Windows 10 - How to Activate New Hard Drives and SSD’s Not Showing Up
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- If your new HDD or SSD is not showing up and you have them properly installed in to your motherboard follow the steps on this video.
This tutorial will also work for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 devices.
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Most of us probably use only one hard disk drive in the computer, but some people who need more space, tend to use two, as well. And some of the users who are using the second hard drive have reported that their computer isn’t able to detect the second one, after Windows 10 upgrade. So we came up with a couple of solutions, which, I hope, will solve the problem.
When a computer won't recognize a secondary hard drive or second hard drive not showing up properly, you must follow some do's and don'ts. At the same time, identify the root of the problem and find corresponding solutions.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).
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Great video. It made installing my new drive quick and easy. Thanks!
Thanks! It helped me set up my 1tb M.2 Drive
thx maTE
@@geirigeirason4216 LOL
thank you! Helped me out as I just bought a new SSD drive and its working now! cheers mate
Now thats how you do a tutorial. No waffeling, straight to the point, well explained and at a steady pace. Good Job Sir
Thanks!
@@MDTechVideos but what if the ssd does not shown thwre
@@MDTechVideos what should i do now
@@vekezy1802 throw out the build start again
@@MDTechVideos it just wiped all my data on my drives 🤯
Lifesaver for us new builders out there 👌
Factual bro. My first build and I ran out of storage super quick.
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Yup
YES LET'S GO
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I was freaking out when I bought a new SSD. You save the day man. Like for sure!
You're welcome!
lmao same
SAME BRO THANK YOU !
Same but this was the first thing i found on the internet
5 years later still perfect tutorial. Love people like you! 10/10!
Why can't everybody give easy tutorials like this?
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Phoenix facts
And short!
When videos start out with something like "In the beginning, a mathematician named Alan Turing developed something called a computer in order to...", I'm thinking "I know that! Just finish the sentence that the title of the video started!"
Ik right some people are so complicated
fr man
2 yrs later...still a major help for many people. Thanks!! 🙏
Agreed, thank you for posting this!
You saved me from a heart attack on thinking I had a defective drive. Thanks my guy.
hell yeah thanks A lot brother
me too
Thanks man I was in the same predicament
Honestly I thought I wasted $100 this was a life saver
I got an open box drive and thought the same thing
4 years later and you're still saving lives sir! thank you!
Glad to help!
Thank you! I was thinking my cables weren't connected properly or something 😂
sameeee bro
same. lifesaver
Mee too
First PC, and thought I already broke it
I just built my fist pc and same it has been driving me crazy.
dude how does no one else have this up lol . thank you
You're welcome!
Yeah literally had no clue about this when I got my new SSD. I will never forget this.
Nice, information is knowledge.
Yes, I was assuming Best Buy sold me a bad SSD Drive or there was something to the SATA iii or I needed a drive software to operate.
Well, I will give this a try! I just got here and am still thinking that I need to download some drive software, that's why I'm in the comment section before I start.
@@rafelemay5070 Did you fix it? Mine isn't even showing up in the BIOS or the disk partition management window. I don't know what to do.
@@mikeexits Always look at whether or not it appears in the BIOS first. If, as you say, it doesn't even appear there, then it's most likely that either the cables aren't plugged in where they belong, or even that the drive is damaged unfortunately. I'm no expert here but it could also be that the drive simply isn't compatible with your MB(which I find hard to believe) I hope you fix your problem soon. Lucky it's only a drive.
@@mikeexits either double check the connection or it might be that you just got a lemon. sucks if it's the second thing....
Short and to the point. It's been awhile since I installed a new drive and I nearly had a heart attack when I booted up my computer and didn't see my new SSD listed in file explorer. I had completely forgot about the disk management module until I watched this video. Had my new SSD up and running in less than 2 minutes. Thank you for this video!
Years later and this video came clutch, I appreciate you so much, giving love from 2020
Thanks for not making this difficult and long for no reason. Straight to the point and exactly what I was looking for since it's been a while.
Glad it helped
After finding no practical information from the manufacturer of a new internal hard drive, your activation instructions were excellent and very clear. Thank you.
