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08-27-2024 08:48 AM
Does the laptop boot to Windows?
You have not clearly explained what the problem is.
Try to rephrase it.
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08-28-2024 08:49 AM - edited 08-28-2024 08:51 AM
Do you also have an OEM SATA legacy hard disk installed?
If the second ssd has not been initialized and has no drive letter, it will not be seen by the Windows OS.
Is the SSD installed in one of the two M.2 SSD slots?
What are the specifications, brand and model of the second SSD?
It should be an M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD.
Is it your plan to use that second SSD as storage?
You should use the command line DiskPart utility. I explained its use in an article that I authored a few years back.
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebooks-Knowledge-Base/Notebook-SSD-upgrade/ta-p/6898561
Just in case you haven't seen this video from HP Suport.
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09-08-2024 02:54 PM
I've a sata 1tb micron m600 mtf installed in this section of my laptop where you've shown HDD. I've tried some diagnostics on my own
I've tried it as an external ssd I can access it from there.
I've tried doing a quick format on NTFS and then inserting it internally. Then I've checked it in disk management and Disk-part using command prompt. No success there
Tried and other SSD it was 128 GB in size and it was showing in This PC directly.
09-09-2024 09:12 AM
"sata 1tb micron m600 mtf "
What is the format?
Is it a 2.5" (7mm) SSD?
How about verifying that the SATA drive connector is fully seated.
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09-09-2024 03:33 PM
Format is NTFS
Yes it's 2.5 7mm ssd
Yes Sata drive connector is fully seated. Cause I've tested it with other SSD drive there it was working fine.
I did check if this SSD is okay or not by using Sata to USB cable externally and it worked.
09-10-2024 10:07 AM
Is the volume a GPT or MBR type?
Check in the BIOS to see if the SATA port is disabled.
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09-12-2024 03:49 PM
If your first drive is GPT, that is good.
You can still verify that the M.2 SSD is set up properly.
If you have an external means of connecting the M.2 NVMe SSD to a different PC, try verifying with DiskPart that it is active and that it has a driver letter.
If not, assign it drive letter Z and then put it back in the laptop.
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