HDD Installation Problem

Submarine

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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.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS720
OS
Windows Seven Ultimate 64bit + Vista Ultimate 32bit SP2 Dual Boot
CPU
Intel Quad Q6600 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Dell 0YU822, NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP / SLI MCP
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 1024 MB GDDR5
Sound Card
Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2407WFP-HC
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
NVIDIA 640GB SATA Raid 0 (2x320GB) (7200 rpm) for Vista,
Intel X25-M G2 SSD 160 GB for W7,
Maxtor OT III External HDD,
WD Elements 1TB External HDD
Keyboard
Logitech MX 3200
Mouse
Logitech MX 3200 Laser
Internet Speed
100/20 MB
Other Info
M779 PCIe PAL/SECAM/DVB-T Desktop TV Tuner. Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller. ASUS U3S6 SATA III/USB3 PSI Ex x4 Controller Card.
Here is some more info:
First a snip from Disk Management:
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:
Diskpart.JPG

The SSD is in the list of disks but not in the list of volumes.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS720
OS
Windows Seven Ultimate 64bit + Vista Ultimate 32bit SP2 Dual Boot
CPU
Intel Quad Q6600 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Dell 0YU822, NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP / SLI MCP
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 1024 MB GDDR5
Sound Card
Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2407WFP-HC
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
NVIDIA 640GB SATA Raid 0 (2x320GB) (7200 rpm) for Vista,
Intel X25-M G2 SSD 160 GB for W7,
Maxtor OT III External HDD,
WD Elements 1TB External HDD
Keyboard
Logitech MX 3200
Mouse
Logitech MX 3200 Laser
Internet Speed
100/20 MB
Other Info
M779 PCIe PAL/SECAM/DVB-T Desktop TV Tuner. Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller. ASUS U3S6 SATA III/USB3 PSI Ex x4 Controller Card.
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.
:)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS720
OS
Windows Seven Ultimate 64bit + Vista Ultimate 32bit SP2 Dual Boot
CPU
Intel Quad Q6600 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Dell 0YU822, NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP / SLI MCP
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 1024 MB GDDR5
Sound Card
Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2407WFP-HC
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
NVIDIA 640GB SATA Raid 0 (2x320GB) (7200 rpm) for Vista,
Intel X25-M G2 SSD 160 GB for W7,
Maxtor OT III External HDD,
WD Elements 1TB External HDD
Keyboard
Logitech MX 3200
Mouse
Logitech MX 3200 Laser
Internet Speed
100/20 MB
Other Info
M779 PCIe PAL/SECAM/DVB-T Desktop TV Tuner. Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller. ASUS U3S6 SATA III/USB3 PSI Ex x4 Controller Card.
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