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Can't find new installed drive, what should I do?

Can't find new installed drive, what should I do?

*note, my OS is windows

The Problem

Recently I just bought a nvme ssd for my pc. When plugged in the ssd, I can’t find the new drive.
– I checked it via windows explorer, not found
– I also checked it at bios, not found

I tried googling this problem. some bullsh*t solutions comes up.

Working Solution

The final solution that working for me is I need to setup the drive via Disk Management

  • Simply right click windows icon > Disk Management, there’s should be a popup about new drive found
  • Check the bottom part of the window, if you already have multiple drive you need to scroll it down a bit
  • You will find your new drive as unallocated space
  • Right click the unallocated space > New simple volume
  • Press next until the process is done

Violla, now you can find your new drive in windows explorer

hardware
new drive
nvme
pc
ssd