Hi

I installed an mSata SSD drive (Kingston SKC600MS512G) in my Thinkpad X220. It is listed in Windows Device Manager under Hard Drives along with my HDD on which Windows is currently installed. I thought I can use diskmgmt.msc to initialize the mSata drive, but in the Disk Management Tool I can only see my HDD (C:) and no other drive or partition.

In the end I want to use the mSata SSD drive to install windows on it or at least use it as an additional partition. During a clean windows install only the HDD drive is listed, so I am not able to install the OS on the mSata drive.

Someone suggested to update the BIOS. My BIOS Version is 1.46, which I think is the most recent version. Any suggestions what I can do?

 

Hi

Dis-connect the HDD and re-install windows only on the new SSD.

 

The boot manager and boot loader may need to be re-arranged.

Then add the HDD and ask again as necessary.

 

If in doubt please ask.

 

 

I cannot install on the SSD because it is not recognized during installation process. I tried to disconnect the HDD and install windows, but it won't allow me, because I cannot chose a drive to install windows on. Only after windows is installed I can see the SSD in the device manager (with no updates for its driver).

AAaaahhhhhhhhh

 

Sorry.

Then you may need extra drivers for that device from the makers website.

How would I install the driver before the installation of the OS so that the drive is recognized during installation?

Hi

Dunno.

 

What I do is to have a USB with Windows 10 installer on, and add a DIRECTORY/FOLDER called

HP_drvr  and one called LENdrvr and put in all the drivers I want.

X:\>dir
 Volume in drive X is RECOVERY
 Volume Serial Number is 66F3-66A9

 Directory of X:\

25/08/2016  03:39         1,422,336 7z.dll
25/08/2016  03:39           284,160 7z.exe
25/08/2016  03:39           284,160 7ZA.EXE
19/08/2021  13:50    

         boot
14/08/2021  16:41           395,268 bootmgr
14/08/2021  16:41         1,152,864 bootmgr.efi
30/08/2021  08:52              dir
19/08/2021  13:50              efi
14/08/2021  16:41               683 EMRPE00I.CRI
30/08/2021  08:53              HP_DRVR
07/04/2011  14:21            94,208 IUUNZIP.EXE
30/08/2021  08:52              LENDRVR
19/08/2021  13:51              MFG
14/03/2004  23:44            36,864 PKUNZIP.EXE
19/08/2021  14:01              RECOVERY
19/08/2021  14:01              Sources
25/08/2016  03:39            68,096 UNZIP.EXE

(It covers old and new laptop's --- zip's just in case)

Usually W10 asks for drivers early on in the process.

 

Hopefully this helps ....

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html

 

 

Hi

maybe this

https://www.kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/support/technical/ssdmanager

 

could be installed prior to removing the existing HDD?

 

https://media.kingston.com/kingston/articles/enabling-and-disabling-edrive-to-utilize-hardware-encryption-en.pdf

 

 

Thx, but that didn't help. The Kingston SSD Manager doesn't find any hardware. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any driver. Windows also couldn't find any updates for the existing driver.

Needs a BIOS update?

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-X-Series-Laptops/INSTALL-2nd-SDD-in-X220-s-WWAN-SLOT/td-p/462135

Link is broken, so:

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-X-Series-Laptops/X220-with-USB3-no-mSata-SSD-possible/m-p/447781?page=20#486373

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x220/downloads/ds018805

Z.

According to the link the current BIOS release is version 1.46 which is my version. So BIOS is up to date already.