Windows Installation doesn't recognize new SSD


  1. Posts : 319
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    Windows Installation doesn't recognize new SSD


    I got a new Samsung SM951 M.2 PCI drive. I have a X99 motherboard but it didn't have the M.2 slot so I purchased an adapter to attach the drive and installed it into an open PCI slot.

    When I first installed it and boot up under the current Windows 10, I could see the drive through Disk Management.

    I disconnected the current Windows 10 version, put in the disk, booted up and selected the drive to perform a clean install. The initial copy and prepare for installation worked fine, then it needed to reboot and that's when I got the message:

    Internal hard drive not found
    No bootable devices


    When I reconnected the old hard drive and booted up, I could see the install files on the new drive, but it just won't boot to it.

    So, what do I need to do to get the PC to recognize this drive as bootable?

    Thanks,
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 524
    Windows 11 Pro x64, Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    Does the drive show in the BIOS?
      My Computers


  3. Posts : 319
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    pbcopter said:
    Does the drive show in the BIOS?
    No it doesn't appear in the bios.
    I can see the drive through file manager, and the installation files loaded to it, and I can see it in disk management too.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 11
    windows 10 pro
       #4
      My Computer


 

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