SSD Doesn't Show up In Disk Management or Computer or BIOS?

[jaguarman]

Recently bought a laptop knowing it had a problem, so I figured out the problem and fixed it (bad hard drive). So I replaced it and added Windows 7 Ultimate. This computer comes with a 20GB SSD, It doesn't show up in BIOS, My Comp, or Disk Management. Some dude at Acer told me it needs to be loaded up with the original recovery disc which is not what I did. I don't have it.
Is that the only solution to get the SSD to come out of hiding? (i dont think so)
I also don't know where the SSD exactly is in the laptop.
The laptop is an Acer S3-951-6646

 

[Suztera]

You don't control the SSD, it is automatically managed as a cache, not a storage location.

 

[jaguarman]

No matter what it does I am suppose to see it in Disk Management correct?

 

[Suztera]

Probably not, Acer probably doens't want you messing with their products too much.

 

[jaguarman]

No matter what it does I am suppose to see it in Disk Management correct?

Probably not, Acer probably doens't want you messing with their products too much.

Acer told me i should see it there and there only? (at least one person)

 

[jaguarman]

No matter what it does I am suppose to see it in Disk Management correct?

Probably not, Acer probably doens't want you messing with their products too much.

Acer told me i should see it there and there only? (at least one person)

 

[Suztera]

Open up device manager and see if you can see the drive.

 

[jaguarman]

Open up device manager and see if you can see the drive.

Where?

 

[Suztera]

Is the Window 7 ultimate installed elsewhere and not preinstalled on the laptop?

 

[jaguarman]

Is the Window 7 ultimate installed elsewhere and not preinstalled on the laptop?

Installed from a bootable flash drive (macirum reflect) to the hard drive i had installed

 

[Suztera]

Did you try installing the drivers for your laptop:
http://www.downloadatoz.com/howto/download-acer-aspire-s3-951-6646-ultrabook-drivers-for-win-8-7-vista-xp,28633.html
Since you install another OS, I think the SSD is not used at all. It mainly to be used as a Hibernation partition.

 

[jaguarman]

Did you try installing the drivers for your laptop:
http://www.downloadatoz.com/howto/download-acer-aspire-s3-951-6646-ultrabook-drivers-for-win-8-7-vista-xp,28633.html
Since you install another OS, I think the SSD is not used at all. It mainly to be used as a Hibernation partition.

i did install most of them, excluding ones that didnt work or were LAN
again shouldnt i see it in disk manager?

 

[Suztera]

in the BIOS, is SATA mode set to AHCI mode?

 

[jaguarman]

in the BIOS, is SATA mode set to AHCI mode?

Don't know. Could you tell me how to do that.

 

[arjan90]

I have the same problem with my Acer Aspire M5-581T-6405.
It says that it has 500HDD and 20GB cache SSD, however, I am unable to see (let alone configure) it in the BIOS, my computer, disk management, etc.
It has to show up somewhere doesn't it?
The retailer told me that it was an SSE officially, instead of an SSD. However, I'm not convinced that it's fine.
The specs everywhere online state ''SSD'' not SSE, and I must be able to see it somewhere right?