Sony Vaio SSD not detected in BIOS

[pruter123]

Hello to everyone, first of all, thanks for any help you may bring,

So, I updated my Sony Vaio(SVF11N13CLP) to windows 10, i did'nt like it so i tried to reinstall win 8.1, while it was on it, the processed failed and the system shutdown, afterwards y tried to recover the system because windows would not start, after a few attemps i was able to access de bios and realized the bios was not detecting the ssd, what can i do to fix this issue?

 

[Natsukage]

Hello there.

Your computer bios might not recognize drives not formatted correctly, which is what might have happened to you. I suggest using a Windows 8 or 10 boot disk/usb and then installing windows to the OS drive. You will need to disable Secureboot in your bios settings. The HD/SSD should still be available when trying to install windows.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, Pruter.

Unfortuantely, @Natsukage, formatting has nothing to do with the motherboard not being able to recognize the drive. The device should still be recognized regardless of its partitioning and file system.

The reason for the installation process to have failed might be due to a fault with the SSD itself. That's why I'd recommend that you try the drive with a different computer by connecting it either externally (via an external enclosure, dock station, or a SATA to USB adapter) or internally via a standard SATA connection, to see if the same thing happens. If the drive is detected, you should download its manufacturer's diagnostic tool and run the tests, to see if there are any errors. You could also try updating its firmware if there's an available update for that SSD model.
Another thing you could try is to reset/update your BIOS and see if that fixes things up.

Hope that helps. Please let me know how everything goes.
Boogieman_WD

 

[Natsukage]

Sorry Boogieman, but that's not true. I have a tablet/laptop with that issue exactly. The BIOS doesn't see the eMMC at all, but Ubuntu/Windows can still see it and try installing. Granted, it is defective and write only, but point said: the bios can't boot from it but Windows/Ubuntu can.

Some new laptops/tablets simply will not accept anything in the bootup sequence if they are not the exact partitioning/format. And they don't have a list of connected hard drives at all...just of bootable ones.

Given this is a laptop/convertable, it may be having the same issue as mine has. If you you can remove the SSD and test it elsewhere, then you may be able to install windows to it. If it's onboard...tough luck. 🙁

 

[Boogieman_WD]

You are correct that in some weird cases the OS has been known to boot from a drive which otherwise is nowhere to be found in the BIOS/UEFI settings, however those are really rare situation (at least the ones known to me). There shouldn't be any reason for the BIOS/UEFI of a mobo not to be able to recognize a healthy drive (unless there's some sort of incompatibility issue of course) only due to its partition table or file system.

However, since you've had similar experience, then by all means I'd support your suggestion. Hopefully it helps with the issue at hand.