- #CANT USE EXTERNAL SSD FOR WINDOWS 10 USB TOOL INSTALL#
- #CANT USE EXTERNAL SSD FOR WINDOWS 10 USB TOOL UPDATE#
#CANT USE EXTERNAL SSD FOR WINDOWS 10 USB TOOL INSTALL#
I've also found solutions for that on the internet: tried creating primary partition of the USB size (create partition primary size=) and xcopying all the usb boot drive contents to it and then trying to install from it. I've tried cleaning, creating partition, set it to primary, activated the disk and assigned letter to the disk before installation - new problem appeared, now it says in the installation window that it "can't find/create partition on the disk". Solutions on the internet forums mention trying creating a partition and setting it to primary on the new disk, also nothing.
Used NTFS system, tried both MBR and GPT formats - nothing. I've tried cleaning the disk with cmd line "diskpart" before the installation. It just doesn't want to install the new system on it. The computer sees SSD and can write on it, format create partitions through disk manager, etc. I've tried everything, setting the storage formats to IDE compatible, IDE enhanced, AHCI, nothing solves that problem. Ensure the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu". If I try to get more info it says that "hardware may not support booting to this disk. In the installation window when you have an option to choose the drive for system to install to i get a message that "Windows can't be installed to this drive". I have disabled my HDD before installing Windows 10 from USB.
In Rufus i've specifically set to create USB Boot file with MBR NTFS and Legacy Bios compatibility. I've created USB Boot thrice: once through Windows Media creation tool (oldest Windows 10 build) and twice with Rufus (Windversion 20h2 and and 2019 version 19h2). My system is currently installed on HDD in IDE format, booting in AHCI doesn't work.Ĭloning and creating image of the system did not work because of the size of the drives (1tb and and 128 gb) and unit size (512 bytes vs min 4096 bytes). I have also have one old HDD 1 Tb (NTFS, MBR, 512 bytes) - Sata 2īoth are connected to Sata (My motherboard is Sata II, SSD need Sata III but i've read that they are backwards and forwards compatible, there is only some speed loss). My new SSD: Apacer AS350 Panther 128Gb (min 4096 bytes) - Sata 1 (don't have Sata 0).
#CANT USE EXTERNAL SSD FOR WINDOWS 10 USB TOOL UPDATE#
Very old motherboard: ASUS P7H55-M LE (it supports only legacy BIOS and not UEFI)īIOS has the latest update for that motherboard from official ASUS site: American Megatrends 0801 2012 Processor: Intel Core I5 CPU 760 2.80GHz 4 cores I want to discard my old computer later on this year but i've decided to buy a very cheap SSD until that time to boost performance a little. Mostly, the issue with an SSD not being detected is a bad format or wrong file system.Hello, I am having trouble installing Windows 10 from scratch to my new SSD. So, these were the ways to fix SSD not detected on Windows 10 error. Closing Words: SSD Not Detected on Windows 10 However, the chances of getting a bad SSD repaired are slim. If it’s out of warranty, you can try getting it repaired from a local shop nearby. If it’s still under warranty, you should consider returning it to the seller. Unfortunately, if none of the above methods work, the SSD is faulty. If It’s an external SSD, you can try switching the USB cable as well. In case it doesn’t, try using a different operating system like Linux or macOS to ensure that the SSD doesn’t have a bad file system. If it works on the other system, it means your laptop has a bad USB port or SATA/M.2 slot.
If none of the above methods work, you can try connecting the SSD to a different system.