Error encountered during installation: missing drive detected while setting up Windows.

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garidos1
Junior Member

06-04-2016, 11:44 AM

Hello, I purchased a new laptop without an operating system. I'm attempting to install Windows but the issue is that after entering the serial number, no drive appears. I used DiskPart via Command Prompt, but only my USB flash drive showed up. The SSD is visible in the BIOS under the "storage" section. Is it possible that the SSD is not functioning properly?

garidos1

06-04-2016, 11:44 AM #1

mccoop03
Posting Freak

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06-05-2016, 10:07 PM

Navigate to the Windows taskbar, look for options like managing storage, and set up a new partition.

mccoop03

06-05-2016, 10:07 PM #2

Navigate to the Windows taskbar, look for options like managing storage, and set up a new partition.

Js_6
Junior Member

06-10-2016, 01:20 PM

I don’t have access to the system if it can’t be installed.

Js_6

06-10-2016, 01:20 PM #3

I don’t have access to the system if it can’t be installed.

I_mex380_I
Member

200

06-11-2016, 10:21 AM

Is this the latest version? Just checking, would you like to use a Windows PE to create a letter for the SSD, then install Windows?

I_mex380_I

06-11-2016, 10:21 AM #4

Is this the latest version? Just checking, would you like to use a Windows PE to create a letter for the SSD, then install Windows?

XskyDragonX
Member

06-18-2016, 07:48 AM

The laptop is brand new.

XskyDragonX

06-18-2016, 07:48 AM #5

The laptop is brand new.

o_OEvo
Member

160

06-24-2016, 10:06 PM

It's an odd concept you're talking about, really. You can't see the drive details in the operating system until you manage to write something there. Hiren's a tool that lets you do that, and it needs to be small enough to fit on a tiny USB stick.

o_OEvo

06-24-2016, 10:06 PM #6

Shanniee_
Member

104

07-01-2016, 09:29 AM

Use Hiren as your Windows PE environment. Set a letter on the drive via Disk Manager. Verify functionality in the Win Installer using the Hiren Boot CD DL link provided.

Shanniee_

07-01-2016, 09:29 AM #7

Use Hiren as your Windows PE environment. Set a letter on the drive via Disk Manager. Verify functionality in the Win Installer using the Hiren Boot CD DL link provided.

maireiter
Junior Member

07-01-2016, 11:15 AM

Consider booting from a live Linux USB and check the drive. I faced similar problems before with an SSD in an unsupported format or initialization issues. Just set up a fat32, fat or NTFS partition and everything should work fine.

maireiter

07-01-2016, 11:15 AM #8

florian12pro
Member

144

07-01-2016, 01:07 PM

You attempted to make a Linux Mint bootable drive and saw it in Linux, but it wasn't visible during the Windows installation. After formatting it to FAT, the drive became usable in Linux, yet it still didn't appear in Windows setup.

florian12pro

07-01-2016, 01:07 PM #9

Nedzer2k
Member

07-01-2016, 02:25 PM

#10

Consider using the official Windows USB installer for a fresh setup.

Nedzer2k

07-01-2016, 02:25 PM #10

Consider using the official Windows USB installer for a fresh setup.

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