https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Solid-State-Drives/Intel-SSD-Pro-1500-Series-180GB-Problem/m-p/1747084#M3408 <P>Hi, I recently bought a used Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB drive with Windows 8 installed on it, I attempted to install Windows 11 on it. During the installation the Windows installation software recognised the drive as suitable for installing the operating system, I then deleted all the partitions and clicked next and nothing happens? I removed it and deleted all the old partitions and formatted it. But still the same. I tried a Crucial SSD and this worked ok. I have read somewhere that these type of Intel SSD's are a drive used by businesses for security etc. can anyone advise me please.</P><P>Alec</P> Thu, 07 May 2026 09:13:24 GMT JW_LEES 2026-05-07T09:13:24Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Solid-State-Drives/Intel-SSD-Pro-1500-Series-180GB-Problem/m-p/1747084#M3408 <P>Hi, I recently bought a used Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB drive with Windows 8 installed on it, I attempted to install Windows 11 on it. During the installation the Windows installation software recognised the drive as suitable for installing the operating system, I then deleted all the partitions and clicked next and nothing happens? I removed it and deleted all the old partitions and formatted it. But still the same. I tried a Crucial SSD and this worked ok. I have read somewhere that these type of Intel SSD's are a drive used by businesses for security etc. can anyone advise me please.</P><P>Alec</P> Thu, 07 May 2026 09:13:24 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Solid-State-Drives/Intel-SSD-Pro-1500-Series-180GB-Problem/m-p/1747084#M3408 JW_LEES 2026-05-07T09:13:24Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Solid-State-Drives/Intel-SSD-Pro-1500-Series-180GB-Problem/m-p/1747141#M3409 <P><SPAN style="font-family: serif;">Hello </SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 14px; font-family: serif;">JW_LEES,</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 14px; font-family: serif;">Greetings!!</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: serif;">Thank you for contacting Intel Customer Support.</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 14px; font-family: serif;">Intel®’s NAND Solid State Drive business was acquired by SK Hynix in November of 2020 and is now Solidigm™. Starting on October 1, 2022, all Technical and Warranty Support for NAND SSD products is provided directly by Solidigm™.&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 14px; font-family: serif;">Please contact Solidigm Support directly at </SPAN><A href="https://www.solidigm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: serif;">www.solidigm.com</A></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: serif;">Please refer to the following article for more information.</SPAN></P><P><A href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000099901/memory-and-storage.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: serif;">Customer Support Services for Intel® NAND SSD Products</A></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: serif;">Regards,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: serif;">Kuzhanthai Yesu R</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: serif;">​​​​​​​Intel Customer Support Technician</SPAN></P><BR /> Thu, 07 May 2026 19:54:10 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Solid-State-Drives/Intel-SSD-Pro-1500-Series-180GB-Problem/m-p/1747141#M3409 Yesu27 2026-05-07T19:54:10Z