Glad it helped
2 years later and it’s still relevant, thank you
You sir just saved me from haveing a massive adult size tantrum over 20tb
thats a lot of hentai
20 TB dude wtf you got on there?? 🤣🤣
This dude done traded in his brand new car for the m.2 ssd instead
@@bigguspeepus9596 thats light work to him he tryna go to 50
Smooth. Right to the point and no useless talking and stalling. Much appreciated!
i bought my pc off my brother, task manager was saying only 50% disk was being used and it was slowing everything down, finally found this and activated the SSD, thank you good sir, very simple, very concise, incredible
Glad I could help
Thank you. This was the only missing info from every tutorial out there. Did not know what simple volume was.
You're welcome!
Thanks For the Tutorial dude! It works for me! :D
I've had a drive for a while and I followed the other tutorials and I was confused why it wasn't working. Thank you so much!
@@MDTechVideos Hey man, ive got an issue u might help me, i got a kingstone 120gb ssd card, plugged it in, and open BIOS and it shows me that the ssd is connected, also when i check on device manager I see on disks, the ssd and its full name and shows the the device is working propetly.
but when i want to intilize it , I dont even see it on Disk Managment, not even as Unlocated disk, PLASE HELP IVE TRIED EVERYTHING
So good mate! Literally didn't have to pause, I started the video not knowing how to set up my new SSD and finished it uninterrupted with my new SSD all set up in just 4 minutes! Legend!
I don't like UA-cam videos that often but I had to like this... Straightforward and it resolved my issue seamlessly
You're welcome!
Excellent tutorial video, couldn't find this piece of information anywhere else! UA-cam University hero.
You're welcome!
Same, simple and clear
Your absolutely right
People like you are the reason I can use computers, thank you.
epico, thank you dude.
Any time
@Omer Akcan An SSD doesn’t improve in game performance, SSD’s are known for increasing things like load times and download speeds as well as boot times etc , I suppose an SSD could improve in game performance of things like textures are being loaded from the SSD but it won’t be noticeable really
how did i find you here, i love your music btw
Thanks! I changed my operating system to a m.2 then couldn't find my HDD until I found this video.
Glad I could help!
After way too many Google searches...finally found this video. Quick, simple, and to the point... exactly what I was looking for. Great video, thanks!
Great tutorial! Needed a quick refresher and this was straight to the point and concise.
Thanks!
I was scared that I had to open my pc back up and fix the SSD 😂
same bro.
TRueeeeeeee but we were at least smart enough to check on youtube first :D
ong same
i looked bc i thought it wasnt plugged in i had to move so many cables
SAAAME!!! I was so annoyed and frustrated
YES, a statue of example to all youtubers doing tutorials.No background music, no bullshit, straight to the point!
Glad to help.
Thank you for being simple and straight to the point and not going around what we are asking for, love this man
Easily the most straight forward, helpful tutorial I’ve ever watched. Thank you so much. I’ll be subscribing for sure
Wow I spent 2hrs browsing online on how to make my hard drive work and nothing worked came on to UA-cam and boom problem solved within 5minutes.
You are a life saver
Glad to help Jorge.
Hey 6 years later and this is the only video that helped me! Thank you and God bless you and your family!
Glad it helped!
Me, after watching countless videos for my issue, finds this video and learns how simple it is. Damn :D
Incredibly simple and to the point, I really appreciate the help, I've recently built my very first pc (all around new to them) and decided to buy both SSD and HDD for storage but just noticed that when I try to choose a specific storage device to save specific games to that I only saw the 1tb SSD and not the 2tb HDD. Your video made quick work of my problem!
I know you posted this 6 years ago but thank you so much I really appreciate it thank you for such an easy tutorial
6 years later and still a major help. Perfect tutorial, tysm.
if your HDD or SSD isnt showing up on the partitions part of this video, make sure the sata data cable is plugged into the correct slot on the mobo, many mobos will need you to plug it in in a certain order. you can find the order in the manual, or written on the mobo next to the sata data ports
Thanks, man! It was driving me crazy not having my system detect my new ssd. I looked up my MOBO and found on my MSI b450 gaming plus max, sata 5-6 aren't available if you use the m.2 slot. Powered down and swapped to a different sata port and the ssd was immediately recognized.
you are a mvp.
@@ImConstantlyConfused dude thank you so much I randomly saw this and I have the same mobo it worked perfect all I did was swap slots
Life saver
that... explains a lot
Thank you so much dude! I almost hit my keyboard when i plugged my new SSD in and didn't see it at the File Explorer. Amazing!
haha exactly the same thing has just happened to me :D god bless the people making these tutorials
I appreciate this tutorial video. It helped me set up my new SSD, it was straight forward and easy to follow along. Thank you.
