Computer is not recognizing my SSD

[geek on fleek]

So, I bought an SSD and hooked it up correctly (from what I know) and It's not working, I have a 850 Evo from samsung. I've tried almost every sata slot on my motherboad, different power cables etc. It's only recognizing my HDD drive. Any help?

[PigWithAMustache]

 

[JHY]

search in your window computer management and click disk management and see if it recognized ssd.

[xGGAx]

You need to create a partition in order to access the drive.
Go to partition manager and create a new partition.

[bgibbz]

You probably need to format the drive.  Go to disk management and see if the drive shows up. 

[geek on fleek]

2 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

You probably need to format the drive.  Go to disk management and see if the drive shows up. 

Drive isn't showing up. https://gyazo.com/8a6bed6d74cfabb27193666a2c7342c5

[PigWithAMustache]

2 minutes ago, geek on fleek said:

Drive isn't showing up. https://gyazo.com/8a6bed6d74cfabb27193666a2c7342c5

Oh, so its not even showing up... wow. 9/10 could be DOA.

[geek on fleek]

I'll show you a picture of the setup, (sorta ghetto, i know) https://gyazo.com/97231178d94f387362d9696e69e49998

[xGGAx]

you said you tried all your sata ports, but did you try a different power cable?

[geek on fleek]

Just now, xGGAx said:

you said you tried all your sata ports, but did you try a different power cable?

Yea. I even tried different sata wires, I used different power cables that i know work because one was connected to my disk player.

[xGGAx]

then it's doa

[geek on fleek]

So what do I do about that? I bought it through amazon, still have the packaging and stuff.

[geek on fleek]

3 minutes ago, xGGAx said:

then it's doa

So what do I do about that? I bought it through amazon, still have the packaging and stuff.

[xGGAx]

make a claim through amazon
https://www.amazon.com/returns

[geek on fleek]

7 minutes ago, xGGAx said:

make a claim through amazon
https://www.amazon.com/returns

I found a different sata wire in my closet, i hooked it up and when i opened partition manager I got a different message, You think it's still doa? https://gyazo.com/db889a64faa37a991a4e7bd253a9ba09

[geek on fleek]

1 minute ago, geek on fleek said:

I found a different sata wire in my closet, i hooked it up and when i opened partition manager I got a different message, You think it's still doa? https://gyazo.com/db889a64faa37a991a4e7bd253a9ba09

It's recognizing it now! It says that there is a drive that's uninitialized that has 240 gb, so it's def working, How do I set it up?

[xGGAx]

ok cool so you cable was faulty. Just make a partition and start using it. If you are going to use it as boot drive just clone the old one into the ssd using magician or any other software. I like macrium.