SSD not recognized in BIOS

A Cheese Danish · Sep 15, 2011, 11:10 PM

So I installed some updates this morning, restarted my computer, then my SSD was no longer recognized in the BIOS.
I swapped SATA ports/cables. Still nothing. I swapped power and still nothing. The drive gets power as the LED's
on the inside of the drive are lit.

This is my boot drive, so I'm without a desktop for now and I haven't had time to install an OS on my laptop yet.

Should I RMA the drive for a new one? Or is there possibly a way to save what I have?

CDdude55 · Sep 16, 2011, 12:26 AM

Have you made sure that AHCI is enabled in BIOS?, it could of somehow defaulted to IDE.

A Cheese Danish · Sep 16, 2011, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDdude55

Have you made sure that AHCI is enabled in BIOS?, it could of somehow defaulted to IDE.

I'll have to take a look. I don't remember passing a setting for that.

tritron · Sep 16, 2011, 12:52 AM

Did you try diffrent sata controler settings ? I would change settings to ide ahci raid and try to boot

A Cheese Danish · Sep 16, 2011, 01:08 AM

No settings for AHCI/IDE mode. I'm going to try the drive in my laptop.

A Cheese Danish · Sep 16, 2011, 01:23 AM

Firmware is up to date. My Lenovo spat out an error: "Error 2100 Hard drive initialization error".

I think it's time to RMA; unless someone has a better idea.

Jegergrim · Sep 16, 2011, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDdude55

Have you made sure that AHCI is enabled in BIOS?, it could of somehow defaulted to IDE.

I have an inferior knowledge on SSD's, but doesn't AHCI often slow down and/or cause huge instabilities with SSD-drives? Remembered reading it from some reviews... or is this only in few cases?

seronx · Sep 16, 2011, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jegergrim

I have an inferior knowledge on SSD's, but doesn't AHCI often slow down and/or cause huge instabilities with SSD-drives? Remembered reading it from some reviews... or is this only in few cases?

AHCI increases performance and activates NCQ and TRIM

RAID AHCI only activates NCQ so far

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Your SSD Controller blew up to the OP

Feizy · Sep 16, 2011, 02:21 AM

RMA it, I had a problem with an SSD with the same "failure to initialize" error. It was dead.

A Cheese Danish · Sep 16, 2011, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seronx

AHCI increases performance and activates NCQ and TRIM

RAID AHCI only activates NCQ so far

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Your SSD Controller blew up to the OP

That's what I was thinking.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feizy

RMA it, I had a problem with an SSD with the same "failure to initialize" error. It was dead.

I have the RMA already placed.

Thanks guys

Sep 15, 2011, 11:10 PM	#1
A Cheese Danish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: At your local vending machine Posts: 1,914 (0.80/day) Thanks: 121 Thanked 419 Times in 368 Posts System Specs	SSD not recognized in BIOS So I installed some updates this morning, restarted my computer, then my SSD was no longer recognized in the BIOS. I swapped SATA ports/cables. Still nothing. I swapped power and still nothing. The drive gets power as the LED's on the inside of the drive are lit. This is my boot drive, so I'm without a desktop for now and I haven't had time to install an OS on my laptop yet. Should I RMA the drive for a new one? Or is there possibly a way to save what I have? __________________ My FS/FT Thread HEATWARE Xfire Steam ID Certs: MCTS, MCITP, HP APS Server: AMD Opteron 170 @2.95GHz \| 4GB DDR 3-3-2-7 \| 1x Samsung SPT 500GB, 2x WD Black 2TB, 2x 1.5TB Western Digital MyBook

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Sep 16, 2011, 12:26 AM	#2
CDdude55 Crazy 4 TPU!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,437 (2.97/day) Thanks: 3,511 Thanked 1,285 Times in 937 Posts System Specs	Have you made sure that AHCI is enabled in BIOS?, it could of somehow defaulted to IDE. __________________ Currently playing: Team Fortress 2 (PC) "And remember if you didn't build it yourself, it's not really yours."

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Sep 16, 2011, 12:52 AM	#4
tritron Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 27 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did you try diffrent sata controler settings ? I would change settings to ide ahci raid and try to boot

Sep 16, 2011, 01:08 AM	#5
A Cheese Danish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: At your local vending machine Posts: 1,914 (0.80/day) Thanks: 121 Thanked 419 Times in 368 Posts System Specs	No settings for AHCI/IDE mode. I'm going to try the drive in my laptop. __________________ My FS/FT Thread HEATWARE Xfire Steam ID Certs: MCTS, MCITP, HP APS Server: AMD Opteron 170 @2.95GHz \| 4GB DDR 3-3-2-7 \| 1x Samsung SPT 500GB, 2x WD Black 2TB, 2x 1.5TB Western Digital MyBook

Sep 16, 2011, 01:23 AM	#6
A Cheese Danish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: At your local vending machine Posts: 1,914 (0.80/day) Thanks: 121 Thanked 419 Times in 368 Posts System Specs	Firmware is up to date. My Lenovo spat out an error: "Error 2100 Hard drive initialization error". I think it's time to RMA; unless someone has a better idea. __________________ My FS/FT Thread HEATWARE Xfire Steam ID Certs: MCTS, MCITP, HP APS Server: AMD Opteron 170 @2.95GHz \| 4GB DDR 3-3-2-7 \| 1x Samsung SPT 500GB, 2x WD Black 2TB, 2x 1.5TB Western Digital MyBook

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Sep 16, 2011, 02:21 AM	#9
Feizy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 354 (0.19/day) Thanks: 110 Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts	RMA it, I had a problem with an SSD with the same "failure to initialize" error. It was dead.

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