Question Can a secondary "faulty" m2 cause issues/freezes ?

[User1990]

Hey!
As the tittle says, could a secondary m2 with nothing on it running(literally empty) cause issues/freezes to the PC if it was faulty ?

B650 AORUS ELITE AX
RYZEN 5 7600X
DDR5 KINGSTON FURY 2X16GB 6000MHZ
PLATINUM BE QUIET 750W
RTX 4060
2x M2 980 PRO AND 980

 

[Ralston18]

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

"Secondary m2" implies other drives - how many?

How was the suspect m2 installed?

 

[User1990]

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

"Secondary m2" implies other drives - how many?

How was the suspect m2 installed?

2 drives in total.

B650 AORUS ELITE AX
RYZEN 5 7600X
DDR5 KINGSTON FURY 2X16GB 6000MHZ
PLATINUM BE QUIET 750W
RTX 4060
2x M2 980 PRO AND 980

https://imgur.com/a/EuWmm4w

View: https://imgur.com/a/EuWmm4w

 

[Ralston18]

This motherboard?

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileL...1203_e.pdf?v=25a0d77a439f930058a2e77602748073

(Verify that I found the applicable manual.)

Review the entire manual to doublecheck everything.

Take a very close look at the M2 installation instructions on Page 26.

From the bottom of Page 26: "(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU."

Also take a look at the BIOS settings etc. that begin on Page 33.

Objective being to discover or eliminate some error of omission or commission.

Details matter.