Hydrid drive installation

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  1. durkinjt

    durkinjt Regular member

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    Just purchased a Western hybrid ssd drive (WD-10S12X), and cannot get the computer to recognize it. I have a fairly new Lenovo with a 2.5 built in drive that works great with my 125G SSD Drive.I also have a USB adapter and a separate Power/USB hookup that works fine with my SSD. None work in recognizing this drive. Now before I return it, I would like any of you Pro's if you have any ideas as to a mistake on my part, as I have never used a SSD/Hybrid drive before. T.I.A. P.S. I did download a installation driver from Western, and when I went to install, it did not find the drive.
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    is the laptop still under warranty? does the laptop have a spare hd bay?
     
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    Drivers are what's required by the OS to know what the hardware is & what to do with it
     
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    Downloaded drivers directly from Western.
     
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