Solved SSD not recognised after Windows 7 reinstall

[dragonmew]

Briefly explain your current issue(s)

SSD not recognised in mycomputer

Steps taken to resolve, but have been unsuccessful

switching sata ports,reset bios to default,looking for drivers

Weird thing is windows deteced my hard drive device and installed it as its listed under device manager but its not listed under My Computer. on the bios of my mobo theres 2 boot options windows boot manager and my hard drive which isnt ssd, windows boots from windows boot manager not my mechanical hdd. but when i go to select the boot device my ssd is listed there i dunno what to do please help

 

[Jack]

Weird thing is windows deteced my hard drive device and installed it as its listed under device manager but its not listed under My Computer. on the bios of my mobo theres 2 boot options windows boot manager and my hard drive which isnt ssd, windows boots from windows boot manager not my mechanical hdd. but when i go to select the boot device my ssd is listed there i dunno what to do please help

Did you follow these instructions - http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/005707en ?


The BIOS does not detect or recognize the Solid State Drive
Tips and tricks for troubleshooting an internal SSD that is not detected in the BIOS.
There are four main reasons why a system BIOS will not detect the presence of an internal Solid State Drive. The following are not in any particular order, but you can follow these steps one by one to troubleshoot this problem:

1. Drive not enabled in the BIOS
   
   
2. Serial ATA drivers are not properly installed
   
   
3. Faulty or unplugged data cable
   
   
4. Faulty SSD

Read more: http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/005707en

 

[dragonmew]

i sorted it out it had unallocated space under disk managment so i just gave it a letter and its there now :£

 

[Exterminator]

i sorted it out it had unallocated space under disk managment so i just gave it a letter and its there now :£

This happens quite often in Windows 7. Usually it will happen when using a USB external drive. Even though the drive is connected you cannot find it listed in My Computer.Accessing disk management you will see your other Hard Drive(s) & the unallocated space without a letter.Giving the unallocated space a letter solves this problem every time.
This is a good reference for those who come across this problem which can be solved quite easily in a couple steps.Glad you got it fixed

 

[dragonmew]

yes thanks im glad i got it sorted it was bugging me