[SOLVED] M.2 Won't boot with SATA SSD/HDD

Aphael

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I just installed a LITEON 480gb m.2 nvme ssd and am having problems with boothing
My Build consists of:Ryzen 5 3600
Asus B450-F mobo
16x2 corsair dom ram 2666mhz
inno3d gtx 1070ti
seasonic gx-850w psu

I am using m.2 slot #2

I have a sandisk 240gb ssd and a wd 1tb hdd that I used to use before but I cant use any of the SATA hdd/ssd with the m.2 ssd. I was able to install windows when I unplugged the other two devices. I have switched them between satas, with only 1 connected. It didn't matter as it would go into a black screen with a blinking cursor. It goes the same way if I try to boot the SATA ssd when the nvme is plugged in, gets stuck at windows screen with no loop

I also could not install windows with the sata ssd/hdd plugged in, worked via unplugging sata

I have already also reset my bios and all overclocked settings back to default. It would be extremely helpful if any of you guys have any suggestions.

Thanks
 
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I have the exact same mobo with a similar issue and I can explain what I did if it helps.
I just bought an NVMe M.2 SSD and when I booted it with my HDD I had the black window cursor same as you. I found out that my SSHD was in slot 5 rather than 1 or 2 which it should had been. I ended up moving it to slot 2.

With that it booted into windows and was able to go from there.
The second issue is that I had the black screen with cursor when trying to boot from my m.2 because I didn't disable my SSHD within my Bios in Boot order which was Option 2.
I have the exact same mobo with a similar issue and I can explain what I did if it helps.
I just bought an NVMe M.2 SSD and when I booted it with my HDD I had the black window cursor same as you. I found out that my SSHD was in slot 5 rather than 1 or 2 which it should had been. I ended up moving it to slot 2.

With that it booted into windows and was able to go from there.
The second issue is that I had the black screen with cursor when trying to boot from my m.2 because I didn't disable my SSHD within my Bios in Boot order which was Option 2.
 
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