SSD drive is not showing up anywhere.

gath_122

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Dec 25, 2016
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So i use windows 7 and had an ssd with a ton of stuff on it hooked up to my computer. I moved and had to store my computer at my parents house for 3 months until i got everything settled and whatever. But now my computer doesn't pick it up in disk management or anywhere else. Please help. i tried everything i know
 
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Welcome to the community, @gath_122!

I'd strongly recommend you check your connections inside the PC rig and make sure that there are no loose cables connected to the SSD. Is it the only drive inside your rig or do you have a secondary HDD? I'd also suggest you check how and if the drive is properly listed in the BIOS as a connected SATA device. Posting some screenshots from Disk Management would be really helpful as well (e.g. via Imgur). I'd also advise you to swap the SATA cable and the SATA port on the motherboard where the SSD is connected. While in the BIOS interface, also check if the SATA mode is properly configured to AHCI.

Keep me posted with the troubleshooting & good luck!
Merry Christmas! :)
SuperSoph_WD
Welcome to the community, @gath_122!

I'd strongly recommend you check your connections inside the PC rig and make sure that there are no loose cables connected to the SSD. Is it the only drive inside your rig or do you have a secondary HDD? I'd also suggest you check how and if the drive is properly listed in the BIOS as a connected SATA device. Posting some screenshots from Disk Management would be really helpful as well (e.g. via Imgur). I'd also advise you to swap the SATA cable and the SATA port on the motherboard where the SSD is connected. While in the BIOS interface, also check if the SATA mode is properly configured to AHCI.

Keep me posted with the troubleshooting & good luck!
Merry Christmas! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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