“This SATA cable will connect to my 860 EVO SSD but it wont show up on my PC. Is it something with the insignia SATA cable I bought today?”
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No, it is very unlikely to be the cable. Step 0 is to make a system restore point while you're in Windows as a precaution. First, take a look at the port you've got the cable in on your motherboard. It should be labeled something like "SATA-01" but that will depend on who made the board. The writing will be small and hard to read so have a flashlight handy. Write down which port you're trying to use. Your Main Hard Disk Drive (HDD) should be in "SATA-00" if your system is configured properly. Again, these labels vary and yours will probably be different from what I've written here. While you're here you may as well re-seat the cable on both the HDD and motherboard sides. Unplug the cable and plug it back it. Sounds silly, I know, but it's a good thing to do. Oh, if you have any other drives, like an optical drive, in your system they will probably be connected here as well. Note the labels of all drives just to be on the safe side and it will help a bit in the next step. Next, you should go into your system BIOS and check your ATA/IDE settings. The method for getting into your BIOS will vary but is usually by tapping ESC, F10, F12, F2, sometimes DEL, or there could be other keys and/or key combinations. USUALLY, there will be a brief message as your machine boots that will tell you how to "enter setup." Whatever your machine displays here is what you'll need to do. You may need to try a few times. While you're in the BIOS, note the motherboard manufacturer and model number. Anyway, sometimes the port you're trying to use will be disabled by default. Some BIOS will have an "AUTO" setting that you could use or simply change it to "ENABLED." Again, these names will vary. If you have to set it manually choose SATA from the options. You don't want to use IDE or RAID at this point. Save and Exit the BIOS. Your machine will now reboot. Let it go into normal mode Windows. What comes next depends on which version of Windows you're running. Hopefully, Windows will automatically detect the drive if you've done everything correctly to this point. It will probably offer to Format the drive and this should be done, even if the HDD is allegedly pre-formatted. I'm not sure this really applies to SSD's but you can research that for yourself. I'm trying to focus on common causes of drives not being recognized in Windows. You may need to go into Device Manager and ... well, I don't want to say what you should do next here because it's potentially quite complicated, up to and including editing the system Registry. Do some research online with keywords that match exactly what you've got for hard drive, motherboard, and version of Windows. Unless the cable is obviously kinked it is unlikely to be the problem. If you have a spare cable, swap it out and see what happens. Isn't PC troubleshooting fun?! The enumerator (how the BIOS "sees" the drive) for the SSD is part of the SSD and has nothing to do with the cable. The best way to be sure if the cable is the problem is to simply swap it out for a different cable. The cable WILL affect data transfer speeds from the system bus to the drive though. But I think your problem is much more likely to be a simple BIOS setting. It is possible that the drive is bad too. That is unlikely though. It is also possible that the SATA port you're trying to use on the motherboard is bad or also the power connector could be bad. Try a different port and power connector if you have one available. This stuff really isn't that complicated once you get used to it. Windows is another matter though. I can't suggest strongly enough that you at least create a System Restore Point before you do any of these steps. Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Havs your 860 Evo SDD never been started? It is most likely not the cable But more that if the SSD is new then it means you would need to boot it . and create a partition for your SSD.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Go to YouTube and search up how to setup an ssd. U need to set it up in ur computer mate.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You have to partition and format the drive before windows will see in . Use the disk utility in windows.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Download the Sandisk SSD Dashboard software and install it. When you open it on the right you will see Windows Disk Management. Click that and when it opens you will see the drive in the list of drives. You have to initialize the drive to be able to use it.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You have to program the hard drive
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I believe it's your bios not recognizing the drive. Not a cable issue. Make sure it is properly seated.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Nothing wrong with the cable, just have to enter your bios and change to setting to accept achi drive instead of ide. Then you will see the SSD
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You need to go into your storage manager and enable the drive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You connect the cable to your sata drive and the other end depending on the computers mother board, there should be a empty slot marked for the next sata drive. SATA 1, SATA 2 etc.
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