Second SSD on laptop

masscrazy · 15 Jul 2013 at 22:48

I've put in a kingston SSD 128GB SV200 along side the existing HDD but my toshiba laptop does not recognise it.

Not in the BIOS, but does with existing windows.

It also says windows cannot be installed on the ssd due to the BIOS not recognising it.

Anyone know how to solve this?

Dervious · 16 Jul 2013 at 09:51

Are you saying that your laptop can have 2 x HDDs or SSDs installed ?

masscrazy · 16 Jul 2013 at 12:15

Dervious said:
Are you saying that your laptop can have 2 x HDDs or SSDs installed ?

Yes.

Replaced the DVD drive with a caddy+ssd.

The drive does not get recognised when using the main sata port either.

tom_e · 16 Jul 2013 at 12:17

It may well not be compatible with the SATA controller in the laptop, with mine it's fine as long as I run it in SATA2 but if I try to run SATA3 it's no longer recognised and unforuntely samsung never issued a fix.

masscrazy · 16 Jul 2013 at 14:20

So unlikely any SSD would work in this laptop?

tom_e · 16 Jul 2013 at 14:25

No, some may work some may not. It depends on the controller used in the SSD. That's if that is what's causing your problem.

Dervious · 16 Jul 2013 at 15:41

I`ve not encountered any problems installing SSDs in laptops. Having said that, I`ve always used Crucial M4s and Samsung 830/840s in Intel based laptops (SATA II & III).

The "caddy port" might be an issue, but I'm suprised that your main port does not recognise your SSD. Although I have heard about compatibility issues.

masscrazy · 16 Jul 2013 at 16:15

Caddy isnt the issue, the ssd does get recognised within windows. Not in the bios.

Even while trying to install windows, it says windows cannot be installed due to some controller issue in the bios.

I could update the SSD firmware but if the bios does not recognise it then how is it possible?

Dervious · 16 Jul 2013 at 16:41

masscrazy said:
I could update the SSD firmware but if the bios does not recognise it then how is it possible?

Sounds like it's worth a try.

Know anyone with a PC who will let you "use it" for a few minutes ?

tom_e · 16 Jul 2013 at 16:43

Is there an option in your BIOS to force SATA2 and try that?

Dervious · 16 Jul 2013 at 17:14

Laptop BIOSes are often limited in options that can be changed. It's unlikey that there will be any setting to adjust the SATA type. Usually you can set the SATA port to IDE or AHCI, and that's about it. Worth having a look though.

tom_e · 16 Jul 2013 at 17:16

I can set it on my Sammy laptop as I said above it fixed my issue.

Dervious · 16 Jul 2013 at 17:18

tom_e said:
I can set it on my Sammy laptop as I said above it fixed my issue.

I think the OP may be less fortunate, but it's worth looking.

masscrazy · 16 Jul 2013 at 17:47

Only ACHI or IDE options. Nothing else.

I have a PC(sig) but have it in storage atm.

I will get my media server back from a friend and try to update the firmware today.

However is this even something that could fix the issue of the bios not recognising the drive?

Orcvader · 16 Jul 2013 at 17:59

Have you tried the SSD in the main HDD cage and the HDD in the DVD caddy?

What laptop model is it and do you know what the chipset is?

mrsnooch · 16 Jul 2013 at 21:02

Update your BIOS?

Dervious · 16 Jul 2013 at 21:42

masscrazy said:
I will get my media server back from a friend and try to update the firmware today.

However is this even something that could fix the issue of the bios not recognising the drive?

It has got to be worth a try. I`ve read that there were issues with those Kingston SSDs, and firmware updates were provided to solve them. Not sure about the SSD not being recognised by the motherboard BIOS, but I'd make sure the firmware is up to date anyway.

Here it is, but please make sure yours is one of the models listed.

http://www.kingston.com/us/support/...ct=SV200S3&filename=SV200S3_64G_128G_e120506a

masscrazy · 17 Jul 2013 at 13:38

Orcvader said:
Have you tried the SSD in the main HDD cage and the HDD in the DVD caddy?

What laptop model is it and do you know what the chipset is?

Its a toshiba satellite not sure the model and has an i7 processor.

Dervious said:
It has got to be worth a try. I`ve read that there were issues with those Kingston SSDs, and firmware updates were provided to solve them. Not sure about the SSD not being recognised by the motherboard BIOS, but I'd make sure the firmware is up to date anyway.

Here it is, but please make sure yours is one of the models listed.

http://www.kingston.com/us/support/...ct=SV200S3&filename=SV200S3_64G_128G_e120506a

Thanks, I'll find a pc to upgrade the ssd firmware.