Question My M.2 ssd is not recognized. Help

[MaxiTaxi8000]

Hi there,
I just built my first computer a few days ago, and at that time, I had my Crucial MX500 M.2 SSD seated in the ASUS B450-F board. I installed windows on it, and it booted fine, but after installing a hard drive and an aio, the bios doesn't recognize the ssd. I have tried plugging the hard drive in different ports, but the M.2 is stil showing a red light and it still shows that SATA M.2 Slot is empty. Maybe the ssd was damaged in the aio installation process, or from the magnestised screwdriver I used to screw down the ssd?
Help is much appreciated.
Cheers

 

[borris618]

try to remove the hdd again and see if it wont boot then.

 

[popatim]

When the M.2_1 Socket 3 is operating in SATA or PCIE mode, SATA6G_5/6 ports will be disabled.

Is anything plugged into Sata ports 5 or 6 ?

 

[MaxiTaxi8000]

Is anything plugged into Sata ports 5 or 6 ?

Thanks for all the tips, turns out it couldn't be recognized at the store I bought it from, so they gave a replacement which worked.

 

[popatim]

Glad they took care of you!