Not detecting an SSD drive

[cazanovagr]

I want to install FreeNAS on my ssd drive , booting installation of FreeNAS via a usb stick i get only the usb stick and my 2nd hdd as drives that I can install the OS. Can someone help me?

 

[dlavigne]

Not without knowing your FreeNAS version and hardware specs...

 

[cazanovagr]

I'm trying to install FreeNAS 11 and the model of SSD is OCZ Vertex 3.

 

[Chris Moore]

Im trying to install Freenas 11 and the model of ssd is ocz vertex 3

The model of the SSD is not the question.
Please read this: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/updated-forum-rules-4-11-17.45124/

 

[cazanovagr]

So you want the full specs of my computer?

CPU : Intel i7 860
Mobo : Gigabyte p55a-ud4
Ram :" 8gb ddr3 1600mhz
Disk 1 : ssd ocz vertex 3
Disk 2 : hhd Seagate Baracuda 500gb
Disk 3 : hhd WD Green 1TB

 

[Chris Moore]

So you want the full specs of my computer?

It helps when you are trying to figure out why something doesn't work.
Do the drives all show up in the system BIOS?

 

[cazanovagr]

It helps when you are trying to figure out why something doesn't work.
Do the drives all show up in the system BIOS?

Yes they do , the drive is working normally because it had a windows os installed on it and it still does , maybe this is a problem? do i have to format the ssd?

 

[cazanovagr]

I installed the os to one of the hdd's i logged in to web ui and the drive still not appearing somewhere..

 

[Chris Moore]

I went to the Gigabyte site and looked at the spec for that board: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-P55A-UD4-rev-20#sp
It has a lot of components that are not compatible with BSD Unix an I would have to guess that the SSD is plugged into a controller that has not BSD driver.
If you want to just run it to get a feel for FreeNAS, this might be fine but if you really want to have a NAS, you should have a look at the hardware suggestions that we have here:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?resources/hardware-recommendations-guide.12/
and here:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?resources/freenas®-quick-hardware-guide.7/

 

[Chris Moore]

I installed the os to one of the hdd's i logged in to web ui and the drive still not appearing somewhere..

You could try plugging the SSD into one of the other ports. There are 6 ports that appear to be controlled by the Intel Chipset, two more that are Marvell 91228 and two more that are a JMB362 chip. I can't say with certainty which ones will be recognized, but the Intel port should work.
From the illustration, it looks like those will be light blue on the front edge of the system board.