

When you add a drive to the system, it may be needed to enable the port by turning it ON in System Setup.

If your drive is NOT detected it may be because it is turned OFF in System Setup. There are few reasons for not detecting a drive in the BIOS: SOLUTION - Drive is not detected by the BIOS: In some cases the BIOS will display the drive model number while in other cases it will only indicate the existence of a drive and its capacity. In most cases the SSD will be automatically detected by the BIOS. SOLUTION - Detecting the drive in the BIOS: Sometimes it's not one of the Function keys, but the Delete or ESC keys.įor the most up to date information about your BIOS, please look for information provided by the BIOS manufacturer or the SATA controller manufacturer. It usually requires the push of a function key, such as F1, F2 or F10, to get access to it. The BIOS can normally be accessed when you start your computer. The initial function of the BIOS is to identify, test, and initialize system devices such as the video display card, hard disk, USB devices and other hardware. The BIOS is system software embedded inside your computer that helps the computer to start up and to set most of its hardware peripherals.
