Solved: New HDD/SSD Not Available in Windows, Device Manager & Disk Management, but Listed in BIOS
Solid-state drives (SSD) have huge benefits over traditional magnetic hard drives, which is why many people are upgrading to the superior storage solution.
SSDs have a common issue of not being recognized by the Windows operating system. If this is the case, your SSD may not show up on This PC, File Explorer, and Disk Management, despite being correctly connected to the computer.
This issue can be particularly troublesome while setting up the SSD. Watch to learn how to fix the SSD detection issue in Windows 10/11.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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Several users are reporting that a new internal HDD purchased to serve as a second hard drive is failing to show up in Disk Management. Most affected users report that even though the new hardware is showing in their BIOS settings, it doesn’t appear inside Disk Management. The issue is not specific to a certain Windows version as it’s reported to occur on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.
