Device not found in system.
Device not found in system.
Hello. I just purchased a new motherboard (X670 Gaming x ax v2). I installed my previous M.2 SSD (I’m not sure which one) along with all data, and also set up Windows on it. When I tried to boot the PC, it said there was no bootable device found. The M.2 slot info showed N/A, and even after trying different slots, nothing worked. I placed it properly in the slot. I don’t have a hard drive, but I managed to boot my old SSD (B450M S2H v2) with the new SSD. Can anyone assist me?
You'll need to boot from a USB drive in the BIOS, then the system should detect it. After that, perform a Windows installation to reformat the drive securely. Transfer all your data from the old SSD to an external HDD, and once Windows is reformatted, install it on the new SSD. Keep your Windows product key handy since the new motherboard won't have one.
No, you don't necessarily need Windows Installer on your USB stick to boot. It depends on what you're trying to install or update. If it's just a recovery tool or a simple installer, you might not require it.
Search for the Windows installation guide and place it on an empty USB drive larger than 8GB. Insert the USB before turning on the PC, then immediately access BIOS and choose the USB to boot from it. It often works best to start fresh with a new Windows install to sidestep any driver problems.
You shouldn't need to reformat the drive and start from zero. The existing SSD with Windows should be able to launch into Windows. Could you tell me the model of the SSD? Are you using two SSDs now or just the old one? On the new X670 board, ensure the BIOS is correctly configured—specifically, M.2 slots should not be in Secure Boot RAID mode.
That's true, but the OP is not wanting to re-install Windows (at least, yet). He/she might have NOT have backed up their data yet, so they will have to boot into Windows and perform a back-up first. We cannot just instruct them to straight-up nuke the SSD and do a fresh install.
Check if Windows 11 is installed on the SSD from your old motherboard. The secure key feature can be confusing, and you mentioned trying to reset it in BIOS, which sometimes helped. It seems like some changes or fixes were made, but details are unclear. During startup, you noticed a repair message appearing, leading you to reinstall because you weren’t sure about the data.
Windows 10 is running on an older SSD connected to a different motherboard.
You only have the original unit, and the motherboard seems to be ignoring the SSD. The M.2 slot details indicate no detection.