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    ASUS G53JW-3DE SSD Error - Windows Doesn't See Drive

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by ejholt, Nov 25, 2010.

  1. ejholt

    ejholt Newbie

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    I am trying to install a new SSD (Crucial C-300 128GB) drive in my new Asus G53JW-3DE. I am getting the following error when the notebook tries to reboot - "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device".

    The BIOS sees the drive, but during a clean install of Windows 7 or even trying to use the Recovery DVD, the machine does not see it. I have also tried this with an identical Seagate 750GB that came with the system, so I would have 1.5TB of space. I get the same error message when trying to use that new drive as well.

    I have tried this with 1 drive in the machine and with both drives (SSD & 750GB or 750GB & 750GB) and get the error either way.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
     
    ejholt, Nov 25, 2010
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  2. dlai

    dlai Notebook Consultant

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    Is your G53 set to AHCI in bios rather than IDE?
     
    dlai, Nov 25, 2010
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    ejholt Newbie

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    It was initially set to AHCI out of the box and I got this error, so I switched it to IDE and still got the error on both settings.
     
    ejholt, Nov 25, 2010
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    I've heard some people with this issue get the drive detecte after they do a secure erase of the drive. To that you'll need to hook it up to another computer and use a disk management utility. Ive never done it but it is worth a shot. Also check for firmware updates for your ssd.
     
    ValkerieFire, Nov 25, 2010
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