Can't find ssd

Hawksworth · 20 Nov 2011 at 20:31

Hello

I just got a new comp from oc with a 64gb ssd upgrade, looking in 'computer' I can only see the regular hard drive. Where can I locate the ssd please?

Regards

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:24

It should be in 'Computer' so if it's not there something's up.

Open Disk Management (right click on 'Computer', select manage and then click on Disk Management).

Post a screen shot of the Disk Management screen.

Hawksworth · 20 Nov 2011 at 22:12

Surveyor said:
It should be in 'Computer' so if it's not there something's up.

Open Disk Management (right click on 'Computer', select manage and then click on Disk Management).

Post a screen shot of the Disk Management screen.

Hmm, I'm being asked to choose MBR or GPT.

Edit: Ah, it's my saviour again

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 22:19

Hawksworth said:
Edit: Ah, it's my saviour again

I take it you've found the SSD then?

Have OcUK just fitted it and not even formatted it?

Did you buy the system with Windows installed as OcUK should really have installed it on the SSD if you did?

Hawksworth · 20 Nov 2011 at 22:25

Surveyor said:
I take it you've found the SSD then?

Have OcUK just fitted it and not even formatted it?

Did you buy the system with Windows installed as OcUK should really have installed it on the SSD if you did?

Ah I see, on closer inspection it is the ssd in 'computer' and yes windows is installed on it. Hmm, so where is the regular hard drive? is it something to do with the MBR or GPT thing?

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 22:31

If there is another drive in Disk Management with unallocated space then that'll be the HDD if you have one of those as well.

If you're not sure then post an image of the Disk management screen.

Right click on the unallocated space to format the drive and assign a drive letter.

MBR is fine and use the NTFS file format if given the option.

A quick format is all you need.

Hawksworth · 20 Nov 2011 at 22:59

Surveyor said:
If there is another drive in Disk Management with unallocated space then that'll be the HDD if you have one of those as well.

If you're not sure then post an image of the Disk management screen.

Right click on the unallocated space to format the drive and assign a drive letter.

MBR is fine and use the NTFS file format if given the option.

A quick format is all you need.

All done, many thanks again to you kind sir

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 23:01

You're welcome.

At least we managed to solve one thing.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge of Nvidia/HDMI will be able to sort out the other problem if you don't manage to get it working properly yourself.

Hawksworth · 20 Nov 2011 at 23:11

Surveyor said:
You're welcome.

At least we managed to solve one thing.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge of Nvidia/HDMI will be able to sort out the other problem if you don't manage to get it working properly yourself.

Hopefully, I'll keep tinkering for now anyway and see what happens

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 23:36

Good luck