SSD installation fails to appear in Mobo setup tool

LilStege
Member

205

04-01-2020, 06:54 PM

I replaced my 1TB Samsung drive with a 2TB WD Black SSD (SN850X) in an M.2 slot. Before installing, I copied game files from the old drive to the new one inside the enclosure. After swapping drives, the WD did not appear in the file explorer. The Samsung drive showed up correctly once reinstalled and again when placed in the enclosure. To make the WD appear on your motherboard, try reinstalling it carefully and ensure proper BIOS settings. Your MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Max should work with this setup.

LilStege

04-01-2020, 06:54 PM #1

JordanFFA
Junior Member

04-02-2020, 02:22 AM

Have you set up the disk in Disk Management? (Select the Start button, then choose Disk Management)

JordanFFA

04-02-2020, 02:22 AM #2

Have you set up the disk in Disk Management? (Select the Start button, then choose Disk Management)

stormstar200
Member

04-03-2020, 06:08 PM

I handled the issue by troubleshooting with another person. It turned out my Slot 2 isn’t compatible with Gen 4 media. I swapped my boot drive into Slot 2 and my new drive into Slot 1, which is Gen 4 compatible. I assumed Gen 4 drives would still fit in Gen 3 slots, but it seems they don’t.

stormstar200

04-03-2020, 06:08 PM #3

nooneepic27
Member

227

04-09-2020, 01:23 PM

Gen 4 drives need backward compatibility. Perhaps this port is turned off if other SATA or PCIe connections are active.

nooneepic27

04-09-2020, 01:23 PM #4

Gen 4 drives need backward compatibility. Perhaps this port is turned off if other SATA or PCIe connections are active.

RafikiBoy
Member

103

04-09-2020, 03:22 PM

It seems having something in slot 3 blocks the secondary M.2 port.

RafikiBoy

04-09-2020, 03:22 PM #5

It seems having something in slot 3 blocks the secondary M.2 port.

FraanBoisse
Junior Member

04-09-2020, 06:23 PM

No, the GPU slot is not 3.

FraanBoisse

04-09-2020, 06:23 PM #6

No, the GPU slot is not 3.

timbay
Junior Member

04-09-2020, 07:13 PM

The GPU must be placed in the main top position, slot number one, with silver positioned just beneath the primary M.2 slot. Slot three, located further down the board, serves as the additional full-length slot.

timbay

04-09-2020, 07:13 PM #7

Skyrocker
Member

04-10-2020, 02:09 AM

You have two M.2 slots—one with Gen 4 and another with Gen 3—and no space left in the larger full-length slot. Only your GPU is installed in the main full-length drive.

Skyrocker

04-10-2020, 02:09 AM #8

You have two M.2 slots—one with Gen 4 and another with Gen 3—and no space left in the larger full-length slot. Only your GPU is installed in the main full-length drive.