Question SSD became RAW after Windows reinstall ?

[Jabz2000]

Hello,
My pc was lagging and I had low FPS in games. Even games I used to run on medium I had good 90 fps, with minimum I had 30 with freezes, so I decided to reset the system, I reinstalled windows 10 however something happened.
I purchased Kingston 500gb ssd M.2 around 2020 and replaced it with my original 128GB one, everything worked fine, I simply removed the old one, put in new one, reinstalled windows and everything worked immediately without complications. After that I did not reinstall windows for a very long time, so probably 3 years.

As I mentioned before I went to reinstall windows, SSD WORKED TOTALLY NORMAL, I WAS MOVING FILES IN IT BEFORE LIKE IT WAS ALL TIME before.
After it started reinstalling, it gave several errors, and it wasn't able to process normal installation from PC, but I had to do USB flash disk win 10 installation (official site, not warez) suddenly reset time took 3 hours and I did not understand why, then I realised it was installed on HDD disk, not SSD.
I did several tests and found out:

• If there is only an HDD in the PC, the PC runs normally because Windows is already installed on it.
• If there is only an SSD (without windows installed) it gives several errors, then it will take me to install, but when it asks to choose a DRIVER it is not shown, not there when refreshed, not even shown in manual selection. In Bios it's visible that it is in storage.
• If there is HDD and SSD at the same time, the PC wont function normally and I can't do anything.I was able to get inside windows a few times, and it's not showing in drivers nor computer management - disk management. In Bios, it will never show Kingston SSD, only HDD, flash disk is shown normally too.

I even tried RUFUS, then processed the installation file into ISO and then into flash disk and it was the same like normal installation for me.
With self diagnostic, I found out that SSD became RAW, in DISKPART is not shown in list, but if I still use "invisible" number, then it shows after asking with command even its not in list (screenshot) none of this is possible to edit or do anything with it (screenshots). I can't even edit it with windows apps because once both of them are connected, it wont let me go into windows.
Bios is also the newest version, checked it. (gl553ve) - BIOS 308
Kingston SA2000M8500G

Update: Somehow I managed to run my PC into windows while SSD is plugged, still not showing like normal device like before.

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[Lafong]

Not sure I followed all of that, but did you at any point:

1; disconnect all drives except the one to receive Windows ?

2; attempt a clean install using a USB flash drive installer made using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool and without Rufus ?

If you did, did you try with both of your SSDs?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Update: Somehow I managed to run my PC into windows while SSD is plugged, still not showing like normal device like before.

Can you show screenshots from ?

Device Manager - disk drives and storage controllers sections expanded and​

Windows Storage Spaces (Control Panel\Storage Spaces)​

 

[Jabz2000]

Not sure I followed all of that, but did you at any point:

1; disconnect all drives except the one to receive Windows

2; attempt a clean install using a USB flash drive installer made using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool and without Rufus

If you did, did you try with both of your SSDs?

Hello,
1) if you mean disks, I disconnected HDD and let in only SSD with flash disk with installation media, didnt work because many times i had blue screen or installation start where it asked me where to install windows and SSD wasnt visible in options anywhere.
PC works normally without SSD, with HDD where is Windows on
2) I did several times, but when both of them are in, PC will simply instally it on HDD for 3 hours and I used without Rufus and with Rufus nothing worked, even solo ssd installation

 

[Jabz2000]

Can you show screenshots from ?

Device Manager - disk drives and storage controllers sections expanded and​

Windows Storage Spaces (Control Panel\Storage Spaces)​

Hello, I found this.

https://imgur.com/Q5KoqTg

View: https://imgur.com/Q5KoqTg

 

[SkyNetRising]

You do not have chipset drivers installed.
Download from laptop manufacturer support site and install.
Also install NVME drivers.

What model laptop is that?

 

[Jabz2000]

You do not have chipset drivers installed.
Download from laptop manufacturer support site and install.
Also install NVME drivers.

What model laptop is that?

Hi it is Asus Rog gl553ve , however original SSD was 128gb only and I replaced it with this 500GB and reinstalled windows after in 2019 and never had a problem.

 

[SkyNetRising]

After you install chipset drivers, all those other devices with yellow exclamation marks should disappear.

Note in storage controllers section - NVME controller has yellow exclamation mark too. Because of this you do not have your nvme drive available in windows.
If installation of chipset drivers doesn't fix nvme controller issue, then delete nvme controller from device manager and reinstall nvme driver.

 

[Jabz2000]

I found this page ROG GL553VE - Support (asus.com)
and I installed Chipset, but cant find this NVME driver anywhere.
and yes exclamation marks disappeared
Imgur: The magic of the Internet

 

[Jabz2000]

After you install chipset drivers, all those other devices with yellow exclamation marks should disappear.

Note in storage controllers section - NVME controller has yellow exclamation mark too. Because of this you do not have your nvme drive available in windows.
If installation of chipset drivers doesn't fix nvme controller issue, then delete nvme controller from device manager and reinstall nvme driver.

Nvme disappeared too from that different section but I cant still locate SSD
Imgur: The magic of the Internet

 

[SkyNetRising]

You still have some communications controller driver missing.
This could be lan, wifi or bluetooth driver.

You can get nvme driver from Gigabyte windows usb install tool.
Doesn't matter if your laptop is Asus (not gigabyte). NVME drivers are generic.
Download windows usb install tool, extract it, find included Intel or Samsung NVME driver and install (right click on .inf file and choose install).
https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility?kw=windows&p=1

 

[Jabz2000]

You still have some communications controller driver missing.
This could be lan, wifi or bluetooth driver.

You can get nvme driver from Gigabyte windows usb install tool.
Doesn't matter if your laptop is Asus (not gigabyte). NVME drivers are generic.
Download windows usb install tool, extract it, find included Intel or Samsung NVME driver and install (right click on .inf file and choose install).
https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility?kw=windows&p=1

Could you please tell me which one? These USB installations say OS is Windows 7

 

[SkyNetRising]

Could you please tell me which one? These USB installations say OS is Windows 7

Any will do.

You may also get nvme driver from windows update.
Options/Windows Update/Advanced Options/Optional Updates
Check available driver updates.

 

[Jabz2000]

Any will do.

You may also get nvme driver from windows update.
Options/Windows Update/Advanced Options/Optional Updates
Check available driver updates.

Tried one with Samsung, restarted PC didnt work, Intel too didnt work.
Also checked advanced and it doesnt offer NVME.
I really think SSD somehow just blocked itself and made itself into RAW, idk if I can do anything anymore without actually producer.

 

[Jabz2000]

Any will do.

You may also get nvme driver from windows update.
Options/Windows Update/Advanced Options/Optional Updates
Check available driver updates.

UPDATE: Putted my old SSD into PC and it immediatetly worked and showed into PC, however this one has only 128GB, I am going to issue a warrancy on Kingston SSD as its obviously because of the RAW file I cant edit.

Thank you SkyNetRising for trying to help, ur amazing.