Windows installer can’t find the laptop’s SSD because drivers are missing
I'm preparing a laptop to give to my grandmother and need to install the operating system, but the installer can't detect the SSD. I've checked that the drive…
SSD not detected
New NVMe SSD Isn’t Detected and Causes Restarts
I installed a new Patriot P410 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, but it does not appear in the BIOS or in the operating system. When I move it into…
SSD Not Detected in BIOS and PC Only Boots to BIOS
My computer suddenly stopped booting into Windows and now goes straight to the BIOS. The SSD that normally contains Windows is no longer listed there either. Is it…
PC freezes and loses the SSD before booting into BIOS
My PC randomly freezes and then restarts into the BIOS, where no bootable drive is detected. After several hard restarts, Windows eventually loads again, but the problem keeps…
WD Blue SATA SSD Suddenly Disappeared and Won’t Show in BIOS
My PC worked normally last night, but this morning it booted straight into the BIOS with no bootable device found. Windows is installed on a 1TB WD Blue…
WD Blue SATA SSD suddenly disappeared from BIOS—has it failed?
My PC worked normally last night, but this morning it went straight to BIOS with no bootable device found. The Windows installation SSD is a 1TB WD Blue…
Windows 11 Setup Cannot Detect SSD in the M2C Slot
I built my first PC and am trying to install Windows 11, but the SSD does not appear when Setup asks where to install Windows. The drive is…
Stuck on the ASUS splash screen and unable to enter BIOS
I changed several BIOS settings while trying to improve my PC's performance. After that, the SSD stopped appearing in the BIOS, and the computer could no longer boot…
Windows 11 Installer Cannot See My Laptop’s SSD
I previously installed Ubuntu on my ASUS VivoBook, but I want to switch back to Windows 11 because I need support for VALORANT. I created a Windows 11…
New SSD Disappeared During Drive Clone and Now Shows 0 Bytes
I was cloning my current, smaller boot drive to a larger SSD using DiskGenius. The process appeared to be working normally, but suddenly failed with an error saying…
Windows 11 installer can’t detect the SSD on my ASUS Vivobook
I previously installed Ubuntu on my ASUS Vivobook, but I'm trying to switch back to Windows 11 because I need support for Valorant. I created a Windows 11…
Why isn’t my second 4TB M.2 SSD detected?
I upgraded to an ASUS ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI motherboard and installed my existing 2TB drive as well as a new 4TB Fanxiang S880 PCIe 4.0 NVMe…
How can I do a truly clean Windows 11 installation when the SSD isn’t detected?
I'm trying to get my Windows 11 installation completely fresh and stable again. My RTX 4050 had a detection problem earlier, but it is working now and isn't…
New PC Restarts After a Few Minutes and Sometimes Can’t Detect the SSD
I bought a prebuilt PC about two weeks ago, and it worked normally until recently. Now, after running for a few minutes, it crashes with a "Your device…
ThinkPad T14 Freezes on the Lenovo Logo and Won’t Detect the SSD
My ThinkPad T14 was running Pop!_OS normally yesterday, but now it freezes at the Lenovo splash screen whenever I power it on. I've already removed and reseated the…
Windows 11 installer only detects the USB drive, not my SSD
I'm trying to reinstall Windows 11 on an HP Omen 45L, but the installer only lists the USB drive as "Disk 0 Partition 1." My internal SSD doesn't…
New Prebuilt PC Restarts After a Few Minutes and Drops Into BIOS
I bought a prebuilt PC about two weeks ago, and it worked normally until recently. Now, after running for a few minutes, it crashes with a "Your device…
Windows 11 installer only detects the USB drive, not my SSD
I'm trying to reinstall Windows 11 on an HP Omen 45L, but the installer only lists the USB drive as "Disk 0 Partition 1." My internal SSD does…
New 2TB NVMe SSD Causes BSODs and Disappears From BIOS
I recently installed Windows 11 on a new Silicon Power A80 2TB PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD. Soon afterward, the system began producing "Critical Process Died" blue screens,…
ThinkPad T14 Freezes at Lenovo Logo and SSD Isn’t Detected During Installation
My ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 was running Pop!_OS normally yesterday, but now it stops at the Lenovo splash screen whenever I power it on. I have already removed…