need help. cannot get hard drives to work. need possible solution

MonsterHYS

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Cannot Get 2nd Samsung 840 Pro To Work
ok so i have 1 128gb samsung 840 pro running windows and a few games.

i just bought another but i cant get it to work.

i plugged it in, started up the computer, and went to my computer - then manage.

in disk management there was a 128gb drive with unallocated space.

i created the drive to mount to letter D and it wanted to do a quick format.

the format failed. and now the drive completely disappeared from everywhere.

it doesnt show up in bios, device manager, my computer, or disk management.

i returned the hard drive and just received another one.

happened to this one too!

computer specs :
i5 4670K Processor
MSI N780 Lightning GFX Card
ASRock Extreme 4 Z87 Motherboard
2x 4gb 1866mhz Memory
1x 128gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD (Trying to install a 2nd one)
Corsair 500R Case
Corsair HX750 Power Supply
Corsair Seidon 120M Liquid CPU Cooler
no optical drive

can you guys please please help me, thank you! Merry Christmas
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i5 4670K
Motherboard
ASROCK Z87 Extreme4
Memory
G.SKILL RipjawsX 2x4gb DDR301866 PC3-14900
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce GTS 450
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 128gb SSD
It has got to show up in BIOS before you can do anything else. Device manager, my computer, and disk management are not available until you do so.

Assuming you did not get a second defective drive, the other possibilities are the Data Connections - (4 points of failure: SATA plug at hard drive, the cable itself, SATA plug at motherboard, Motherboard SATA port), and the Power connections: SATA power connector.

Try a different SATA cable
Try a different SATA port
Try a different SATA power connector.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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