New SSD but G75 will not recognize it?

[mightymints]

Hey all,

Just got a Force GT SSD for my G75VW. I put it in the second bay, but neither the bios or the disk management window show it. Any ideas?

Thanks,

MM

[Zygomorphic]

Check that the 2nd HDD slot is not disabled, and then remove the HDD and install the SSD into the SATA channel 0 (Where the HDD was) and see if it is recognized in the BIOS. If so, just move the HDD to the second bay and you should be all set!

[mrwolf]

Exactly, and if at first it doesnt show up in windows but is recognized in the BIOS, give it a few restarts it should show up eventually

[c_man]

In Windows, if it's brand new, you might need to format it, then it will show.

Do you know how to access Disk management? If not, just type in Start menu/Search "disk management" (without "") and you'll get "Create and format hard disk partitions". You should see it there with Unallocated space. Right click/Format. But it needs to be in BIOS first. Just move it to HDD bay and see what happens.