M.2 help

27Danick
Member

154

04-22-2016, 12:51 AM

You just got a new NVMe SSD and aren't planning to use it as a boot drive. After installing it, your PC went straight to BIOS and showed no available drives. Removing the SSD worked fine, but when you restarted in BIOS, your old SSD appeared as the boot option. After reinstalling the new SSD, it wouldn't boot again. It seems your PC is trying to access the new drive but doesn't recognize it properly. Also, you can't format the drive because Windows won't let you access it when the SSD is installed. What might be happening is that the system is struggling to detect or initialize the new SSD correctly.

27Danick

04-22-2016, 12:51 AM #1

Cobblestone07
Junior Member

04-29-2016, 07:47 PM

No, it's not the hard drive you boot from at the top of your boot order.

Cobblestone07

04-29-2016, 07:47 PM #2

No, it's not the hard drive you boot from at the top of your boot order.

Shardgale
Senior Member

547

05-01-2016, 03:57 PM

Install your existing hard drive in another SATA connector, it’s likely using the shared slot with your M.2 port. Once you connect an M.2 drive, the SATA port will be turned off.

Shardgale

05-01-2016, 03:57 PM #3

Install your existing hard drive in another SATA connector, it’s likely using the shared slot with your M.2 port. Once you connect an M.2 drive, the SATA port will be turned off.

ali_lovespizza
Junior Member

05-01-2016, 05:18 PM

You were a lifesaver! I spent a couple of hours figuring out the issue before you came along. Thanks a ton!

ali_lovespizza

05-01-2016, 05:18 PM #4

You were a lifesaver! I spent a couple of hours figuring out the issue before you came along. Thanks a ton!