Pop_OS installer doesn't recognise SSD

[ComfyCube]

Hi, I decided to migrate to Pop_OS but when running the installer the only drive that shows up is my HDD, even though my SSD shows up in Gparted. Any suggestions?

 

Edit: I tried formatting the SSD to NTFS and restarting but it still doesn't show up

[Joe Jackman]

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[Joe Jackman]

OK so literally new to pop os but i managed to fiqure this one out.. see if it works for you.
search disk
there you should be able to see all your connected drives.

There you can just mount it and done. 
let me know if it works or not.

[ComfyCube]

2 minutes ago, Joe Jackman said:

OK so literally new to pop os but i managed to fiqure this one out.. see if it works for you.
search disk
there you should be able to see all your connected drives.

There you can just mount it and done. 
let me know if it works or not.

Thanks. I'm not able to test if i can mount it now, but I don't think I could. (the SSD doesn't show up in either BIOS or GParted now)

[Joe Jackman]

Just now, ComfyCube said:

Thanks. I'm not able to test if i can mount it now, but I don't think I could. (the SSD doesn't show up in either BIOS or GParted now)

damn.. idk how it doesnt even show in BIOS. what exactly did you do till now?

[ComfyCube]

1 minute ago, Joe Jackman said:

damn.. idk how it doesnt even show in BIOS. what exactly did you do till now?

I just formatted the SSD and changed some bios setting, but changing them back didn't help

[Joe Jackman]

Just now, ComfyCube said:

I just formatted the SSD and changed some bios setting, but changing them back didn't help

what exactly did you change

 

[ComfyCube]

Just now, Joe Jackman said:

what exactly did you change

 

SATA (tried IDE AHCT RAID) fast boot: (tried both on and off, secure boot (tried "other OS", with secure boot (windows), and tried deleting all the Secure boot keys)

 

I think those are all the changes i made which might've done something..

[ComfyCube]

10 minutes ago, Joe Jackman said:

what exactly did you change

 

Should I just try to physically unplug it and try a different connector on my MB lol?

[Joe Jackman]

Just now, ComfyCube said:

Should I just try to physically unplug it and try a different connector on my MB lol?

ya do that, also those changes couldnt lead to the SSD problem.

 

[ComfyCube]

6 minutes ago, Joe Jackman said:

ya do that, also those changes couldnt lead to the SSD problem.

 

So it stil doesnt show up

[Joe Jackman]

hmm. Well idk then. Hope you get a fix. also if i find anything i'll let you know

[ComfyCube]

2 minutes ago, Joe Jackman said:

hmm. Well idk then. Hope you get a fix. also if i find anything i'll let you know

Apparently the Neither of the sata cables i dsconnected were to my ssd so im guessing it's an m.2 installed on the back of the mb.... -.-

[ComfyCube]

21 minutes ago, ComfyCube said:

Apparently the Neither of the sata cables i dsconnected were to my ssd so im guessing it's an m.2 installed on the back of the mb.... -.-

checked the back of the mobo as well, but cant find it so i think my ssd just vanished into thin air

[ComfyCube]

So... I found some archive from the place i bought it, and apparently it didn't come with and SSD... (So my best guess is that they just made a partition of the HDD and named it Boot SSD with 126GB...) I'm sorry for wasting your time, but thank you so much for the help. Means a lot!

 

At least i got to take my whole computer apart so that's always fun:P Not too salty about it tbh.