Booting issues (second m.2)
Booting issues (second m.2)
Pc
Ryzen 5 3600x
Sapphire 5700xt nitro plus
Asus b450f gaming motherboard
32gb ddr4 3600mghz ram
750 psu
4tb HDD
250gb WD m.2 drive for os
I’m attempting to add a second m.2 drive in the second slot on the motherboard. In BIOS it recognizes it, but the OS won’t boot. When I remove the new drive, it starts up normally. I think it’s related to the PCIe lanes and SATA, though I’m still confused. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Using a drive in an M.2 port can turn off one or more SATA connections on the motherboard.
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When the M.2_1 Socket 3 is in SATA or PCIE mode, SATA6G_5/6 ports will be turned off.
The solution might just involve relocating your HDD cable to another port on the board.
Oh no, I thought I was just getting started with all this, haha thanks a lot for your support! I really value your help.