How do you format a new SATA SSD?

[Dorian Breh]

I plugged this into my motherboard and opened Windows Disk Management and it showed up as “Offline” and I right-click “Initialize” ed it and it came online, but there seems to be no option to format it after that

I’ve got a 250 GB Crucial MX500

Help, crehs

 

[Free]

 

[Tunez]

Open CMD Run as administrator, use diskpart to format

 

[Afrodroid]

Is it a brand new ssd?

If so, open the windows disk management and create a new partition.

 

[Dorian Breh]

Is it a brand new ssd?

If so, open the windows disk management and create a new partition.

How? It shows as “Online” but no partitions on disk

 

[Free]

How? It shows as “Online” but no partitions on disk

Try to update the driver.

 

[TripleAgent]

Open CMD Run as administrator, use diskpart to format

 

[Representar]

Make sure you choose quick format as a normal one could shorten the lifespan of your ssd.

 

[Dorian Breh]

Make sure you choose quick format as a normal one could shorten the lifespan of your ssd.

When I clean install windows off the usb drive and hit “Format” before installing Windows 10, is that harmful as well? I’m asking because I do that once a month

 

[daze23]

When I clean install windows off the usb drive and hit “Format” before installing Windows 10, is that harmful as well? I’m asking because I do that once a month

you clean install Windows once a month?

 

[Dorian Breh]

Bros I fukkED UP. Help, please! I used the secure erase option in my Asus Maximus IX BIOS on my MX500, now every time it boots it asks “Enter User Password” but I never set no password!!!

My boot drive is a 960 Evo, which works fine, but regardless of the boot order this hoe ass MX500 shows up first asking for a password

How do I undo this shyt and save this MX500?

 

[Tunez]

Are you still struggling to format the SSD?

 

[Dorian Breh]

Are you still struggling to format the SSD?

Fixed it with Disk Part, everything’s running smoothly. Reps for everyone in this bytch

 

[Fatboi1]

you clean install Windows once a month?

It's a lucrative profession

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Bros I fukkED UP. Help, please! I used the secure erase option in my Asus Maximus IX BIOS on my MX500, now every time it boots it asks “Enter User Password” but I never set no password!!!

My boot drive is a 960 Evo, which works fine, but regardless of the boot order this hoe ass MX500 shows up first asking for a password

How do I undo this shyt and save this MX500?

If you ever do that again, just remove the CMOS battery (looks like a nickel) for an hour or so, then put it back in. This effectively resets the BIOS. On some Mobo's, there's a jumper that you need to 'short' by placing it on two nearby leads that will do the same thing without having to remove the battery. Check your board's manual to see which jumper you need to short, if any.​