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Bios does not recognize my SSD
RON99
Member Posts: 5 Tinkerer
I wanted to replace my HDD on S3-951 with a SSD.
Samsung 850 EVO 500gb
However, the ssd is not listed in the bios, and will not show up on Windows 10 install.
With an external sata-usb cable the SDD is perfectly visible on another Acer laptop in the HDD administrator.
Bios 1.18 which seems the last updated available.
I then re-installed the "old" HDD that has always been in the S3 and ........... It does no longer appear either?!!
What can have gone wrong during that operation? And how can I get it back to normal, please?
Thanks for any imput!!
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IronFly
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without any HDD/SSD, enter BIOS and give a load defaults (F9 key) and then F10 to save and exit
put the SSD back and check if it's recognised, have a look under Security tab too if the HDD password is set as frozen or not.
if both HDD and SSD fail to be recognised...can be a bad cable (if any) or a SATA connector issue.
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without any HDD/SSD, enter BIOS and give a load defaults (F9 key) and then F10 to save and exit
put the SSD back and check if it's recognised, have a look under Security tab too if the HDD password is set as frozen or not.
if both HDD and SSD fail to be recognised...can be a bad cable (if any) or a SATA connector issue.
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Thanks!
Perhaps upgrading the bios did something strange. Solved by your F9 tip.
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