Help! Need Help installing an SSD

[jewishdolphins]

Just bought an 240 Gig intel Solid State Drive for black friday. I need some help. I hooked everything together (connected it to my power supply and motherboard). However, now I have no idea what to do. The hard drive doesn't show up on my computer. I just want my 1 TB hard drive to be on here for general use and have my OS and other important stuff on my SSD. However, I have no idea how to transfer stuff to my SSD. 

 

I tried to look up intel SSD guides and other youtube videos but most of them only show how to REPLACE your hard drive with an SSD, rather than how to add an SSD to your computer along with ur current drive. 

 

If someone could help me, I'd love you forever. Not sure if there's any drivers involved or anything along those lines. I just want to put my OS, google chrome, CSGO and a couple other stuff on my brand new SSD.

[thatguyyouknow75]

did you assign it a drive letter?

[RyomaSJibenG]

have you checked disk management?

[jewishdolphins]

did you assign it a drive letter?

 

have you checked disk management?

No and no. I have no idea how to do either of those two. Inform me.

[RyomaSJibenG]

@jewishdolphins

 

what windows are you using?

 

for 7, just type disk management on start menu,  "create and format hard disk partition" should come out

 

for 8 and 10 maybe the same, i'm not at home right now so i can't check on my windows 10

 

check this link

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-install-a-sata-drive-in-a-windows-7-desktop.html

[Maxwellang]

head to this part of the forum for better support.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/46-troubleshooting/