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‎04-24-2023 05:47 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion dv7-6b56nr Entertainment Notebook PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I wanted to install a 1TB SSD drive in my notebook (HP Pavilion dv7-6b56nr Entertainment Notebook) but it dosen't detect (I connect SSD then when I start the notebook it not detect presence of Hard Disk).

How do I detect the SSD as a hard drive?

(the original hard drive is broken).

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‎04-25-2023 12:20 AM

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@hnicolasg 

 

You have to initialize new SSD.  Please use the following Guide

 

           https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/initialize-new-disks

 

Regards.

BH
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‎04-25-2023 03:05 PM - edited ‎04-29-2023 12:54 PM

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@Banhien Thank you for response.

 

But the problem is that the BIOS doesn't detect any device (SSD) .. If I init with live CD (windows or linux) i didn't see the SSD... if i connect a HD is OK.. but SSD no..

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