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SSD Disappears in Disk Management When Formatted
Hi,
So whenever I try to reformat my SSD from unallocated to NTFS I get this error.
Does anyone know what to do?
Hi,
So whenever I try to reformat my SSD from unallocated to NTFS I get this error.
Does anyone know what to do?
Apparently I'm not seeing any unallocated space on a drive or partition shown on your picture. Some small partitions haven't been assigned a drive letter and shouldn't be. But an empty drive not showing there could mean the BIOS doesn't see it [has to happen before Windows or any Operating System can see it], could be the drive or the drive controller on the motherboard is bad. When an OS can't see a drive I boot to a GPARTED LiveCD to see if the drive is functioning and if so can use it to partition and format it.
Berton you can get GParted on a USB with Tuxboot. The bios is the first place to look. Cable second, along with power.
Maybe I don't want it on a Thumb drive, some of the computers I have to deal with don't work well that way. I mention the LiveCD as nearly all computers with an ODD/ Optical Disk Drive can use it.
Thumb drives are the alternative, since a lot of workplaces disable the DVD drive. I keep both types on hand, in case I run into a unit with a failing DVD drive or failing/locked down USB ports.
Doesn't appear his laptop has an ODD... http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops...tab-tech_specs
If the Linux boot shows the drive or re-seating the drive doesn't help
See if this helps
Add a new User variable
System > Environment variables
devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices = 1
Launch Device Manager
View menu > Show hidden
Expand Storage Volumes
uninstall Unknown device if present
Uninstall any Ghost entry (the icon is light grey)
Restart your machine