ssd SSD not detected?

[BryanBoi]

I listened to all of you in my last topic and got a 512GB SSD from Sandisk. When I put it in my computer, i could not find it in My PC, but the Device Manager, Disk Management, and the official Sandisk SSD Dashboard detected it. How do I make it so I can find it in my PC so I can port Windows into it? Thanks in advance.

[Electronics Wizardy]

If you want windows on it, unplug all other drives, and boot from a usb installer(download here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10)

[BryanBoi]

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

If you want windows on it, unplug all other drives, and boot from a usb installer(download here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10)

right, and what do i do with my old hard drive that has Windows on it currently?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, BryanBoi said:

right, and what do i do with my old hard drive that has Windows on it currently?

does it have any data you care about it? If not, plug it in after the ssd install, and format it in disk management.

[NotTheRelaxngEnd]

1 hour ago, BryanBoi said:

right, and what do i do with my old hard drive that has Windows on it currently?

if there is nothing you care about backing up, just do the following:

1:get whatever you will install windows with, (software from microsoft in a bootble drive)

2:go through installation process by going into bios and using the drive as boot disk

3:put in your windows product key, if you lost it, either buy another one or spend some time looking around for one that works(took me 20 minutes)

4:format that other hard drive by getting an adapter (sata to usb)

5;either use it or sell it (might get more money if you sell it with windows preinstalled)

[BryanBoi]

On 5/15/2018 at 9:50 PM, NotTheRelaxngEnd said:

if there is nothing you care about backing up, just do the following:

1:get whatever you will install windows with, (software from microsoft in a bootble drive)

2:go through installation process by going into bios and using the drive as boot disk

3:put in your windows product key, if you lost it, either buy another one or spend some time looking around for one that works(took me 20 minutes)

4:format that other hard drive by getting an adapter (sata to usb)

5;either use it or sell it (might get more money if you sell it with windows preinstalled)

ok i got the ssd working now, but i lost my windows key and i don't want to go buy one. can you tell me how you got a product key?