Windows 10: Unused SSD as Primary Partition in Disk Management

Hello, I am a new Windows 10 Home user and I am having trouble with managing my disks.
I am not experienced at all, so I apologize in advance for all the nonsense I might type.


I just found out that I have a SSD, by running "Get-PhysicalDisk" in PowerShell, as shown in the first image.



I want to use the SSD to install games and streaming applications, however in the Disk Management it shows that it's my primary partition image 2.




I read somewhere that I should simply delete the SSD Volume, to make it unallocated... and then format it. However, the moment I realized I am deleting my "primary partition", the procedure started to sound very dangerous.


I am not sure what I want to do, which makes writing this question pretty hard... I am not even sure how to title it. But my end goal is to have a partition from my SSD showing up on Windows Explorer so I can use it to install games and applications.


Thank you in advance!

:)

 

W7 Hard drive partition issue

to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

- press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
- diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
- list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
- select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
- clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
- create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
- exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
- click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that

 

Main M2 SSD is not Primary Partition in Disk Management

Sorry, just to be sure. Basically:

1) I'll use Partition Manager to convert it in Basic, formatting the whole SSD.

2) I have to convert a partition, not the entire SSD, in Logical, that is where I have to install Windows

3) After that, I can add other partitions.

Can I add other partitions in point 2? Should I have all Logical partitions on main SSD?

I'd like to have an 80-90 Gb C partition just for windows and minor apps, and larger partitions, but on same disk, for gaming.

 

Disk management console view is not up-to-date

i dont know how to fix your disk management, but i can fix your partition problems...




open up Command Prompt with admin rights. (Right click, run as admin)


enter in
DISKPART
list disk

then find the Disk number for your Raid array... lets call it number 7 ( you can tell what disk is what by the total size)
type in

Select Disk 7
List Partition (will give you a list of all the partitions..)
Select Partition 1 (im assuming you only have 1 partition on Disk 7) repeat this step if you have more partitions.
ASSIGN


that should get the array up and running ready to use.


EDITED.

any problems, post back ^^


Still EDITING *Stick Out Tongue

side question, have you tried restarting the PC?