Hello so this is my current PC build (https://pcpartpicker.com/user/simplicityfails/saved/), now I am not smart at all when it comes to PC's and I don't even know how to put one together, I just play games lol. So today I went to load up a game only to have it want to install, turns out when going to file explorer (I have WIN 10 if it matters) I' am missing one of my SSD's. I have no clue how to make it re appear or anything of the such so help would be greatly appreciated. If it matters this happened after installing Driver Booster 3 (game said I had some outdated drivers so I let that program go through and update everything for me).
I have two Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive's
Question about a SSD that disappeared
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foreveralonenoob
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Hey, thank your for posting in here, I may help you.
So, the thing is that some of your new HDD's or SSD's may not appear fromt the start cause of your Windows.
It's verry easy if it's from the Windows and not hardware issue like not plugged in properly or damaged in transport.
Here is a simple method to get your SSD shown up in My Computer:
Start Menu > Right-Click "My Computer" > Select "Manage"
In the window that opens, select "Disk Management" from the tree in the left panel (towards the bottom of the tree)
Your existing hard drives should come up with blue or green barred boxes denoting the partitions, and there should be some information on each. Your new SSD will most likely have a box with a black bar extending the full length, denoting unallocated space. Use Disk management to initialize the new SSD. It should then appear in "my computer."
I found the answer here : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/i ... puter.html
Nice computer btw, hope this helped, waiting for a reply, have a nice day/evening.
So, the thing is that some of your new HDD's or SSD's may not appear fromt the start cause of your Windows.
It's verry easy if it's from the Windows and not hardware issue like not plugged in properly or damaged in transport.
Here is a simple method to get your SSD shown up in My Computer:
Start Menu > Right-Click "My Computer" > Select "Manage"
In the window that opens, select "Disk Management" from the tree in the left panel (towards the bottom of the tree)
Your existing hard drives should come up with blue or green barred boxes denoting the partitions, and there should be some information on each. Your new SSD will most likely have a box with a black bar extending the full length, denoting unallocated space. Use Disk management to initialize the new SSD. It should then appear in "my computer."
I found the answer here : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/i ... puter.html
Nice computer btw, hope this helped, waiting for a reply, have a nice day/evening.
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CthulPiss
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Well.... disappearing disks are never good sing.
I'd also check all the cables, both power and data, for both disks.
How many drives can U see in Bios?
I'd also check all the cables, both power and data, for both disks.
How many drives can U see in Bios?
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Simplicityfails
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Hello, sorry for the really late reply. I ended up running some programs to kill some malware and did a system restore to 5/19/16, everything is all good to go now 
Thanks though
Thanks though