HDD Installation Problem


  1. Posts : 71
    Windows Seven Ultimate 64bit + Vista Ultimate 32bit SP2 Dual Boot
       #1

    HDD Installation Problem


    Finally installed my new SSD. I plan to install W7 64 bit on it for dual boot with Vista X86. First attached physically on SATA 4 (0 and 1 is running my two Raid disks and 2 & 3 are my DVD players), next went into BIOS and activated disk 5. Booted and went into Disk Mangement and was asked if I wanted to install the disk as MBR or a GPT, chose MBR. Well, it settled as Disk 0 (my Raid-0 Disks with Drive C and D are disk 1). It reports itself as Intel SS DSA2M160G2GC SCSI Disk Drive in the Device Manager. The disk is an Intel SSD X25-M G2 (160 GB). Not sure why is says SCSI.

    I expected to be able to assign a drive letter and format, but those options were not available when I right clicked on the drive in disk management.

    Have I done something wrong? What need I do?
    Thanks for any help.

    Edit: It reports itself correctly in BIOS.
    Last edited by Submarine; 28 Jan 2010 at 18:55.
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  2. Posts : 71
    Windows Seven Ultimate 64bit + Vista Ultimate 32bit SP2 Dual Boot
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Here is some more info:
    First a snip from Disk Management:
    HDD Installation Problem-dm.jpg

    The first disk on the top are the Dell tools. The SSD is not there at all, but reports itself as disk 0 further down. When I right click on it, I only get the options "New simple volume", "Properties" and "Help".

    Then from diskpart command:
    HDD Installation Problem-diskpart.jpg

    The SSD is in the list of disks but not in the list of volumes.
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  3. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #3

    Take a look at this tutorial:

    Partition or Volume - Create New
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  4. Posts : 71
    Windows Seven Ultimate 64bit + Vista Ultimate 32bit SP2 Dual Boot
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks theog, what a hardware wizard I am, should have known that...
    This was really urgent for me, and if I fail, it will cost. I do not have much rep power, but what I have, you will get.
    :)
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