from usb, ssd didnt show up on disk utility.Everything on bios set as the guide suggests but it cannot even see the ssd on bios.I dont know what to do please help me.


Here is my build:

Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H
RAM: Corsair 8GB DDR3 XMS3 Vengeance PC3-12800 1600MHZ CL9 (2X4GB) cmx8gx3m2a1600c9
CPU: Intel® Core i5-3470 Processor
COOLERMASTER ELITE POWER 460W
SEAGATE ST1000DM003
SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB

 

[feelinfroggy777]

You may need a different SSD for it to pick it up in the bios. I built a hackintosh a few years ago and you have to be very specific on the parts. I don't see the SanDisk SSD Plus on the build list from Tonymacx86. They list Crucial and Samsung as the only SSDs.

https://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/july/2018/#Solid_State_Drives

 

[jorgepezitos1]

The problem is that bios doesnt even see the ssd on boot menu.Even if i would try to use it for windows bios doesnt recognises it

 

[feelinfroggy777]

I assume this is a SATA SSD, did you try hooking it up to another SATA port? Some of these boards will shut off SATA ports pending the configuration. While this is normally due to M.2 SSDs, it is worth a try. Is the SATA cable bent? It can cause issue if the cable is crimped as well.

 

[jorgepezitos1]

I've tried changing cables , testing it in all ports and still nothing.Sata mode is at AHCI everything is like it has to be.What else i have to check?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Maybe the SSD is faulty?

 

[matthiasvanduysen2006]

Maybe the SSD is faulty?

Yeah thats probably the case