Question 2/4 of my SSDs (one brand new) are not showing up in BIOS or in Windows

[michael267]

PARTS:

• Gigabyte AX-370 Gaming
• Ryzen 5 1600
• NVIDIA 1660 Super
• 1 TB NVMe SSD [WORKING]
• 250 GB Samsung SSD [WORKING]
• 250 GB SanDisk SSD [NOT WORKING]
• 1 TB SanDisk SSD [NOT WORKING]
• 550 Watt fully modular PSU [JUST INSTALLED TODAY]
• Old PSU was a 500 Watt semi modular

ISSUE:

1. My PC was set up with the NVME + SanDisk SSD + Samsung SSD and was working fine, but the power supply was failing.
2. Today I replaced the power supply and also installed a brand new 1 TB SanDisk SSD.
3. Both SanDisk SSDs are not recognized in Windows or BIOS.

ATTEMPTED FIXES:

1. I have tried 2 different power cables. One from the original PSU and one from the new one.
2. I am using a power cable from the old PSU on my working samsung SSD. That same power cable has another connector which I tried to use on the 250 GB sandisk.
3. I have tried a mix of 4 different SATA cables.
4. I have tried a mixture of my 7 SATA mobo slots
5. I have not touched my samsung ssd, which is connected to sata port 0, because I am afraid that it will stop working if I unplug it and plug it back in.
6. I have tried checking bios but every slot except the samsung in slot 0 says [NOT INSTALLED]
7. I have tried checking create/format hard disk partitions but they do not show up
8. I have had a live chat with SanDisk support, they recommended trying a sata to USB and my support agent thought that both drives have failed. This seems almost impossible to me.

Thanks for the help. Any advice at all is appreciated

 

[rgd1101]

you reused the old psu cable for the new one? don't

 

[michael267]

you reused the old psu cable for the new one? don't

Okay I'll unplug it. Im currently using it on the samsung and it is working. When I installed the new PSU I used an old cable for both drives. Is it possible that both drives were fried when I did this?

 

[USAFRet]

Okay I'll unplug it. Im currently using it on the samsung and it is working. When I installed the new PSU I used an old cable for both drives. Is it possible that both drives were fried when I did this?

It is entirely possible, indeed highly likely, that you fried those drives.
Seriously.

Cables from modular PSUs are NOT interchangeable.

 

[michael267]

It is entirely possible, indeed highly likely, that you fried those drives.
Seriously.

Cables from modular PSUs are NOT interchangeable.

Well that sucks, maybe I can get the new one replaced for free

 

[michael267]

It is entirely possible, indeed highly likely, that you fried those drives.
Seriously.

Cables from modular PSUs are NOT interchangeable.

Should I unplug the samsung ssd (currently connected using an old cable) and plug it in using the new one? Im worried that if I unplug it then it will stop working. It is my boot drive