Appreciate the refresher on how to do this, recently bought a new SSD due to another one being full. Thank you.
Glad it helped
Thank you for making this simple, to the point and easy to understand. Saved me a lot of time/stress!
Glad it helped!
it dosent work for me, when i go to the disk manegment is dosent appear a black bar over i.
when i installed the new ssd i used my old cabels from my hdd and put the new cables to my hdd that i had in for a while, does that effect anything pls someone help me
Hey @Zapo, did you ever get this resolved?
same rn..
@sph0rk do you see the new drive? If you do not it could be a cabling issue. I know that on my new MSI Motherboard I had to use the next consecutive sata connection I could not skip 1 or two for convenience
Thank you so much, recently bought a really expensive 1tb m.2 ssd and i thought i had broke it, works perfectly now!
You're welcome!
En svensk Jävel installera du windows på den eller har du det på en annan ssd?
The sale thing with me, i was so scared lol
The black unallocated isn't showing up for me, what do I do?
Of all the tutorials I’ve ever watched on UA-cam this is the ONLY one that’s worked first try.
Glad to help.
Bro....THANK YOU!!
Happy to help
@@MDTechVideos Gonna add this to my liked because you already know I'm going to forget next time I upgrade. Got 1Gb internet but my brain is still DSL
Just finished building my pc, Save my life, thank you my dude 💝
God bless you!
Very easy and well explained video.
I performed the same steps while watching the video and it's all done.
Thanks
still helping people 5 years later. thank you so much! 🖤
Glad it helped!
Extremely well made and detailed video. Excellent job, and thank you for helping me set up my new ssd :)
Worked for my m.2 drive which wasn't showing up. YOU'RE A GENIUS
You're welcome!
This may be a stupid question, but how can I do this if the "Unallocated Space" tab isn't there for me to right click on? What do I do then?
scroll down, if you have more than 2 disks you wont see the others until you scroll down, either that or your hardware is not working properly
I have done this like 5 times over the years and I always forget. Fantastic tutorial.
Glad to help!
Holy shit thank you so much
You're welcome!
This was god tier, thank you bro!
You're welcome!
MDTechVideos thanks for this just made my first pc and my ssd wasn’t showing up thanks!!
Mate, this was the best computer experience in my life. It was easy, satisfying and it really worked
Thanks. Bought a new unformatted ssd. It had several complaints on the website saying it didn't work....but I thought that unlikely to actually be the case. Followed this guide, and now have 2TB of extra storage for absurdly cheap.
I have an ssd set up as my main and my hard drive is still plugged in and I need the extra space
But the hard drive isn’t showing up I have a power cable and a data cable plugged into the motherboard and the actually hard drive so plz help
Me too
Me too. Anyone get this figured out?
SadBoySerf I’m tryna get this figured out as well
Mine was literally just not plugged in all the way. Idk if that’s y’all problem but that’s what happened with mine.
Tommy Thompson read my reply to myrtle
literally the best video tutorial Ive ever watched!
Great!
I watched like 20 videos till i found this one and it answered all my questions and completed exactly what I wanted to be done. Thank you! 💪🏾
Glad it helped!
This is the most no nonsense tutorial I have ever seen thank you
I legit had to get a refund for an external SSD I bought, and when I bought another one the same thing happened. I looked everywhere for solutions and this video was it
Sameee
lol
YOOO THX SO MUCH I JUST BOUGHT AN M.2 SSD AND I WAS FREAKING OUT. IT WORKED THX
You're welcome
I'm so glad i came here before i went and returned my hard drive! i thought it just wasn't working😂😂
Same but i had an ssd
Thanks. Still helping newbies to PC 5 years later!
Glad to help!
4 hours of research and all I needed was this goddamn video. You’re the best!
Thank You, You did help me out, Short and Sweet, I was installing a new 1 terabyte M.2 drive
Thank you very much! Just got a samsung 970 evo and was scared when it didnt show up lol
You're welcome!
Funny, mine is a brand new 860 EVO. I wasn't so much scared as angry, but like yourself I was helped greatly by this.
Also here for 970 Evo not showing up...
Solar me too I bought an 860 and a 970. Neither showed up. Must be a Samsung thing
@@4someforlife nope
I miss helpful videos like this. Short, to the point, and everything I needed to know.
My PC does not recognize SSD, no unallocated volume with black bar.
same an solution yet?
