Samsung 860 EVO not visible in Bios nor Windows.

[OEW]

Hey guys!

So I finally grew tired of not being able to update windows or basically anything to I went ahead and got myself a new Samsung 860 Evo and plugged into a Sata port. Unfortunately I'm unable to see it anywhere in Windows (disk manager, samsung magician, todo backup, my computer) or in my bios (Asus z97-a).

I've tried:

updating BIOS.
changing sata cable.
changing sata port (to ones where the other hdd's are visible)
enabling all sata ports in BIOS.
removing my HDD.

Will return it to the store today to see if it's DOA, but my poor initution is telling me that since the disk is so new (released Jan-18) it might be too new for my old mobo?

All help appreciated =(

Thanks

//Olle

 

[SkyNetRising]

Did you forget to connect sata power cable to your new ssd?

Anyway - if sata power and data cables are connected;
sata ports are enabled in BIOS;
sata drivers are installed
and you still don't see your drive in BIOS, Device Manager, Disk Management,
then it's dead.

Can you post some screenshots from BIOS storage device list, Device Manager and Disk Management?

 

[OEW]

Yes, that's definitely it. I must have forgot to power it DOH

 

[SkyNetRising]

People make silly mistakes all the time.
Like connecting floppy power cable to fan header on motherboard - for example.

If you're saying - you did everything right and didn't mention connecting sata power,
then that was the only other option left.

 

[OEW]

If the SSD require both a regular sata and a power sata I'm 100% positive since I only connected one of the cables.