why wont this nvme ssd show up in windows explorer but shows in device man

Question

i put a Samsung 980pro in my spare nvme slot on a hauwei matestation s , it shows up in device manager but not in Samsung magician. windows tell me device is working.i have tried replacing the driver with Samsung driver ,windows wont let me.

any guidance

would be

appreciated

Answer 1

Hello Allan,

Have you checked in Disk Management (Right-click start, 7th option from the top) to see if the disk shows up? If it shows up in Device Manager, then Disk Management should see it too.

you'll want to check if the drive has been initialized, is an MBR or GPT partition style, and what filesystem it's using, and check that information against the manufacturer's specs & limitations.

If it's not appearing in Disk Management, then it may be a limitation of some kind on the Huawei Matestation. I would then check on the manufacturer's site, or any management software that came preinstalled on the pc, to see if there isn't an option that you can configure.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

Kindly follow the steps provided below to resolve your issue.

If you get a new SSD and it won't show up in Windows Explorer, it's likely in the "uninitialized" state. You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it. Also, if an old SSD shows the "disk unknown not initialized" error, the reason is the same.

Go to this link for your reference and other troubleshooting procedures https://www.easeus.com/storage-media-recovery/ssd-not-showing-up-windows-10.html

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