I've had to watch this 3 times. I forget between new SSD purchases.
Thank you for the help I got my first pc today as it was Christmas and wouldn't of been good if I couldn't download any games
You're welcome!
Thank you for this video!! I've been spending hours trying find out why my new ssd isnt showing up but yet my pc knows it's there, amazing thank you
Cheers mate, helped a lot getting my 2nd ssd up and running
I completely forgot that you needed to format the hard drive before you can use it.
Thanks I was stuck on this. Very simple but useful.
Your welcome!
like dude if every channel just got down to business like this, i would be 5 years younger. subbed.
Glad it helped
You sir, are a legend, thanks for the quick guide
You're welcome!
what if its not showing up in the partitions in the first place?
I know! That's the issue I'm having. Every tutorial says the same thing. Go to Disk Management, right click on unallocated disk and then click on new simple volume... but what do you do if it's not even showing up as a unallocated disk in the Disk management to begin with?
Leemoore Gaming I realized mine just wasn’t plugged in correctly, (only sata cable no power) so when I get around to plugging in the power it SHOULD show up on the partitions, but if not I’m back on the same boat as you
@@alainwho mines in the m.2 slot. how do i get power to it?
Brandon Field a regular ssd shouldn’t go in
M.2 but if you’re just asking about power you need to buy a power cable for ssd’s
Holy shit bro thank you so much for this solution! I was getting really stressed out because of my brand new hard drive. I didnt know that I had to activate it :D
four years later and this still works TYSM
Glad it helped!
In my personal case, only the bios recognise the new ssd. So I have no clue what to do.
Same boat
It's not showing up in the disk management?
@@xJunos exactly, but I discovered that the SSD was not compatible, soy I changed it. In Amazon you can see that looking the info "hardware interface".
Mine isn't even showing up in my BIOS. :/ I don't know what to do.
None of my Drives are unallocated so none of them have the black bars on them only the blue ?
Probably not installed correctly or something is faulty
You have to initialize the drive 1st. Scroll to the bottom of the screen.
same
Moonpie Spotlight how do u initialize it?
@@5ohpablo Right click in the grey area, you should see a menu. Initialize disk is one o fhe options.
One word to describe my feelings after watching this video: PHEW!
This was the first tutorial that actually worked first try
You're welcome!
I installed my second SSD into the second m.2 slot on my motherboard and it isnt showing in the places you have showed. In the BIOS however it says that slot is deactivated. Any help? (Edit: The second M.2 port was M.2 PCIe only so my M.2 SATA ssd wasn't read, and I had to buy a M.2 NVMe ssd for that slot
Hey, I dont know if you solved this, but just a heads up: if you install m.2 drives, sometimes various SATA ports cant be used. (For my motherboard, if I have a m.2 in the first slot, the sata2 port is disabled. If I use m.2 slot 2, the 6th sata port is disabled). Not sure if that is a problem, but it is something to be aware of
@@eliblessed interesting . I jus bought a 1tb ssd but wanna add another m.2. Whats ur motherboard?
@@josh5348 I have the MSI z490-a pro
I freaking love you, ty for saving me from a heart attack!
You're welcome!
This was exactly what I needed, Thank you!!
Thank you so much for this. Just built a new PC for the first time and have two SSDs, one wouldn't pop up. All articles on how to do it either wanted me to download their program or click something that wasn't popping up for me. Your tutorial did the trick!
Glad it helped!
My “new simple volume” isn’t lighting up
even mine
Same have you figured out who to fix it
Tadpoles Simonsays because I have my hard drive hooked up to me pc and I have the same problem it won’t let me click new simple volume
Tadpoles Simonsays I’ve look through so many videos too and I still can’t find a solution
@@cadenwilliams639 I have the same problem. Have you managed to figure it out?
works 9-14-2019
I thought I put them in wrong Jesus this was so easy to follow it's amazing how they are hidden til you make them visible... Subbed
6 years later still saving lives. what a legend
Thank you my lord, i know i am gonna repeat majority of comments here but this is perfect example how a tutorial should look like. You´ve given birth to my new SSD :)
added 2 drives today and totally forgot how to set them up... your tutorial worked like a charm
Still helpful 5 years later, thank you very much.
Glad it helped!
I just got a new hard drive 2tb and U thought that I had to use the bios but I watched this and it help so much! THANK YOUUUU!!
Used this video a few years ago. I just got a new drive and I came back to this video again 😂 love it!
Happy to help