Question I need help

[SomethingAintWorking]

Hey so i already had my pc built a couple of months ago but i decided to get a 128 gb m.2 just so i could put a big game on it. But after installing it on my motherboard my pc won’t boot into windows anymore i just sends me into bios and it wont show the original ssd which i had my windows installed on so what can i do to get back into windows/get the ssd with the windows to appear in bios? Please help

 

[RabbitSK]

Is your SATA port set to AUTO DETECT?

 

[USAFRet]

What motherboard, and which specific m.2 drive is this?

Likely use of that M.2 is disabling one or more of your SATA ports. Knowing the above info can tell precisely

 

[SomethingAintWorking]

Is your SATA port set to AUTO DETECT?

I’m not sure could you tell me where i would see that i have the uefi bios

 

[RabbitSK]

I’m not sure could you tell me where i would see that i have the uefi bios

Tell me model of your mobo.

 

[SomethingAintWorking]

What motherboard, and which specific m.2 drive is this?

Likely use of that M.2 is disabling one or more of your SATA ports. Knowing the above info can tell precisely

I have a asus z370-H motherboard and the m.2 is a lite-on 128gb m.2

 

[SomethingAintWorking]

Also i just took out the m.2 and my ssd appered again so im back on my pc sucks I can’t have the m.2 and ssd at once

 

[USAFRet]

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"*1 The M.2_1 socket shares bandwidth with SATA6G_1, SATA6G_2 ports when using M.2 SATA mode device. Adjust BIOS settings to use SATA device. "

The Lite-On is a SATA drive, in M.2_1?
It is disabling your SATA ports 1 & 2.
Move your current boot drive to some other port.

 

[RabbitSK]

Also i just took out the m.2 and my ssd appered again so im back on my pc sucks I can’t have the m.2 and ssd at once

Try plugging the 2.5Inch ssd to a different sata port.

 

[RabbitSK]

Try updating or resetting your BIOS/UEFI, to see if that fixes things up. Give it a go with a different computer to see if the same thing happens. You could also get in touch with the mobo manufacturer's customer support to see if you might be missing something like a specific setting.

 

[USAFRet]

Try updating or resetting your BIOS/UEFI, to see if that fixes things up. Give it a go with a different computer to see if the same thing happens. You could also get in touch with the mobo manufacturer's customer support to see if you might be missing something like a specific setting.

BIOS updates are not to be done lightly or on a whim.

The 'problem' is almost certainly the m.2 drive disabling the relevant SATA port, as mentioned in the specs.

 

[SomethingAintWorking]

｜｜ASUS USA

www.asus.com

"*1 The M.2_1 socket shares bandwidth with SATA6G_1, SATA6G_2 ports when using M.2 SATA mode device. Adjust BIOS settings to use SATA device. "

The Lite-On is a SATA drive, in M.2_1?
It is disabling your SATA ports 1 & 2.
Move your current boot drive to some other port.

That worked i moved it to port 3 and now i can boot into windows thanks man

 

[RabbitSK]

BIOS updates are not to be done lightly or on a whim.

The 'problem' is almost certainly the m.2 drive disabling the relevant SATA port, as mentioned in the specs.

I haven't seen that he posted the mobo model.

 

[USAFRet]

I haven't seen that he posted the mobo model.

"I have a asus z370-H motherboard and the m.2 is a lite-on 128gb m.2 "

 

[RabbitSK]

"I have a asus z370-H motherboard and the m.2 is a lite-on 128gb m.2 "

I meant i hadn't seen it at the time i was writing the message

 

[USAFRet]

That worked i moved it to port 3 and now i can boot into windows thanks man

Good deal!