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Ok i installed my new ssd now what......
02-12-2019 08:46 AM

So i installed my new samsung 970 ssd on my laptop now what...i cannot see it on the windows. i have to install some software or there is another problem?
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02-12-2019 09:10 AM

Greetings,
Welcome back to the forum.
I am not a HP employee.
A new storage device may not appear in File Explorer until it is initialized, partitioned, and formatted. You may have to bring the disk online if it is in offline status in Disk Management before you can partition and format the disk.
The following article explains the process (Link).
Windows 10 has a native NVME driver. Samsung (Link) provides a NVME driver for your new 970.
Regards
02-12-2019 09:10 AM

Greetings,
Welcome back to the forum.
I am not a HP employee.
A new storage device may not appear in File Explorer until it is initialized, partitioned, and formatted. You may have to bring the disk online if it is in offline status in Disk Management before you can partition and format the disk.
The following article explains the process (Link).
Windows 10 has a native NVME driver. Samsung (Link) provides a NVME driver for your new 970.
Regards

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