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Problem with the Legion Laptop Y530 failing to recognize the hard drive.

Problem with the Legion Laptop Y530 failing to recognize the hard drive.

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Noobslicegamer
Junior Member
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07-18-2017, 02:44 PM
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Hello everyone I've created around 3-4 posts about it and I'll share one final update to see if you can assist. My LEGION Laptop Y530 is experiencing an issue. I replaced the hard drive because the previous one was slow and corrupted. When I inserted the new drive, it wasn't recognized. I checked the BIOS and only Intel Optane Memory appeared in the hard drive list. I also tried booting Windows from a USB drive, but when prompted for installation location, there were just two partitions: one with 16 GB, the Optane memory, and another with only 3 GB. My original 1 TB drive is missing. Please help.
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Noobslicegamer
07-18-2017, 02:44 PM #1

Hello everyone I've created around 3-4 posts about it and I'll share one final update to see if you can assist. My LEGION Laptop Y530 is experiencing an issue. I replaced the hard drive because the previous one was slow and corrupted. When I inserted the new drive, it wasn't recognized. I checked the BIOS and only Intel Optane Memory appeared in the hard drive list. I also tried booting Windows from a USB drive, but when prompted for installation location, there were just two partitions: one with 16 GB, the Optane memory, and another with only 3 GB. My original 1 TB drive is missing. Please help.

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Bonnibel
Posting Freak
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07-18-2017, 07:33 PM
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Try a different USB device or connect it to another USB port. Once it stopped recognizing your SSD, switch it to a USB 2.0 port. Make sure the drive is functional and properly seated in another system. Verify all cables are securely connected.
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Bonnibel
07-18-2017, 07:33 PM #2

Try a different USB device or connect it to another USB port. Once it stopped recognizing your SSD, switch it to a USB 2.0 port. Make sure the drive is functional and properly seated in another system. Verify all cables are securely connected.

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dbodizzle
Member
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07-19-2017, 12:39 AM
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Verify the HDD isn't vibrating, then switch to another SATA port and test the cables.
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dbodizzle
07-19-2017, 12:39 AM #3

Verify the HDD isn't vibrating, then switch to another SATA port and test the cables.