Need assistance with your hard drive?
Need assistance with your hard drive?
You're likely dealing with a significant hardware failure. After replacing your drive, ensure the new 500 GB SSD is properly recognized by your system. Check if your BIOS supports UEFI and verify the correct boot settings. If formatting isn't possible, you may need to use a recovery tool or reinstall the OS from a bootable USB drive.
Why are you planning to format the new drive? Isn't it already empty? Also, do you have a 16 gig flash drive and another device to set up an installation tool for Windows 10? This way, you'll be able to access Windows after installing it on your new hard drive.
You must reinstall the operating system. You need a storage device that can be converted into bootable media. From there, you can reach the command prompt, use diskpart, and format the drive as desired.